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- 17 Jun 2016
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Minding God’s Money
business challenges in nonprofits with global operations, large staffs, and potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in annual cash flow, Thomas comments, “The leadership I provide is behind the scenes. The best ministries understand... View Details
- 07 Dec 2015
- News
Easing the Costs of Adoption
organization has helped more than 300 children in orphanages across the United States and in 35 countries. Taylor’s hope for Pathway’s future success includes professional counseling for adoptees and their new families. “These families are not wealthy—they have very... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Charged Up
And can it execute either in a timely enough fashion to begin breaking even? “It’s a familiar issue,” Vietor says. “How does a new venture company manage its cash as it is developing its technology over time?” A123 raised $378 million... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
HBS Contributors Report
million in new gifts and pledges last year, and cash contributions to the unrestricted Dean’s Fund totaled $16.7 million, a 28 percent increase over the previous year. View Details
- 21 Feb 2018
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Can Farming Save the Planet?
good return on their product, more than enough to offset the increased cost of additional labor, says Wiviott. “You do the conversions for a couple of years,” he says, “and then after that you have a very stable cash flow from these... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
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Jensen Donates Grant
impact on corporate finance, corporate governance, and law and economics, announced in January that he will donate the $200,000 cash grant to the National Bureau of Economic Research, Harvard Business School, and the Simon Graduate School... View Details
- 07 Nov 2016
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The Business of Saving Old Buildings
right around Faneuil Hall. “So that’s pretty much what I’ve associated with my success in helping bring the Faneuil Hall Markets into existence in the 1960s. “In the Architecture Heritage Foundation, I was producing a substantial cash... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
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Capitalizing the Corner Shop
photo by Getty Images photo by Getty Images When Samuel Ejeh decides to open a new location for his Lagos-based supermarket chain Grocery Bazaar, he likes to move quickly. But expansion is capital-intensive, constraining his cash flow,... View Details
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- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Conducting Business
count up my profits every day, and there’s always cash in the cigar box.” The owner’s loan application was attached to the case as Exhibit 1. Some other financial data showed what rents cost for comparable shop fronts and typical hourly... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Unlocking mobile money in emerging markets
in Zulu; the e stands for electronic.) “Ezuza is interested in disruption,” says Maddy, who is the company’s CEO. “In emerging markets, mobile money is designed to leapfrog plastic by going from cash directly to digital. Because the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
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Business Plan Contest
which took the top prize in the social enterprise track, seeks to eliminate functional illiteracy in India by enabling poor children to stay in school for several years beyond the fifth grade â¹ a time when many drop out to help support their families. Contest winners... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
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Old Meets New: A Dinosaur Named Sue
fifteen-minute presentation. "About a minute into my story," recalls McCarter, "Fred said, 'You want to buy Sue?' and I said, 'Yes,' and he said, 'McDonald's is in.'" While it took several months to sort out the details, ultimately McDonald's made a substantial View Details
- 21 Jul 2011
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Social Investing’s Time Has Come
founder and CEO of Social Finance, a Boston-based nonprofit established in January to introduce SIBs to the United States. A companion organization with the same name is based in London. With governments here and abroad strapped for cash... View Details
- 11 Jan 2018
- News
Taking the High Road
James Cash is the James E. Robison Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus. In this interview, he advocates for patience and understanding in a world of instantaneous media and rapid-fire social and political commentary. “We all... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
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Gold Mettle
Gold Mettle Three years ago, the 2002 Winter Olympics looked like a downhill skier who had taken a really bad fall, tumbling out of control, in danger of serious injury, and with an uncertain future at best. Members of the International Olympic Committee had accepted... View Details
- 01 Jun 2025
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Agenda: Stacy Sonnenberg (MBA 2003)
Sacramento, where we worked on arenas and the public sector funded 50 percent of the construction costs. Even at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas it was 50-50.” “We sell to the private placement bond market. That’s primarily life insurance companies that have long-dated... View Details
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- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Lessons from the Tsunami Disaster
society actually works.” A more effective response, he contends, is a “strategy of emergence.” By this he means that relief agencies should first provide resources for survivors to manage their own recovery. For example, Curran helped direct a program that distributed... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Charlie Williams (MBA 1939, DCS 1952)
and its $300,000 in cash — that proved of little interest to the bridge, given the situation. Then came the order to abandon ship. A destroyer had maneuvered alongside to evacuate our wounded first, and then our pilots. One of the senior... View Details
- 19 Jan 2024
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Blockchain for Good
sharp declines in cash use and other major disruptions to small businesses and personal livelihoods. Enter Millicent, the blockchain-based digital financial venture Dyer cofounded a year ago. Both a financial network and a social impact... View Details
- 24 Jan 2025
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The Network Effect
billion in cash and a 5 percent royalty on the US sales of Tibsovo, a drug used to treat certain types of blood-cell cancer. Mathur started his job at Sagard about the same time. When he saw the news of the deal, he contacted Model. The... View Details