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- 28 Jun 2011
- News
Bold Ascent
expand into other offerings, such as clothing and sleeping bags, in the months ahead. Before launching SlingFin, Baka started Mountain Hardwear with fellow SlingFin founder and... View Details
- 02 Jan 2018
- News
Reconsidering Retirement
whose friendship was forged on their second day of class at HBS, in 1980, are the sons and grandsons of entrepreneurs. Tuchman’s father ran a chain of dry cleaners in the Midwest and survived the polyester... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Brick by Brick
he returned. The group focused on growth. LEGO building sets became increasingly complex. A line of LEGO-branded children's clothing debuted, and a division of the company pitched book, movie, View Details
- 27 Nov 2023
- Blog Post
Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - Opportunities for Green Entrepreneurship in the Face of Policy Inaction
innovations that can transform adversity and environmental waste into prosperity for climate-impacted communities in Nigeria. Achenyo Idachaba-Obaro is the Founder and CEO of MitiMeth, a company that uses... View Details
- 25 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Who Wants to Be an Entrepreneur? [Part II]
. Todd Krasnow, MBA '83, typified the historic Harvard Business School mid-career entrepreneur when he celebrated the opening of the first Zoots store in October 1998. But how had he—self-described as "not a View Details
Keywords: by John S. Rosenberg
- 20 Sep 2021
- Research & Ideas
How Much Is Freedom Worth? For Gig Workers, a Lot.
pointing to the mobile shift-swapping app used by employees of clothing retailer The Gap. The company piloted the app in its Old Navy stores and expanded it to all brands in... View Details
- 18 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
How Much is Freedom Worth? For Gig Workers, a Lot.
pointing to the mobile shift-swapping app used by employees of clothing retailer The Gap. The company piloted the app in its Old Navy stores and expanded it to all brands in... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products
- 03 Jun 2015
- What Do You Think?
Is the Time Right for Self-Management?
Absent of these it's bound to fail." These and other comments provided grist for the question: When and where will Holacracy work best? What do you think? Original Article Recently it was reported that... View Details
- 14 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
Getting Down to the Business of Creativity
perspective. While the fashion business was not an unknown concept, it was new to India, and early Indian high-end designers sought legitimacy and acceptance by avoiding avant-garde styles, instead creating... View Details
- 14 Jan 2014
- News
Spreading the Seeds of Entrepreneurship
business ideas up and running. Start-ups include a business converting pickup trucks to run on propane and a "Man Closet," now being manufactured and distributed, where hunters... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
What to Do When Your Organization Has Dueling Missions
$3.94 billion in sales from its more than 3,000 retail stores and its online auction site. Even so, Goodwill’s core mission is to provide job training and placement to people... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- Profile
Hiroshi Mikitani
hyper-efficient supermarket with standardized offerings,” Rakuten is more like a bazaar “where the owners of many small shops curate the merchandise and interact personally with customers.” Starting out, Rakuten charged... View Details
- 23 Jun 2015
- First Look
First Look: June 23, 2015
Dutch Bros. provide opportunities for their best employees, who aspire to own and operate their own franchise stores but often lack the expertise and funding to do so? Purchase... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Feb 2020
- News
Phoenix Rising
clothing and accessories inspired by Hellenic heritage, was to source silks and embroidery from traditional craftswomen throughout the region,... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 21 Jul 2015
- First Look
First Look: July 21, 2015
clothes at a retailer, or checking into a flight at an airport-and in which NCR software would register the transactions, securely store and process the data, View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Sep 2015
- First Look
September 29, 2015
helped Bangladesh become the world's second largest clothing exporter. Rana Plaza was not the first tragedy to occur in Bangladesh's garment industry, and without intervention, more might follow.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Luxe Redux
stars, outdoor sportsmen, the British military, and the Royal family. In 1997, Burberry launched a revitalization of the brand that showcased the ongoing appeal of its more timeless products while expanding into fashionable View Details
- 06 Jun 2013
- Op-Ed
How to Do Away with the Dangers of Outsourcing
human cost of rampant outsourcing. "Every outsourced stop along the supply and production chains holds the potential for tainting the mother ship” What to do? Certainly, the newly announced plan by a coalition of View Details
- Web
Winners & Success Stories | New Venture Competition
meets Sephora, meets Allure.com. It is a monthly box filled with a curated assortment of the hottest samples from high-end beauty brands. The samples are paired with a website that includes an online magazine and View Details
- 17 Nov 2020
- In Practice
How Retailers Can Thrive in a Shopping Season Like No Other
stay-at-home orders will likely make brick-and-mortar stores and shopping malls less appealing to consumers, and will likely fuel online shopping. On a more positive side,... View Details