Case Name :      Donovan Marks: Shifting Entrepreneur Motivations

Authors :           Albert Wocke

Source :             Ivey Publishing

Case ID :            W15068

Discipline :        General Management

Case Length :    09 pages

Solution Sample availability : YES

Plagiarism : NO (100% Original work)

The entrepreneur owner of Proof Engineering is facing a difficult decision: whether to sell his family business to a large corporation and shift to a corporate career or abandon the deal and continue as an entrepreneur. Following a setback from a previous deal in which he sold 50 per cent of his company, the entrepreneur has managed to grow Proof Engineering into a successful international enterprise. However, this second offer presents many potentially lucrative opportunities. There are a number of motivations involved in the decision to sell – including personal, financial and business considerations.