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Running Head: THE VERMONT TEDDY BEAR CO. INC The Vermont Teddy Bear Co. Inc Presented in Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Class MGT485: Global Strategic Management By Donna R. Haygood AIU Online Dr. Amber Gravett 7/30/2005 Vermont Teddy Bear Co., (VTBC) was founded in 1981 by John Sorino, who sold handsewn Teddy bears out of a push cart on the streets of Burlington, Vermont. Since then, the company aimed to design, manufacture, and market hand crafted, customized teddy bears made in America with American materials and labor. It became famous for its Bear-Gram, where customers could send a holiday bear by placing a phone order. The Vermont Teddy Bear Co. did well up until 1994. In 1995, Mr. Sorino gracefully resigned as a result of the company declining financial situation. He however supported the hiring of a new CEO that would lead the company into its future success. On August 2nd of the same year, R. Patrick Burns...
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