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Top Ten Legal Mistakes Made by Entrepreneurs

by Staff

The life of a startup can be precarious, a wrong turn disastrous. Harvard Business School professor Constance Bagley discusses the most frequent legal flops made by entrepreneurs, everything from hiring the wrong lawyer to puffing up the business plan. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.

Building Communities as Well as Companies

by Julia Hanna

Starting and sustaining a minority-owned business has never been easy. The challenges are even greater in today's tough economy. Successful entrepreneurs share their experiences. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.

Tales of the Newly-minted MBA

by Julia Hanna

One moved back home. Another said his career subscribed to "chaos theory." The career paths of new Harvard Business School MBAs have wandered, some very far, from where the young executives had anticipated. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.

China: The Next Big Market Opportunity or the Next Big Bubble?

by James Heskett

Is China post WTO a land of great entrepreneurial opportunity, or a house of cards threatening to collapse on foreign investors? Closed for comment; 0 Comments.

Enterprising Women—a History

by Laura Linard

In conjunction with the major exhibit "Enterprising Women: 250 Years of American Business," the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study recently presented a two-day program entitled Women, Money and Power. Harvard Business School professor Nancy F. Koehn participated in the conference's opening panel—an informal discussion and reflection on the exhibit and its major themes. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.

Women Entrepreneurs Usher in the Next Generation

by Martha Lagace

American society throws women entrepreneurs plenty of roadblocks. But at the recent Women, Money, and Power conference, a new generation of businesswomen offered advice and ideas for change. Harvard Business School professor Linda A. Hill led the discussion. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.

A Litmus Test for Entrepreneurs

by Walter Kuemmerle

Are you cut out to conquer the challenges facing today's entrepreneur? HBS professor Walter Kuemmerle has developed a litmus test to help you decide. Two key questions: Do you have the patience to start small? Are you a closer? Closed for comment; 0 Comments.

Entrepreneurship: It Can Be Taught

by Staff

Highlights from a discussion with HBS professors Howard Stevenson, Richard Hamermesh, and Paul Marshall (moderated by Mike Roberts) on teaching entrepreneurship at HBS. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.

Guts and Bliss: The Entrepreneur’s Journey

by Martha Lagace

How do entrepreneurs stoke their courage during a recession? For a determined group who started their own businesses during easier times, the answer at the recent conference was simple: There's still nothing that compares to entrepreneurship. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.

The Three Components of Family Governance

Having described the framework of family business governance and the governance of the business, John Davis discusses the most challenging of the family business governance topics—governance of the family itself. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.

Organizing the Family-Run Business

Part Two: The intricacies of creating a board for the family-run business. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.

Governing the Family-Run Business

Corporate governance can be difficult enough—but what happens when your board of directors is comprised of your cousins? Or when your CEO is your sister? Harvard Business School's John Davis discusses governance issues unique to the family-run business. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.

Sam Walton: Great From the Start

by Richard S. Tedlow

Sam Walton’s retailing career began September 1, 1945, in Newport, Arkansas. He paid a princely $25,000 to Butler Brothers to franchise a 5,000-square-foot Ben Franklin’s variety store. In this excerpt from Giants of Enterprise: Seven Business Innovators and the Empires They Built, author and HBS professor Richard S. Tedlow depicts the huge success Walton made of his first store—against all odds. The book is scheduled for publication later this year by HarperBusiness. Excerpted with permission of the author. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.

Brand Power from Wedgwood to Dell: Part Two

by Martha Lagace

How do you make the jump from leading a small team in the proverbial garage to heading a multibillion-dollar business? HBS professor Nancy F. Koehn has answers. Second of two parts. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.