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November 2018
Supplement

Home Nursing of North Carolina

January–February 2017
Article

Buying Your Way into Entrepreneurship

An increasingly popular route to success as a small business owner is “acquisition entrepreneurship”—buying and running an existing operation. If you’re considering such a path, the authors offer practical advice for each stage of the process. Think it through. Do you... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Acquisition; Planning

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November 2014
Case

Citywide Building Services

July 2012
Case

Revenue Solutions, LLC

Ari Wasserman and Nick Esayian were both dissatisfied with their future prospects in their current careers. Wasserman, who managed an infomercial business for a direct response consumer marketing company, wanted more flexibility and ownership. Esayian was the CEO of... View Details

Keywords: Small Business; Partnerships; Work-Life Balance; Partners and Partnerships; Israel; United States

March 2011 (Revised March 2017)
Case

Red Hen Baking Company

In 2007, the Red Hen Baking Company was deciding whether to move from its cramped and inefficient facility to a new facility. It had been in business about 8 years, and 2006 was the first year RHB realized a profit that was over $50,000. The added annual cost of the... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Capital; Risk Management; Expansion

February 2011 (Revised August 2021)
Case

Gemini Investors

Gemini Investors was a private equity firm focused on small and lower middle market businesses. Gemini's target investment size was between $4 million and $6 million and a typical portfolio company had revenue of between $8 million and $30 million. In early 2015,... View Details

Keywords: Private Equity; Investment; Investment Funds; Markets; Size; Financial Services Industry; United States

January 2011 (Revised April 2020)
Case

Executive Compensation at Talent Partners

Talent Partners' CEO was very successful at growing the business and establishing its leadership position. He was compensated with a mix of salary and options and he did not own any equity in the company. The options were set so that if Talent Partners achieved its... View Details

Keywords: Executive Compensation; Stock Options; Compensation and Benefits

September 2001 (Revised October 2001)
Teaching Note

Tree Values TN

By: Richard S. Ruback and Kathleen Luchs

Teaching Note for (9-201-031). View Details

Keywords: Forestry Industry

27 Mar 2007
First Look

First Look: March 27, 2007

and Kate Roloff Publication:In Team Effectiveness in Complex Organizations: Cross-disciplinary Perspectives and Approaches, edited by E. Sales, G. G. Goodwin and C. S. Burke. SIOP Frontier Series. Mahwah,... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

June 2024
Supplement

Heritage Holding (B)

Pre-Abstract: Instructors should consider the timing of making videos available to students, as they may reveal key case details.

Abstract: The summer of 2022 marked a crucial period for Heritage Holding co-founders, Alex de Pfyffer and Ross Porter. The... View Details

Keywords: Acquisition; Small Business; Cost vs Benefits; Decisions; Business Education; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Business or Company Management; Problems and Challenges; Private Equity; Corporate Strategy; Business Model; North America

May 2024
Supplement

DRSi (A)

In March of 2019, Jen Ransom Fuller purchased DRSi. DRSi, located in Bellevue, Washington, printed and reproduced architectural plans and drawings. Fuller planned to use her first year of ownership to learn the business and to run it in much the same way as the seller.... View Details

Keywords: Acquisition; Small Business; Cost vs Benefits; Decisions; Business Education; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Business or Company Management; Problems and Challenges; Health Pandemics; Selection and Staffing; Employee Relationship Management; Production; Logistics; Safety; United States; Washington (state, US)

September 2024
Supplement

Red Hen Baking Company (A)

Pre-Abstract: Instructors should consider the timing of making videos available to students, as they may reveal key case details. View Details

September 2021
Supplement

Systems Design West (A) and (B) Case Supplements

Video supplement to HBS Case No. 220-004. View Details

January 2019
Supplement

MC Tool

November 2018
Supplement

Nashton Partners and Its Search Fund Process

November 2018
Supplement

Rose Electronics Distributing Company

August 2016 (Revised November 2019)
Case

Baskits Inc.

Soon after Robin Kovitz (MBA 2007) acquired Baskits Inc., the largest gift basket company in Canada, she became convinced that the business needed to make significant operational improvements. In her first year as CEO, she introduced an ERP system to help with sales... View Details

Keywords: Production; Supply Chain; Performance Improvement; Consumer Products Industry; Canada

November 2014 (Revised November 2017)
Case

Fail Safe Testing, Inc.

August 2011 (Revised November 2017)
Case

Adaptive Engineering, LLC

The owner and CEO of Adaptive Engineering was facing an important decision: should he focus on rebuilding its core professional services business which had generated significant revenue and cash flow over the past several years, or should he focus on developing and... View Details

Keywords: Leadership; Growth and Development Strategy; Decision Making; Service Industry; Technology Industry