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- 09 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
The UK Needs a Bold Strategy Around Competition to Survive Brexit
Professor at HBS. Far from a drag, he argues, being part of Europe was a key competitive advantage for Britain. Its economy benefitted more from EU funding than it contributed, even as a net contributor to the EU budget. Immigration was a...
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by Michael Blanding
- 11 Aug 2020
- Blog Post
Supporting Independent Workers During COVID-19: One Phone Call at a Time
unaware of the available funds and was seeing much-needed aid dollars going to larger businesses. “This is when FinGig was born – out of a realization that we could use our experience and passion to make a difference in the lives of...
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- 29 Mar 2023
- News
Supporting Earthquake Victims in Turkey and Syria
Gumrah. “We also supported NGOs, local authorities, and municipalities based on their needs, such as hygiene products, medicines, shelters and clothes.” The company also allocated an initial support fund of...
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Evelyne White
Bookalokal is a social dining platform that launched in Brussels in 2012. The initial concept: Connect travelers with locals through home-cooked, gourmet meals in people's homes. Prospective diners search through Bookalokal's online...
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- 08 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 8
start-ups to gain knowledge and agility. The logic of corporate venturing is compelling: a well-run fund can help a firm respond quickly to changes in markets and gain a better view of threats. In some cases, it can stimulate demand for a...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Pricing Paradise
including carbon sequestration, watershed protection, and the creation of intellectual property. (Star Wars director George Lucas, for example, found Death Valley National Park to be the perfect locale for Luke Skywalker’s home planet of...
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Julia Hanna
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Q&A: Andrew Kendall
geared to inner-city Boston youth. In his current role as executive director of The Trustees of Reservations, he oversees a revered, 109-year-old Massachusetts institution dedicated to protecting properties of exceptional ecological, historic, or scenic value. In 1993,...
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- 25 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 25, 2018
cross-state spillovers or business-stealing from one state to another are important, but do not account for all of the effect. Agglomeration effects from local innovation clusters tend to weaken responsiveness to taxation. Corporate...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Alumni Clubs Click with New Web Services
Harris service, the School provided clubs with contact data for local alumni. But if they wanted a Web site, they were on their own, says Beckvold. Not anymore. “We had a Web site before the Harris service, and it was extremely difficult...
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- 01 Jun 2014
- News
School Ties
education and business competitiveness." Balancing the Books Four ways that business is partnering with PK-12 Enabling innovation. Companies in San Antonio, Texas, worked to gain voter approval for a tax increase to fund quality...
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- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Charles Stoddard (MBA 1969)
returning home to work in the family bank and, ultimately, found his own — Grand Bank in Grand Rapid. Stoddard sold Grand Bank in 2002, and he has since launched Grand Angels, an investment group aiming to help local entrepreneurs. After...
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Systems Change Forum | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
collective impact efforts? 2. How do we define and harness the energy of locally-led and owned movements? One participant observed that the term “movement” was sometimes used synonymously with securing funding for View Details
- 22 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 22, 2019
institutions? The answer, the authors argue, is yes. The key lies in market-creating innovations: products and services that speak to unmet local needs, create local jobs, and scale up quickly. Examples...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Alumni Work to Reverse Bias Through Philanthropy
models in distinctive ways, the New Commonwealth Racial Equity and Social Justice Fund (NCF) and the Anti Racism Fund (ARF) are empowering changemakers within communities of color and forging...
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Deborah Blagg
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Case Study: Let’s Dance
everywhere they perform, with filters to explore genres, ensembles, studios, or professionals and the places they teach. The site is currently focused on San Francisco and Los Angeles, thanks to early funding from friends and family, but...
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- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Rural Renewal
local produce available to locals, and to revitalize the town’s Main Street, a modest collection of struggling businesses. Reade’s “retirement” after a successful career in the investment business was gradual and accidental. Seeking a...
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Sponsors & Partners | New Venture Competition
Smart Impact Capital Foley Hoag Harvard Innovation Labs HubSpot for Startups MassChallenge Wix Advisors Several Entrepreneurs-in-Residence , Venture Capital Advisors , local law firms, and other experts donated their time and energy to...
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- 01 Feb 1997
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
in a wonderful Volunteer Conference, which drew a record gathering of class secretaries and correspondents, fund agents, and reunion program committee members. The conference provided participants with an update on current research and...
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- 27 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 27
drove the rise in importance and prestige of American beauty brands. In the more recent past, L'Oréal has fostered a new pluralism in beauty by acquiring American and other international brands and offering global consumers a portfolio of beauty ideals, which were both...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Apr 2016
- News
Trail Blazer
the state’s Office of Traffic Safety. But things never really got rolling until McMinn became involved in 2008 and rallied 34 local organizations that now occupy the coalition’s board of directors. “People don’t realize the power they...
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