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- December 2012 (Revised January 2015)
- Technical Note
Early Career LBOs Using the Search Fund Model
By: Howard Stevenson, Michael Roberts and Jim Sharpe
The funded search model is one alternative for individuals who, at some point in their career, want to run their own companies. This note looks at the funded search, as a means to entrepreneurship through acquisition and describes the path to buy and run a business... View Details
- July 2012 (Revised November 2012)
- Case
Dragonfly Corporation
By: Howard H. Stevenson and Jim Sharpe
After 3 years of losses and under legal threats from their landlord, a husband and wife team are faced with shutting the company down, buying time with the landlord or turning to their parents for additional funds. Despite opening a new location and seeing that sales... View Details
- July 2012 (Revised April 2013)
- Case
Peter Jepsen
By: Howard H. Stevenson, Michael J. Roberts and James M. Sharpe
About to break bank covenants, Peter Jepsen has to deal with a contentious prior owner, improve profitability and staff appropriately all while maintaining credibility with his investors, in the furniture hardware company he has owned for less than a year. View Details
Keywords: Acquisitions; Bankruptcy; Crisis Management; Entrepreneurial Management; Entrepreneurial Finance; Financial Crisis; Turnarounds; Financial Distress; Negotiation; Entrepreneurs; Bank Loan; Search Funds; Liquidation; Boards Of Directors; Ethics; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Acquisition; Entrepreneurship; Manufacturing Industry; United States
- 2011
- Book
Getting to Giving: Fundraising the Entrepreneurial Way
By: Howard H. Stevenson and Shirley M. Spence
Getting to Giving is based on Stevenson's many years as a donor, fundraiser and entrepreneur. The book offers practical techniques and real life stories, and brings passion and humor to the art and science of asking for money. Topics included in the book... View Details
- March 2011 (Revised November 2011)
- Case
Harmonic Hearing Co.
By: Howard H. Stevenson and Craig H. Stephenson
Harmonic is a small, privately held manufacturer of hearing aids. Harriet Burns and Marc Davis, two employees at Harmonic, have an opportunity to purchase the company from the founder. As well-informed insiders who understand the industry, Burns and Davis believe the... View Details
Keywords: Debts; Quantitative Analysis; Financing; Entrepreneurial Finance; Development Stage Enterprises; Small ＆ Medium-sized Enterprises; Small Business; Business Growth and Maturation; Cash Flow; Mathematical Methods; Entrepreneurship; Financing and Loans; Borrowing and Debt; Equity; Manufacturing Industry
- March 2011 (Revised November 2011)
- Teaching Note
Harmonic Hearing Co. (Brief Case)
By: Howard H. Stevenson and Craig Stephenson
Teaching Note for 4271. View Details
- March 2011 (Revised November 2011)
- Supplement
Harmonic Hearing Co., Faculty Spreadsheet (Brief Case)
By: Howard H. Stevenson and Craig Stephenson
- March 2011 (Revised November 2011)
- Supplement
Harmonic Hearing Co., Spreadsheet Supplement (Brief Case)
By: Howard H. Stevenson and Craig Stephenson
- April 2009
- Teaching Note
Orchid Partners: A Venture Capital Start-up (TN)
By: Howard H. Stevenson and Shirley Spence
Teaching Note for [804138]. View Details
- February 2009
- Case
Paresh Patel: Building a Life in the Context of Global Business - October 2007
By: Howard H. Stevenson and Shirley Spence
This case tells the story of Paresh Patel, born in Boston to an Indian immigrant family, as he develops an entrepreneurial career, participates in the Indian diaspora, and builds a family life. It provides background on Paresh's heritage, describes his youth and... View Details
- November 2008
- Supplement
Todd Krasnow: Orchid Partners (video)
By: Howard H. Stevenson and Shirley M. Spence
Keywords: Media
- October 2008
- Supplement
John and Andrea Rice: Entrepreneurship and Life
By: Howard H. Stevenson and Shirley M. Spence
Video of an interview conducted by Professor Howard Stevenson with John and Andrea Rice. It presents their views on their notions of career success, finding happiness in life, managing their competitiveness, their goals for the next ten years, and the pursuit of... View Details
- October 2008
- Course Overview Note
The Devil Wears Prada (General Version) (TN)
By: Howard H. Stevenson and Shirley Spence
Keywords: Fashion Industry
- August 2008
- Course Overview Note
Avalon (General Version) (TN)
By: Howard H. Stevenson and Shirley Spence
- August 2008
- Teaching Note
Opportunity Assessment (TN)
By: Howard H. Stevenson and Shirley Spence
Teaching Note for [808043], [808105], and [808106]. View Details
Keywords: SWOT Analysis
- July 2008
- Supplement
Orchid Partners: Case Epilogue
By: Howard H. Stevenson and Shirley Spence
Describes the real-life outcome of the case “Orchid Partners: A Venture Capital Start-Up” (9-804-138). View Details
- July 2008
- Course Overview Note
The Devil Wears Prada (HBS Version) (TN)
By: Howard H. Stevenson and Shirley Spence
The Devil Wears Prada is used to facilitate a discussion of the role of communities in people's lives. It is used in a second year MBA elective at HBS called Building a Business in the Context of a Life (BBCL). BBCL is primarily designed for students who plan to be... View Details
- May 2008 (Revised June 2010)
- Teaching Note
Laurence Longren: End Game (TN)
By: Howard H. Stevenson and Shirley Spence
Teaching Note for [808-076]. View Details
- May 2008 (Revised August 2008)
- Course Overview Note
Avalon (HBS Version) (TN)
By: Howard H. Stevenson and Shirley Spence