Financing and Loans - Publications - Faculty & Research

April 2010
Case

Jones Electrical Distribution

By: Thomas R. Piper and Jeffrey DeVolder

Jones Electrical Distribution is faced with a need for increased bank financing due to its rapid sales growth. Students must determine the reasons for the rising bank borrowing, estimate the amount of borrowing needed and assess the attractiveness of the loan to the... View Details

Keywords: Financial Analysis; Forecasting; Financing; Bank Loans; Growth Management; Cash Flow; Financing and Loans; Forecasting and Prediction; Distribution Industry

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Financing Innovation

By: William R. Kerr and Ramana Nanda

We review the recent literature on the financing of innovation, inclusive of large companies and new startups. This research strand has been very active over the past five years, generating important new findings, questioning some long-held beliefs, and creating its... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Borrowing and Debt; Innovation and Invention

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11 Dec 2017
Working Paper Summaries

The Use and Misuse of Patent Data: Issues for Corporate Finance and Beyond

Keywords: by Josh Lerner and Amit Seru

01 Feb 2021
Blog Post

Choosing the Right Student Loan

At HBS, we consider getting your MBA a shared investment in your future. This means that while we offer generous financial aid, we also expect all students to contribute to their education through a combination of savings and student... View Details

2002
Chapter

Future Possibilities in Finance Theory and Finance Practice

By: Robert C. Merton

Keywords: Finance; Mathematical Methods; Practice

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2015
Case

Advanced Leadership Pathways: John Dubinsky and the St. Louis Contractor Loan Fund

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone

In May 2015 prominent leaders in St. Louis were celebrating the launch of the Contractor Loan Fund (CLF), a $10 million revolving loan fund meant to help area minority and women-owned construction contractors grow their businesses. John Dubinsky, the leader behind the... View Details

Keywords: Minority-owned Businesses; Women-owned Businesses; Financing and Loans; Growth and Development; Leadership; Construction Industry; Banking Industry

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Finance Reporting and Control

Financial Reporting and Control (FRC) is a course about how leaders can design and use performance measurement systems to build more effective organizations. Throughout their careers, business leaders are required to... View Details

August 2013 (Revised November 2013)
Case

Gordon Brothers: Collateralizing Corporate Loans by Brands

By: Paul Healy and Maria Loumioti

The case explores the collateralization of intellectual property in a loan agreement between a highly leveraged apparel company and a large US bank. Leveraging intangibles in the credit market is a new practice that has significantly grown over the past few years.... View Details

Keywords: Intangible Assets; Accounting; Valuation; Finance; Restructuring; United States

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06 Jan 2021
Blog Post

My HBS Student Loan Story: Gorick Ng (MBA 2018)

Business school is a valuable investment in your future. HBS supports that investment through generous need-based scholarships. In addition to scholarships, many HBS students utilize student loans to help meet their portion of the shared... View Details

11 May 2018
Video

Finance Club

April 2008
Teaching Note

Leveraged Loans 2007 (TN)

By: Andre F. Perold and Erik Stafford

Teaching Note for 208-145. View Details

Keywords: Banking Industry; Financial Services Industry

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19 Mar 2014
News

Canada Names New Finance Minister

Keywords: Canada; finance minister; natural resources; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

23 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

This Crisis Loan Program Preserved Jobs—and Made Money

As the US Congress prepares to replenish its Paycheck Protection Program for small businesses, questions still linger: Do guaranteed loans for small businesses work in the long term? Who wins? Employees? Businesses? Taxpayers? The answer appears to be yes for all... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services

03 Jan 2007
Working Paper Summaries

Banking Deregulation, Financing Constraints and Entrepreneurship

Keywords: by William Kerr & Ramana Nanda; Banking

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Entrepreneurial Finance

By: William A. Sahlman

William A. Sahlman is examining the investment and financing decisions made at all stages in the development of entrepreneurial ventures. Related lines of inquiry concern the role of financial institutions in providing risk capital, and the role of government policy in... View Details

01 Dec 2014
Working Paper Summaries

Financing Innovation

Keywords: by William R. Kerr & Ramana Nanda

2015
Case

Advanced Leadership Pathways: Robert Whelan and the Student Loan Crisis (B)

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter, Grace Sza-Hua Chen and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone

Bob Whelan developed an idea with partners that was a seed before his fellowship year and addressed a significant national challenge - college financing - with a creative concept and experience from his years in investment banking. His nonprofit was called 13th Avenue... View Details

Keywords: Social Enterprise; Higher Education; Financing and Loans; Borrowing and Debt; Leading Change; Education Industry; Financial Services Industry

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14 Jan 2025
News

Mills: Immediate Loans Help Homeowners and Businesses Rebuild

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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