Financing - Publications - Faculty & Research

June 1984 (Revised July 1999)
Background Note

Securities Law and Private Financing

By: Howard H. Stevenson and Michael J. Roberts

Describes the issues an entrepreneur faces in the process of raising private funds, and the securities laws which impact the process. Based in part on a note by R.E. Floor of the law firm of Goodwin, Procter & Hoar. View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Laws and Statutes; Private Equity; Financing and Loans

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01 Jun 2017
News

Why Finance Needs More Humanity

September 2004 (Revised September 2006)
Case

Harley-Davidson, Inc.: Motorcycle Manufacturer or Financing Company?

Harley-Davidson manufactures and sells motorcycles. It also provides financing for retail purchases and dealer stock. Although Harley's performance has been very strong, analysts and the press have questioned its use of a special-purpose entity to sell securities... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Business or Company Management; Corporate Disclosure; Financial Strategy; Manufacturing Industry; Financial Services Industry; Motorcycle Industry; Retail Industry

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18 Sep 2000
Research & Ideas

Big Deals: Financing Large-Scale Investments

latest e-commerce enterprise. And in a new MBA elective course he has developed, Large-Scale Investment, Esty examines how private firms structure, value, and finance large, first-of-a-kind (or greenfield) projects. "Although the... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

March 1981 (Revised April 1999)
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Brazil: Financing the Miracle

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Jul 2012
Panel Discussion

Financing America's Entrepreneurial Resurgence

By: Ramana Nanda

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2009
Working Paper

Financing Constraints and Entrepreneurship

By: William R. Kerr and Ramana Nanda

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September 1995 (Revised July 1998)
Background Note

Entrepreneurial Finance Suggested Readings

By: William A. Sahlman and Andrew S. Janower

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January 1987 (Revised January 1988)
Background Note

Note on Trade Finance

By: David B. Yoffie

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11 Apr 2008
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High finance laid low

Bootstrap Finance (HBR 1992)

The Growth of Finance

The U.S. financial services industry grew from 4.9% of GDP in 1980 to 7.9% of GDP in 2007. A sizeable portion of the growth can be explained by rising asset management fees, which in turn were driven by increases in the valuation of tradable assets, particularly... View Details

01 Aug 2017
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When Art Met Finance

Jeffrey Deitch, Jeff Koons, and Dakis Joannou at the opening of the exhibition “Everything That’s Interesting Is New,” The Dakis Joannou Collection, The Factory, Athens School of Fine Arts, Athens, 1996. (Photo via Artsy) Jeffrey Deitch, Jeff Koons, and Dakis Joannou... View Details

Keywords: Arts, Entertainment