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- 2017
- Book
HBR Guide to Buying a Small Business: Think Big, Buy Small, Own Your Own Company
By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff
Find, acquire, and run your own business. Are you looking for an alternative to a career path at a big firm? Does founding your own start-up seem too risky? There is a radical third path open to you: you can buy a small business and run it as CEO. Purchasing a small... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurial Finance; Entrepreneurs; Small Companies; Small Business Finance; Negotiation; Due Diligence; Sourcing; Search Funds; Search; Deal Sourcing; Deal Structuring; Funnel; Debt Financing; Small And Medium Enterprises; Small Business; Internet and the Web; Entrepreneurship; Negotiation Deal; Ownership; Equity; Borrowing and Debt
Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. HBR Guide to Buying a Small Business: Think Big, Buy Small, Own Your Own Company. Harvard Business Review Press, 2017.
- 20 Mar 2025
- Blog Post
Scaling Climate Tech Innovation with Lee Scott (MBA 2023)
and the school’s social impact coursework—including an amazing IFC to Denmark and the Netherlands focused on decarbonization. Tell us about your career journey since graduating. Were your roles always related to climate and, if not, how... View Details
- 21 Jan 2016
- Blog Post
HBS and the Arts
I am what you may consider an atypical candidate at HBS; I am an art history major in pursuit of an MBA, dedicated to a career path in the arts. My fascination with art stems from an experience I had in high school. I attended a... View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- Video
Margaret Preston - Making A Difference
- Video
Badreddine Ouali
Badreddine Ouali, Founder and Co-CEO of Vermeg, details critical moments in his career which led him to start a banking software company in Tunisia. View Details
- 08 Aug 2016
- Video
Syed Babar Ali Full Interview
- Career Coach
Pamela Harder
(e.g., Management Consulting, Finance, Startups / Entrepreneurship, General Management, Healthcare, Venture Capital, Social Enterprise) on the entire career continuum. Pam is originally from Reston, Virginia. She and her husband, Josh... View Details
- June 2017
- Case
Maggie Wilderotter: The Evolution of an Executive
By: Boris Groysberg, Sarah L. Abbott and Robin Abrahams
In a career that spanned over 30 years, Maggie Wilderotter served as CEO of two publicly traded companies and served on 32 corporate and 9 association and nonprofit boards of directors. As CEO of Frontier Communications, a U.S. telecom company with over $25 billion in... View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Managing People; Networks; Strategy And Leadership; Personal Development and Career; Personal Characteristics; Leadership Style; Social and Collaborative Networks; Gender; Power and Influence; Telecommunications Industry; United States
Groysberg, Boris, Sarah L. Abbott, and Robin Abrahams. "Maggie Wilderotter: The Evolution of an Executive." Harvard Business School Case 417-091, June 2017.
- May 2010 (Revised September 2020)
- Background Note
A Note on Real Estate Research
By: Arthur I Segel, Griffin James, Ann Cullen, Kathryn FitzGerald and Austin Haley
This note provides a comprehensive research guide for real estate students, professionals, and executives. It includes lists of real estate industry trade organizations, publicly available research resources, books, and journals relevant to a wide range of financial... View Details
Keywords: Real Estate; Property; Investment; Research; Personal Development and Career; Real Estate Industry
Segel, Arthur I., Griffin James, Ann Cullen, Kathryn FitzGerald, and Austin Haley. "A Note on Real Estate Research." Harvard Business School Background Note 210-086, May 2010. (Revised September 2020.)
- Career Coach
Minal Mehta
Amazon’s Product Ads Business. Minal is also an executive coach, specifically working with high achievers to design and build dream careers that are in alignment with who they are so they can approach life and work with joy and ease... View Details
- 31 Jan 2008
- Working Paper Summaries
Peer Effects and Entrepreneurship
Keywords: by Ramana Nanda & Jesper B. Sørensen
- 02 Dec 2015
- Blog Post
Alumni: Where Are They Now? Featuring: Laura Mackay...
career with NeoCare Solutions – a mobile engagement platform that helps parents of NICU babies navigate the NICU and transition home. Interestingly, the business was incubated and is run as a start-up within Healthagen, the innovative... View Details
- 14 Jan 2022
- Blog Post
Embracing Activism for Social Change
they happen. “Our model was a program we researched in Houston that’s working well,” Mendu says. “I was able to lead the training session for the Detroit effort, which was an honor for me.” Enabling Career Exploration Each year, the HBS... View Details
- 29 Oct 2015
- Blog Post
Why We Recruit: Bloom Energy
Why We Recruit is a series of interviews with our recruiting partners covering everything from their experience working with HBS to what they would like students to know. Each week, we will release a new interview that dives into a unique perspective on recruiting.... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing
- 07 Jun 2014
- Video
Sherrese Clarke Suarez - Making A Difference
- 16 Apr 2024
- Video
Entrepreneurial Insights: Katie Spies, Fouder and CEO of Maev
- June 2020
- Case
Jill Draeger
By: Howard H. Stevenson and Michael J. Roberts
The Jill Draeger case is designed as an introduction to a general course on entrepreneurship. It is appropriate for many levels of students. It attempts to portray the archetype of opportunity-focused, resource-constrained behavior that is the hallmark of... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Personal Development and Career; Opportunities; Negotiation; Agreements and Arrangements; Risk Management
Stevenson, Howard H., and Michael J. Roberts. "Jill Draeger." Harvard Business School Brief Case 920-578, June 2020.
- 27 Mar 2015
- News
Bringing Private Practice into Public Service
- Career Coach
Adriann Dolphin
Adriann wants to help students explore roles in the consumer products and tech industries. She can also provide insight into the job experience in consulting, having worked in that industry. She is happy to help with interview prep, resume reviews, and cover letter... View Details