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  • 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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Bruns, William J., Jr. "Hilton Manufacturing Company." Harvard Business School Case 192-063, October 1991. (Revised October 2004.)
  • 29 Apr 2015
  • News

Recession not over yet for retailers, other small businesses

    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... View Details
    • 22 Sep 2014
    • Op-Ed

    Online Banks Fill Funding Needs for Small Business

    indicators but also focus on current cash flow and performance of the small businesses using a broad array of traditional and nontraditional data sources. The new lenders generally fall into three categories. The first wave of tech-based... View Details
    Keywords: by Karen Mills; Banking; Financial Services
    • December 2004 (Revised May 2005)
    • Case

    Levenger Company

    By: Myra M. Hart, Kristin Lieb and Victoria Winston
    The Leveens started a high-end catalog business as a small home-based venture in 1987. It grew into a nationally recognized, $60 million company, offering products that ranged from unique pens and pencils to leather briefcases and fully furnished offices. In 1999, it... View Details
    Keywords: Strategic Planning; Financial Liquidity; Business Exit or Shutdown; Expansion; Business Growth and Maturation; Value; Entrepreneurship; Financing and Loans; Globalization; Business Startups; Growth and Development Strategy; Retail Industry; United States
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    Hart, Myra M., Kristin Lieb, and Victoria Winston. "Levenger Company." Harvard Business School Case 805-004, December 2004. (Revised May 2005.)
    • 12 Jun 2012
    • News

    For Ohio Pottery, a Small Revival

    • 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 financing is the... View Details
    Keywords: by Karen Mills
    • October 2014 (Revised June 2016)
    • Case

    NuScale Power—the Future of Small Modular Reactors

    By: Richard Vietor
    NuScale Power, an entrepreneurial venture in Portland, Oregon, has designed the leading modular nuclear reactor in the United States. This Reactor will be the safest and simplest ever built. Started in 2007 as an entrepreneurial venture, the company is now two years... View Details
    Keywords: Nuclear; Power; Technology; Risk; Energy; Information Technology; Entrepreneurship; Risk and Uncertainty; Energy Industry
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    Vietor, Richard. "NuScale Power—the Future of Small Modular Reactors." Harvard Business School Case 715-004, October 2014. (Revised June 2016.)
    • 21 Jul 2016
    • Cold Call Podcast

    How Small Investors Can Bet Big on Brands They Love

    Keywords: Re: Luis M. Viceira; Financial Services
    • 19 Mar 2015
    • News

    Startup Raises $40M to Keep Small Businesses’ Cash Flowing

    • September 2016 (Revised November 2016)
    • Case

    Rose Electronics Distributing Company

    By: Richard Ruback and Royce Yudkoff
    Itamar Frankenthal was evaluating bank loan proposals to finance his acquisition of Rose Electronics Distributing Company (“Rose”). He contacted 40 small and large banks that lent in the region and that outreach and follow-up calls resulted in nine term sheets received... View Details
    Keywords: Financing and Loans; Acquisition; Distribution Industry; Electronics Industry
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    Ruback, Richard, and Royce Yudkoff. "Rose Electronics Distributing Company." Harvard Business School Case 217-018, September 2016. (Revised November 2016.)
    • 24 Feb 2014
    • News

    A Capital Idea for Small Business

    Callaghan McGee Photos by Tracy Powell (Editor's Note: Brad McGee passed away in November 2015.) John Callaghan (MBA 1984) and Brad McGee (MBA 1987) became close friends while growing up in the small town of Carmel, NY. Their friendship... View Details
    Keywords: Robert S. Benchley; crowd-funding; online communities; Finance; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance
    • 07 Sep 2020
    • Research & Ideas

    How to Help Small Businesses Survive COVID's Next Phase

    small-business owners trying to survive. Strict safety protocols haven’t been enough to get customers through the door for some small businesses, and many owners—crushed by inventory and overhead costs—are grappling with hard choices.... View Details
    Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Food & Beverage; Service
    • 27 Aug 2019
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    Challenger NorthOne launches with digital finance toolkit for small business

    • 10 Sep 2019
    • News

    KabbageⓇ Launches the Only Interactive Index Analyzing Revenue Trends of U.S. Small Businesses

    • 15 Oct 2014
    • News

    MBAs Give Back to Small Business

    Keywords: MBAs Across America; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
    • November 2007 (Revised August 2009)
    • Case

    Iceland: Small fish in a global pond

    By: Michael E. Porter and Christian H.M. Ketels
    Describes the economic development of Iceland since 1945, focusing in particular on the years since 2000, when Iceland experienced strong growth and Icelandic companies aggressively internationalized. View Details
    Keywords: Globalized Firms and Management; Competition; Macroeconomics; Iceland
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    Porter, Michael E., and Christian H.M. Ketels. "Iceland: Small fish in a global pond." Harvard Business School Case 708-472, November 2007. (Revised August 2009.)
    • December 2001 (Revised June 2002)
    • Case

    Monsanto: Technology Cooperation and Small Holder Farmer Projects

    By: James E. Austin, Diana Barrett and Stephanie Oestreich
    As the leading plant technology company in the global food system, how can Monsanto share this technology with small-sale producers and not-for-profit researchers and institutions? View Details
    Keywords: Food; Globalized Markets and Industries; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Nonprofit Organizations; Society; Technology; Biotechnology Industry
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    Austin, James E., Diana Barrett, and Stephanie Oestreich. "Monsanto: Technology Cooperation and Small Holder Farmer Projects." Harvard Business School Case 302-068, December 2001. (Revised June 2002.)
    • October 2001 (Revised November 2001)
    • Background Note

    Running and Growing the Small Company: Course Overview

    Addresses challenges facing managers, presidents, and owners in generating and sustaining superior performance, especially as a company broadens its mix of goods and services, increases the volume of its sales, and enlarges the size of its workforce. The critical... View Details
    Keywords: Business or Company Management; Talent and Talent Management
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    Spear, Steven J. "Running and Growing the Small Company: Course Overview." Harvard Business School Background Note 602-077, October 2001. (Revised November 2001.)
    • 22 Feb 2022
    • News

    An Rx for Small Business Recovery

    PPP’s forgivable loans were a lifeline for many small businesses. But banks often prioritized larger, established clients, while the smallest and most vulnerable businesses had trouble accessing funds. “Fintech View Details
    Keywords: Deborah Blagg
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