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  • 06 Sep 2011
  • Research & Ideas

How Small Wins Unleash Creativity

to recent research, the single most important factor is simply a sense of making progress on meaningful work. But creating an environment that fosters progress takes some careful effort. In their new book, The Progress Principle: Using View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • 01 Feb 2012
  • What Do You Think?

Is Support for Small Business Misplaced?

investments in research and development, was emphasized by several respondents. Mark Hopkinson remarked that "most big companies rely for their tech pipeline of new products on the innovation that comes from View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 05 Feb 2021
  • News

Because Small Is Big

  • July 16, 2015
  • Article

How Small Businesses Can Fend Off Hackers

By: Lou Shipley
If you wanted to hack a business, which one would you pick: A Fortune 500 company with a large digital-security budget and a team dedicated to protecting its cyberassets? Or a small enterprise that doesn’t employ a single IT security specialist? Security breaches at... View Details
Keywords: Hack; Data Security; Small Business; Analytics and Data Science; Safety; Information Technology; Cybersecurity
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  • 01 Jun 2002
  • News

Small Club, Big Impact

that can positively change their respective countries.” “We're a small club, but we try to have a big impact on the HBS community,” remarks Osawaye, a native of Benin City, Nigeria. “The conference is a forum that brings together some of... View Details
  • Fast Answer

Companies: small or private

Where can I find information on small and/or private companies? Information on private companies in the U.S. is hard to come by, particularly financial information, and many sources that provide revenue data... View Details
  • 24 Sep 2024
  • Research & Ideas

Why Small Businesses Deserve More Credit

firms don’t even draw down the entirety of their credit lines,” says Kim, “They only draw down 55 cents for each dollar. So just having the option of borrowing more can spur growth.” Lessons for small businesses everywhere In searching... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services; Banking
  • 01 Nov 2019
  • News

It’s a Small World

Ming Chen (MBA 1998) is Chief Culture Office for the educational travel company EF Education First. In this video, she talks about her role in helping manage a large global business that strives to have a very personal touch with its... View Details
  • 15 Apr 2020
  • News

Millions Of US Small Businesses May Never Reopen

  • 03 Apr 2019
  • Book

Fintech's Game-Changing Opportunities for Small Business

entrepreneurs are critical to innovation and the creation of the next companies like Google, they do not make up a large part of the small businesses community who are seeking loans. Lagace: How does the US... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Banking; Financial Services
  • 15 Oct 2019
  • News

Goldman Sachs’ $500 Million Bet on Small Businesses

  • September 1996 (Revised September 2004)
  • Case

Monterrey Manufacturing Company

By: William J. Bruns Jr.
A small manufacturing company plans and budgets sales and expenses to ensure that its strategy is feasible. It must trace costs of manufacturing through work-in-process to finished goods and cost of goods sold, and project cash flows and income. View Details
Keywords: Cost Accounting; Business Earnings; Cash Flow; Sales; Budgets and Budgeting; Manufacturing Industry
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  • February 2003 (Revised April 2006)
  • Case

Reaching the Bottom: UniGlobe's Small Local Stores Dilemma

By: Clayton M. Christensen and Lana Newishy
To distribute products to very small retailers in a very fragmented retail environment, the local subsidiary of a large consumer products company created an innovative distribution mechanism. The subsidiary's Small Local Stores division employed middlemen who... View Details
Keywords: Distribution Channels; Innovation and Invention; Consumer Products Industry; Philippines
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  • 16 Apr 2019
  • News

Fewer small businesses expected to hire new employees in 2019

  • 22 Apr 2019
  • News

How Fintech Can Push Small Businesses to the Next Level

  • 01 Apr 2014
  • Video

Company Conversations at HBS

  • October 1991 (Revised October 2004)
  • Case

Hilton Manufacturing Company

By: William J. Bruns Jr.
A professional manager is hired by a small manufacturing company after the president discovers he made poor decisions. One product appears to be unprofitable, whereas the product sold in highest volume is under competitive price pressure. A crude cost accounting system... View Details
Keywords: Cost Accounting; Asset Pricing; Problems and Challenges; Risk and Uncertainty; Decisions; Governance Controls; Performance Effectiveness; Business Strategy; Two-Sided Platforms; Fair Value Accounting; Manufacturing Industry
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  • 2024
  • Book

Fintech, Small Business & the American Dream: How Technology Is Transforming Lending and Shaping a New Era of Small Business Opportunity

By: Karen G. Mills
The second edition of Fintech, Small Business & the American Dream, builds on the groundbreaking 2019 book with new insights on how technology and artificial intelligence are transforming small business lending. This ambitious view covers the significance of... View Details
Keywords: Fintech; AI; AI and Machine Learning; Small Business; Economy; Technology Adoption; Credit; Financing and Loans; Analytics and Data Science
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  • 20 Mar 2020
  • Research & Ideas

How Small Businesses Can Survive the Coronavirus Outbreak

loans, which only apply to businesses in states that have declared emergency status, some state governments are offering aid packages. Explore private sector programs and fintech products. Facebook said it would offer $100 million in grants to View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Service; Food & Beverage
  • Research Summary

Fintech, Small Business & the American Dream: How Technology Is Transforming Lending and Shaping a New Era of Small Business Opportunity

Fintech, Small Business & the American Dream describes the needs of small businesses for capital and demonstrates how technology—novel data sources, artificial intelligence, machine learning—will transform the small business lending market. This market has been... View Details