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Company demographics by size and state

Where can I find statistics on US businesses by size and state? The Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy View Details

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Women in Investing Club | MBA

York, Boston, and San Francisco Fireside chats Enrichment seminars Small group dinners and other social activities Club Website http://www.wiihbsclub.com/ Club Email Address wii@studentclubs.hbs.edu Club Co-Presidents Catherine Ding Brynn... View Details

07 Jul 2014
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Banning Big-box Stores Can Hurt Local Retailers

coincided with independent retailers closing down or hiring fewer workers.Photo: iStockPhoto "This started to be scary," Sadun says. "People were concerned that these superstores would keep the small stores out of View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Retail

01 Dec 2000
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Taiwan Club President Thrives on Region's Entrepreneurial Energy

a good idea and be willing to work to make it happen." Over the last century, Taiwan's economy was built on the success of its small and medium-sized trading companies. "Competition has always been fierce here, with people setting up shop... View Details

Lore Harp

Working from her suburban kitchen, Harp built a $35 million business in less than five years by creating personal computer systems for the small business market. Her marketing... View Details

Keywords: Computers & Electronics

10 Apr 2019
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How Entrepreneurs Can Turn Lead Into Gold

writer based in the Boston area. Image credit: Gremlin Related Reading: Venture Investors Prefer Funding Handsome Men Amazon Web Services Changed the Way VCs Fund Startups Fintech's Game-Changing Opportunities for Small View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services

01 Sep 2016
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Making Progress on Strategic Priorities

The Harvard Business School Campaign has played a critical role in advancing the School’s mission through the “Five I” strategic priorities. Selected highlights of new activities made possible by generous support from alumni and friends... View Details

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Ari Medoff

measured. "Half the joint degree students participated," Ari says. "It demonstrates the self-motivation and teamwork the program engenders." In his own future, Ari sees parallel paths in the pursuit of public service. "First, I want to learn... View Details

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Tuce Zengin Van den Eynde

needs.” Tuce and her colleagues decided to think small, developing a little device that allows people to track important items – like glasses and keys – through a smart-phone app. With help from HBS Career Services, Tuce has found a summer assignment that combines the... View Details

04 Aug 2023
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Four Remarkable Stories of HBS MBA Students Tackling Climate Change

their inspiring stories. Chidalu Onyenso: Empowering small business owners’ self-sufficiency Climate change and the energy crisis have disproportionately impacted underdeveloped countries and the most... View Details

14 Mar 2018
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The 2+2 Program: Finding the Freedom to Take Risks

non-profit sector before starting the two year MBA program at Harvard Business School. About JevtaJevta Lukic (HBS ’18) emigrated from Serbia to Vancouver, Canada where he studied at Simon Frasier University. While in college Jevta... View Details

12 Jun 2019
Research & Ideas

Investors Have More Than Money to Offer Entrepreneurs

Conversely, I’ve heard investors say they wish the leaders of their portfolio companies would be more transparent about challenges they are facing and ask for help. As one investor said to me, “They already sold me on the business and... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

Thomas G. Stemberg

Stemberg was a pioneer in the retail industry. By contracting directly with manufacturers of office supplies and eliminating the wholesaler, Stemberg was able to offer discounted supplies to small businesses... View Details

Keywords: Retail

25 Feb 2020
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From Das’s Desk

on the topic. With an eye toward addressing the desire that surfaced in the alumni survey for greater peer-to-peer learning, we expect to simulcast his talk to several classrooms across campus in which alumni from a small number of... View Details

Keywords: Das Narayandas

13 Jul 2011
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Experimental Researcher Helps Improve Health Care in Zambia

Sometimes big ideas start with small experiments. That's been the experience of Harvard Business School professor Nava Ashraf, whose experimental approach to research in developing countries has produced... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Health

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Incubators

Research Parks: Research parks are generally set up to commercialize research. Lists of members are available on the site. Small Business Innovation Research Program- Accelerators and Incubators:... View Details

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Mark Gundersen

Institute at Harvard College where he mentors undergraduates. After completing his MBA, "I plan on returning to private equity, but with a renewed sense of strategy and governance," Mark says. "Long-term, I'd like to be involved in international... View Details

September 2019 (Revised May 2020)
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Keroche (A): Fighting for Share in the Kenyan Alcoholic Drinks Market

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Pippa Tubman Armerding

This case discusses the challenges faced by Kenyan alcoholic drinks producer Keroche Industries Limited in 2003, when the Kenyan government accused the company of manufacturing and selling substandard alcoholic drinks, revoked its liquor licenses, and shut down its... View Details

Keywords: Keroche; Alcohol; Wine; Manufacturing; Informal Market; Regulation; Illicit; Illegal; Shutdown; Factory; Low-income Consumers; Multinational; Local; Government; Allegations; Accusations; Negative Press; EABL; Tusker; Beer; SAB; Chang'aa; Naivasha; Rift Valley; East Africa; Lawsuit; Legal Battle; Business Ventures; Business Exit or Shutdown; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Startups; Production; Safety; Quality; Distribution; Small Business; Family Business; Crime and Corruption; Customer Focus and Relationships; Decisions; Income; Demographics; Geographic Scope; Geographic Location; Goods and Commodities; Government Legislation; Growth and Development; Business History; Lawsuits and Litigation; Laws and Statutes; Lawfulness; Goals and Objectives; Consumer Behavior; Market Entry and Exit; Problems and Challenges; Social Issues; Poverty; Strategy; Competition; Entrepreneurship; Manufacturing Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Kenya; Nairobi; Africa

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24 Apr 2014
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Driving economic growth and job creation

Karen Gordon Mills (AB 1975, MBA 1977) served in President Barack Obama’s cabinet as administrator of the US Small Business Administration, which is focused on economic growth and support for View Details

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Skilled fingers required for Philcos - The Human Factor – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

HBS Home HBS Index Contact Us Harvard Business School Baker Library Historical Collections The Human Factor Introducing the Industrial Life Photograph Collection at the Baker Library Introduction The Exhibition The Request The Response... View Details

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