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- 2016
- Working Paper
Patent Trolls and Small Business Employment
By: Joan Farre-Mensa, Ian Appel and Elena Simintzi
Farre-Mensa, Joan, Ian Appel, and Elena Simintzi. "Patent Trolls and Small Business Employment." Working Paper, December 2016.
- September 2024
- Article
International Business and Decentralized Finance
By: Campbell Harvey and Daniel Rabetti
Harvey, Campbell, and Daniel Rabetti. "International Business and Decentralized Finance." Journal of International Business Studies 55, no. 7 (September 2024): 840–863. (Perspective.)
- 24 Jun 2008
- Working Paper Summaries
Bank Structure and the Terms of Lending to Small Businesses
- 2025
- Working Paper
Navigating Choppy Waters: How U.S. Trade Policy Uncertainty Affects Small Businesses
By: David Atkin, Zoë Cullen and Ebehi Iyoha
This paper explores the impact of recent changes in the US trade policy environment
on small businesses. Drawing on a survey of more than 4,000 small businesses conducted
between March 22 and 31, 2025, we examine firms’ knowledge, expectations, and
decisions during... View Details
Keywords: Trade; Risk and Uncertainty; Government Legislation; Globalization; International Relations; Small Business
Atkin, David, Zoë Cullen, and Ebehi Iyoha. "Navigating Choppy Waters: How U.S. Trade Policy Uncertainty Affects Small Businesses." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 25-048, April 2025.
- September 2012 (Revised March 2013)
- Case
Entrepreneurial Finance in Finland?
By: William R. Kerr, Ramana Nanda and Alexis Brownell
This case describes a new venture attempting to bring early-stage entrepreneurial financing to Finland and other Nordic countries. Entrepreneurship is taking off in Finland, an area that historically has had little venture capital or high-growth start-up activity, but... View Details
Keywords: Angels; Angel Investors; VC; Micro-VC; Accelerator; Incubator; Entrepreneurial Finance; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Private Equity; Business Startups; Financial Services Industry; Finland; Scandinavia; Europe
Kerr, William R., Ramana Nanda, and Alexis Brownell. "Entrepreneurial Finance in Finland?" Harvard Business School Case 813-068, September 2012. (Revised March 2013.)
- February 1985
- Case
First Federal Corp.: Small Business Market (A)
Vitale, Michael R. "First Federal Corp.: Small Business Market (A)." Harvard Business School Case 185-101, February 1985.
- October 2012
- Case
Antoine Leboyer and ABR
By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff
Antoine Leboyer (HBS '92) acquired the Swiss-based software company ABR in February 2008. He managed through the recession of 2008-2009, dealt with a tumultuous separation from the founder/owner, rebuilt the management team, and upgraded the company's software... View Details
Keywords: Small Business; Corporate Finance; Acquisitions; Private Equity; Growth Management; France; Switzerland
Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Antoine Leboyer and ABR." Harvard Business School Case 213-055, October 2012.
- January 2013 (Revised January 2013)
- Course Overview Note
Running Small and Medium Size Enterprises (RSME) Winter Term 2013: Course Overview and Syllabus
Course Overview and Syllabus for RSME View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurial Management; Entrepreneurial Organizations; Entrepreneurs; Small ＆ Medium-sized Enterprises; Small And Medium-sized Enterprises; Small Business; Small And Medium Enterprises; Small Company Management; Small Companies; Operations Management; Growth Management; Growth Strategy; Growth Planning And Management; Pricing; Hiring; Firm Growth; Firm Organization; Leadership And Managing People; Entrepreneurship; Operations; Management; Leadership
Sharpe, Jim. "Running Small and Medium Size Enterprises (RSME) Winter Term 2013: Course Overview and Syllabus." Harvard Business School Course Overview Note 813-128, January 2013. (Revised January 2013.)
- 13 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
Small Businesses Are Worse Off Than We Thought
If the COVID-19 crisis lasts four months, 65 percent of small retailers say there’s a good chance they’ll be forced to close permanently by the end of the year. Among restaurants and bars, 70 percent expect to go out of View Details
- October 2022
- Case
Sustainable Finance at Itau BBA
By: George Serafeim, Maria Loumioti and Benjamin Maletta
As of August 2022, the Itau BBA had structured dozens of sustainability linked bonds, which made future interest payments a function of the borrower meeting a target for a sustainability metric, and had solidified its reputation as a pioneer of sustainable finance in... View Details
Keywords: Sustainable Finance; Corporate Social Responsibility; Environmental Sustainability; Growth Strategy; Debt Contracting; Performance Metrics; Risk Assessment; ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Performance; Financial Instruments; Risk Management; Debt Securities; Measurement and Metrics; Banking Industry; Pulp and Paper Industry; Latin America
Serafeim, George, Maria Loumioti, and Benjamin Maletta. "Sustainable Finance at Itau BBA." Harvard Business School Case 123-036, October 2022.
- 18 Apr 2020
- Working Paper Summaries
How Are Small Businesses Adjusting to COVID-19? Early Evidence From a Survey
- 2016
- Working Paper
The State of Small Business Lending: Innovation and Technology and the Implications for Regulation
By: Karen Gordon Mills and Brayden McCarthy
Small businesses were among the hardest hit in the Great Recession, accounting for more than 60% of the total jobs lost. The economic crisis was one focused on the banking sector, which is one reason for the disproportionately high impact on America’s small businesses,... View Details
Mills, Karen Gordon, and Brayden McCarthy. "The State of Small Business Lending: Innovation and Technology and the Implications for Regulation." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 17-042, November 2016.
- April 2022
- Teaching Note
The Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Program: 2009-2021
By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and Julia Kelley
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 322-052. View Details
- February 2017 (Revised January 2019)
- Module Note
The Entrepreneurial Manager, Module 2 Part 1: Resourcing the Business Model – Financing
By: Paul Gompers
Gompers, Paul. "The Entrepreneurial Manager, Module 2 Part 1: Resourcing the Business Model – Financing." Harvard Business School Module Note 817-109, February 2017. (Revised January 2019.)
- 02 Nov 2016
- Op-Ed
Government and Financial Tech Can Fix Cash Woes for Small Businesses
the cash flow edge. One aspect of this cash flow formula is the extent of time that small businesses wait for or don’t receive payment from the companies they supply. Insufficient or delayed View Details
Keywords: by Karen Mills
- 22 Dec 2016
- Op-Ed
The Small Business Administration is a Model for How to Drive Economic Growth
A recent Washington Post editorial suggested that the United States Small Business Administration (SBA) is, in many ways, a remnant of days gone by. The arguments implied that View Details
Keywords: by Karen Mills
- May 2020
- Teaching Note
Talismark
By: Richard S. Ruback, Royce Yudkoff and Ahron Rosenfeld
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 211-097. Talismark negotiated waste hauling contracts for small and medium size companies. Its owners, Charles Muszynski and Marshall Staiman, were able to grow the business by more than 30% per year since it was founded, but believed... View Details
- Research Summary
The State of Small Business Lending: Innovation and Technology and the Implications for Regulation
Small businesses were among the hardest hit in the Great Recession, accounting for more than 60% of the total jobs lost. The economic crisis was one focused on the banking sector, which is one reason for the disproportionately high impact on America’s small businesses,... View Details
- 2014
- Book
Entrepreneurial Finance: Finance and Business Strategies for the Serious Entrepreneur
By: Steven Rogers and Roza Makonnen
Whatever business you run or plan to launch, Entrepreneurial Finance provides the essential tools and know-how you need to build a sturdy foundation that will support it for many years to come.
Entrepreneurial Finance, Third Edition, offers potent... View Details
Entrepreneurial Finance, Third Edition, offers potent... View Details
Rogers, Steven, and Roza Makonnen. Entrepreneurial Finance: Finance and Business Strategies for the Serious Entrepreneur. 3rd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill Education, 2014.
- Winter 2022
- Article
Determinants of Small Business Reopening Decisions After COVID Restrictions Were Lifted
By: Dylan Balla-Elliott, Zoë B. Cullen, Edward L. Glaeser, Michael Luca and Christopher Stanton
The COVID-19 pandemic led to dramatic economic disruptions, including government-imposed restrictions that temporarily shuttered millions of American businesses. We use a nation-wide survey of thousands of small business owners to establish three main facts about... View Details
Keywords: COVID-19; Demand Forecasting; Reopening; Health Pandemics; Government Administration; Small Business
Balla-Elliott, Dylan, Zoë B. Cullen, Edward L. Glaeser, Michael Luca, and Christopher Stanton. "Determinants of Small Business Reopening Decisions After COVID Restrictions Were Lifted." Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 41, no. 1 (Winter 2022): 278–317.