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- 15 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 15, 2016
collection of startup aerospace engineering companies that were intent on disrupting the American space sector with new technologies, management approaches, and competitive pressure. NASA hoped to leverage... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
The Exchange: Venture Forth
changes we’ve seen with the consumer internet sector are now beginning to happen in other industries. If you look at hardware, rapid prototyping has really revolutionized the way hardware startups are built. The burgeoning View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Reaching Out
microenterprise program for poor women and girls founded by Nundy's mother, that Nundy met Suchismita, whose successful trip to the bank became the talk of her village. While some fellows elect to enter the private View Details
- 10 Apr 2025
- Blog Post
IFC India 2025: SELCO - Decentralized Renewable Energy to Develop While Decarbonizing
microfinance groups, SHGs, and private sector donors ensures that renewable energy solutions are both affordable and accessible for these communities. These blended finance models help mitigate risks for... View Details
- 27 Feb 2025
- Blog Post
IFC India 2025: HBS Visits Jindal Steel Works (JSW) Steel Dolvi Plant
public and private sectors alike. In Mumbai, we visited big conglomerates like Tata Power, JSW Steel, and Hindustan Unilever - companies that are deeply embedded in the Indian economy and have a large role... View Details
- 30 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 30
entities. The company primarily serves government intelligence agencies, but has some private sector clients and is considering taking on more. The CEO, Christopher Ahlberg, is wrestling with several key... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 24
access to Coartem in the private sector through a low-margin, high-volume social business model to eventually enable the Malaria Initiative to break even and become financially sustainable. Was this the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Renewable Energy - CleanMax
tremendously since then and taken on financing from global investors like Brookfield Asset Management and the International Finance Corporation (IFC). In 2017, the firm expanded operations beyond India into the UAE and Thailand. CleanMax initially entered the renewable... View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Summer Fellowship Recipient is a Changemaker in Tanzania
HBS provides students with financial assistance from classroom to career. SUPPORTING STUDENTS The School provides similar opportunities to MBA students interested in exploring careers during the summer in sectors that don’t traditionally... View Details
Keywords: April White
- Profile
John Rogers
product development and manufacturing, I was ill equipped to take on the business challenges of agricultural value chain development. My first significant exposure to the space came during my initial January term, when I led a team of... View Details
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prominent HBS alumni, eager to help you join them in building a new space age with the private sector as its engine. We will learn about the history of civilian View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
An Rx for Small Business Recovery
COVID-19’s impact on the sector makes 2009 look like a teeny blip.” There are over 30 million small businesses in the United States, accounting for half of the nation’s private View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 05 Jul 2006
- First Look
First Look: July 5, 2006
MaterialsAncora: A Private University in the Health Care of the Poor 306-088 Project Ancora signals the entry of the private sector into primary healthcare for Chile's poor. On... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Chasing the Silver Tsunami
provide the tools and services that will help older adults live longer, healthier lives. Investing in Experience Abby Miller Levy was motivated to start a venture fund in the older-adult sector after discovering a dearth of options for... View Details
- 06 Apr 2023
- Blog Post
Circularity in Denmark
in their sectors. The companies we visited have proven that we can make progress on climate goals without making financial sacrifices. Green investments can have short ROIs. However, in hard-to-abate sectors such as shipping, a carbon tax... View Details
- 24 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
Entrepreneurial Hospital Pioneers New Model
government to say, in effect, "We did this, it works, it is competitive," and the government then offers them the opportunity to institutionalize whatever the lessons were, said Khanna. "Many of the spaces have done just... View Details
- 12 Mar 2007
- Research & Ideas
The New Real Estate
coupled with continuing low interest rates. This is providing a huge arbitrage play between the public and private markets and a "de-REIT-ing" or privatization of approximately $90 billion last... View Details
- 09 Apr 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: JSW Steel
across the country. This January, we had the good fortune to travel to India for one of Harvard Business School’s Immersive Field Courses (IFCs), focusing on “Decarbonizing while Developing.” It was a unique opportunity to understand how... View Details
- 13 Feb 2024
- Blog Post
Harvard Students Reflect on COP28
sector involvement. While some viewed the private sector’s presence with skepticism, I saw it as a crucial moment of convergence between policy and practice. The green zone was a showcase of corporate... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Case Study: Growing the Family Business
center the company remodeled, is expected to cost about $200,000 to break even.) The sector is not of interest to venture capital or many angels. The company is too small for private equity. There is not... View Details