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  • 10 Jul 2000
  • Research & Ideas

Cable TV: From Community Antennas to Wired Cities

provide to municipalities free of charge, as a condition of franchise approval. "Narrowcasting" would supplement broadcasting with an array of arts and educational programming. Jeffersonian democracy would bloom as cable... View Details
Keywords: by Thomas R. Eisenmann; Media & Broadcasting; Consumer Products; Entertainment & Recreation

    Robert W. Woodruff

    build Coca-Cola’s brand image as America’s soft drink. He also expanded the firm internationally, grew the franchising business and replaced the sales division with a service department devoted to supporting Coca-Cola’s various bottlers,... View Details
    Keywords: Food & Tobacco

      Asa G. Candler

      sold in every state and by 1898, Coca-Cola had moved into Canada, Hawaii, and Mexico. In 1899, Candler signed a bottling contract with two Chattanooga lawyers, birthing the Coca-Cola franchise system, which remains the basis of the... View Details
      Keywords: Food & Tobacco
      • 24 Apr 2014
      • News

      SHE builds confidence, promotes education, and creates jobs

      countries, including Rwanda, where they miss up to 50 days of school or work per year because women lack access to these basic necessities. Through her work at SHE, Scharpf has created the enterprise’s first initiative, SHE 28, a View Details

        Ben Cohen

        non-profit organizations. What began as a small ice cream stand in Burlington, Vermont in 1978 became a $100 million operation with national distribution and franchise stores in 20 states. View Details
        Keywords: Food & Tobacco

          Michael Ilitch

          quickly generated a loyal customer base. He went on to buy the Detroit Red Wings National Hockey League team building them to their current status as one of the wealthiest sports franchises in the world. Ilitch later added to his... View Details
          Keywords: Restaurants & Lodging
          • 01 Jun 2003
          • News

          Portraits from the Class of 2003

          First Film: Open Invitation, half–hour dark comedy Previous Job: managed brand franchises for Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati and Toronto AT P&G: spearheaded relationship with UNICEF to donate tuberculosis vaccines Copresident: HBS... View Details
          Keywords: Arts, Entertainment

            John D. Hertz

            quickly, and he was soon able to franchise operations in cities throughout the country. In 1924, Hertz went on to establish the Hertz Drive-Yourself Corporation – the first rental car business in the United States. Both operations were... View Details
            Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
            • 24 Apr 2014
            • News

            Necessity became the mother of invention for staffing-firm founder

            and flexible full-time positions is good business (the company has franchises nationwide and saw revenues of $16.2 million in 2012). O’Kelly has declined venture capital funding to maintain more control over growth, believing that... View Details

              Michael D. Eisner

              Eisner has also upgraded and expanded Disney’s theme parks and hotels, and has added hundreds of retail Disney Stores. In 1995, Eisner acquired the ABC Television Network and ESPN, the cable sports network. Eisner has also grown the company through Internet ventures,... View Details
              Keywords: Entertainment & Broadcast Media
              • Fast Answer

              Buying a Small Business Pt3: Screening brokers /small companies (For HBS Alumni)

              Dealers (AAFD) – the website provides resources for franchise buyers. BizBuySell is one of the largest online databases of businesses for sale. International Business Brokers Association (IBBA) -- The IBBA is the world’s... View Details
              • 01 Jun 2011
              • News

              All in Good Time

              picked up steam after a nationwide franchise program launched in 2009. Revenues for that year were $2 million; in 2011, they’re projected to hit $10 million. The company charges employers a percentage of a worker’s hourly rate or salary;... View Details
              Keywords: Julia Hanna; staffing agencies; parenthood; Accounting, Tax, Bookkeeping, Payroll Services; Professional Services
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              Philip Hendrickson | Baker Library

              South America, and the Boulder-based restaurant franchise Noodles. Phil described his journey as an entrepreneur in an interview at his office in Green Bay, Wisconsin, in October 2002. Interviewer: Amy Blitz, HBS Director of Media... View Details
              • March 2005 (Revised May 2005)
              • Case

              Noodles & Company (Abridged)

              By: Linda A. Cyr
              Aaron Kennedy has successfully grown Noodles & Co. from a single global noodle shop to a chain of 58 restaurants spanning six states in seven years. In the face of increasing competition, Kennedy has plans to roll out 240 new stores in the next four years. He must... View Details
              Keywords: Competition; Entrepreneurship; Franchise Ownership; Growth and Development Strategy; Retail Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
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              Challenges and Opportunities in the Restaurant Industry - Course Catalog

              a public restaurant company and the factors that drive valuation. Franchising. How does it work? When does it make sense from both investment and brand perspectives? Recent HBS alums have pursued franchising of quick-service restaurant... View Details
              • 01 Mar 2005
              • News

              House of Bread on the Rise

              operated by franchisees. Based on her Santa Cruz experience, McCann makes a point of telling her franchise owners that they need to live within a half-hour of the bakery. “In that first year, running a small business is like having a... View Details
              Keywords: Margie Kelley; Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality
              • 30 Oct 2018
              • First Look

              New Research and Ideas, October 30, 2018

              317-030 Valerie Daniels-Carter: High Growth Entrepreneurship via Franchising This case looks at entrepreneurship via franchising through the leadership of an African-American entrepreneur who owns almost 150... View Details
              Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
              • 22 Jun 2023
              • News

              Finding Her Place

              president of global franchises and innovation at ConvaTec, helping to prepare the $1.8 billion, London-based company to go public. After its successful IPO, Hudson took some time off to travel with her husband but fully expected to return... View Details
              • 01 Feb 1998
              • News

              Running Up the Score

              franchises remains fierce. RELATED PROFILES Touching All the Bases: Stephen A. Greyser Kicking Off a Startup: Jennifer Rottenberg (MBA '96) Down on the Farm: Frank Burke (MBA '87) A Player's View: Gord Kluzak (MBA '98) RELATED PROFILES... View Details
              Keywords: Garry Emmons
              • 21 Sep 2016
              • News

              Accelerating Change on Medicine’s Final Frontier

              Offices have opened in Boston and San Francisco, and now the company is raising additional capital to further expand its operations. Amadio wants to franchise the NeuroLaunch model worldwide, and he’s already in talks with groups in... View Details