by Karen G. Mills - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Sep 2011
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Extraordinary People

Buying lobster at Watson’s near her Brunswick home. Leading a meeting with her team at the SBA. Strolling with her son Henry on Bowdoin’s campus. Throughout her career, Karen Gordon Mills has owned, managed,... View Details

Keywords: Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Finance; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Jun 2013
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Notes from W50

negotiation tactics and responsible investing. Keynote speakers included Karen Gordon Mills (MBA 1977), administrator of the US Small Business Administration; Ann Moore (MBA 1978), retired chairman and CEO... View Details

28 Oct 2021
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Capital Considerations for Black Entrepreneurs; Pivoting for Gender Equity

the successes of the BNVC became the basis of the 2020 case, “The Black New Venture Competition,” written by HBS faculty members Karen Mills, Jeff Bussgang, and Martin Sinozich. The case is also the basis... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Jun 2015
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Fast Forward

South Carolina, Representative Tom Rice—both of whom have included the US Competitiveness tenets in their respective agendas. Shared Prosperity To help address stagnant middle- and working-class household incomes, Senior Fellow Karen... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government; Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

07 Sep 2021
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Embracing Activism for Social Change

status quo isn’t working for those without power and privilege, Mendu, a 2020–2021 HBS Leadership Fellow, believes “the more fortunate among us have a deep obligation to disrupt it.” Her HBS mentors included former United States Small Business Administration head View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

01 Sep 2016
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The Big Business of Little Loans

Funding Circle, among others. It was a wide circle. These startups are part of a new ecosystem filling the void left by traditional banks that don’t want to lend to small businesses because they are too risky or because interest rates are... View Details

Keywords: Nancy Miller

01 Oct 2002
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Ann M. Fudge

from corporations and boardrooms to national magazines to a project to elect a woman President of the United States. Upon graduation, Fudge went to work for General Mills and advanced from marketing assistant to marketing director in six... View Details

01 Jun 1996
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New Releases

Promises by D. Quinn Mills and G. Bruce Friesen (HBS Press) What happened to IBM? That is the question posed by authors Quinn Mills, the School's... View Details

28 May 2019
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Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2019

and Shaping a New Era of Small Business Opportunity by Karen G. Mills (MBA 1977) Palgrave Macmillan Small businesses are the biggest job creators... View Details

13 Dec 2022
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The First Five Years: Christine Keung and Reggie Smith

study and without him none of it happens. He's taught me incredible ways of thinking about markets and is a friend and mentor. Professors Sophus Reinert and Tom Nicholas created some of the most enriching classroom environments possible on planet Earth. Professor View Details

01 Mar 2016
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Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2016

Scudder and his daughter Roseanne to struggle for the dignity of all people. Doggett Determination: Believing in Yourself to Create Success in Life and Business by Ron E. Doggett (AMP 81, 1979) and Karen... View Details

01 Aug 1998
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Spring Reunions: Milestones and Memories

which develops and markets pharmaceutical products. Starting at age 10, Bertarelli accompanied his father on business trips. By 17, he was helping to craft the company's annual budgets. He was 29 when he became CEO, just when Fabio... View Details

Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey

01 Apr 1999
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An Eye to the East

assisted by special guest Zhang Ruimin, president and CEO of China's Haier Group, a maker of appliances; a briefing by HBS assistant professor Walter Kuemmerle on global research and development networks;... View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes

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