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Case Study: start Up Central Jocelyn took a deep breath and took another look at the clock. It was 3:45 pim. and pull so Melvin Start Up Central was running it's fifth session in the eight week Hatchery program from 600 p.m. until 850 pm, and Melvin wasscheduled in the itati the wwsion. The front door bells jingled and two more keen entrepreneurs entered the collision space for the reception before the session. They hung up their coats and headed toward the coffee and mack station, joining the other entrepreneurs gathered in anticipation of tonight's session. The event calendar indicated they should expect representatives from 12 verb lage competi although Jocelyn knew from experience that others might decide to show up at the last minute Tonight on their practice push "wol and all representatives would gil the opportunity to spend three minutes describing their business opportunity to the mood Investors in the room and receive fredback on their performance. The entrepreneurs had been generating their bauneu camping and crafting their pitch docks in the weeks since the Hatchery program had begun. On the final hight just three weeks from tonight. they would be puching their business opportunities to in angel investment croed in the greater Toronto are, Back when Start Up Contral was just pricing off the ground, Joselyn had led the Hatchery programs henelf: She was to inappund Executive director of Start Up Central, which was founded by a group of serial entrepreneurs in the Toronto area, The group had put seed money into Start Up Central wah a view to developing new entrepreneurs in a bud camp type fashion Jocelyn henall had built a social marketing company that had been acquired by Forbes four years ago, With's wormsfel experience heading for my and then suiting a startup herself, she found the sureuuve director role filled her deidre to give back to the community by connecting new entrepreneurs with the various resources they needed to make their huilnen decom come true Building titan Up Central and setting new entrepreneurs up for weccis was more than a job to Jocelyn, it had become her hit's work But there was a reason she had hired Michin to now shoulder some of the Start Up Central weekloud Jocelyn had been at her dail since before B a.m. that morning. She had met with their advisory group over lunch, provided input on a panel to the Outaria provincial government about their Young Entrepreneur program, and placed calls to Micure foringh advisor for the con mund of the Hatchery program beginning in the fill When Jocelyn had decided in bring on an entrepreneur in residence (Lik) Mckin Bad come strongly recommended by one of the advisors on the Stir Up Central phivery grown When she had met with him. to exuded confidence and was credible in the Fik role, He had been a serial entrepethan for 10 geer, but wanted vilmably bomber now entrepecincur crowd. In Jocelyn's experience, the distance between start up hopedthe and some of the wecould changeromven in the greater Toronto area was perceived as vast As well I's travel and commitment sbodies of many of the super merciful

Central and setting new chine preneurs up for soccess was more than a job to Jocelyn, it had become ber life s work. But there was a reason she had hired Melvin to now shoulder some of the Start Up Central workkood. Jocelyn had been at her desk since before I am that morning She had met with their advisory group over lunch, provided input on a panel to the Ontario provincial government about their Young Entrepreneurs program, and placed calls to secure business advisor for the nor round of the Hatchery program beginning in the fall. When Joselyn had decided to bring on an entrepreneur in residence (Lilli, Melon had come Wrongly recommended by one of the advisors on the Start Up Central advisory group. When the had met with him. he exuded confidence and was credible in the Bik role. Ile had been a serial entrepreneur for 10 years, but was Mill "relatable" in the new entrepreneur crowd In Joorlyn's experience, the distance between start-up hopefuls and some of the mucoruled entrepreneur in the greater Toronto area was perceived as vay, As well, the travel and commitment schedules of many of the super rucommful entrepreneur icant they weren't available for eight Wednesdays in a row to help with the Hatchery program. Through bis FIR role, Melvin was still able to be engaged in his own startup ventures, but he received a stipend from Start Up Central to act as an adviser one on one to the startup companies in their programs and to nisend their events, Joselyn thought that the $30 030 per year stipend they were paying him was at least enough to get him to show up for the Hatchery program at the lead facilitator Jocelyn pushed back her chair and sighed. She wood up and grabbed her suit jacket, prepared to go out and lead tonight's practlips puch event. She put a smile on her face and tried to leave her frustration with Melvin behind as she went out to greet the buckling entrepreneur

Question 1. Are there any differences between Melvin as an entrepreneur in residence with a stipend as compared to an employee of sten Up Central? Discuss.

Question 2. As Jocelyn, how would you handle Mehan's absence? How would you emsure that Melvin has clear performance expectnans

Question 3. If this was Melvin's third unexplained absence as compared to his first. how would you it up s went of shape to chion performance improvement? I. Is absence a reason for just cause dismissal? Explain the documentation and steps you would have to love to unmis Michin The just cause. UL