Entrepreneurship

Managing and Growing the Venture

Once your venture is up and running, the range of issues expands to include growth strategies, human capital and financing concerns.

Books & ebooks

• Entrepreneurial Venture: Readings.Harvard Business School Press, 1999. In Print in Baker Library Stacks, Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, HD 62.5 .E56 1999 Part two: strategies and tactics for starting, acquiring, and growing the venture; part three: innovation and entrepreneurship in the larger company; and part four: entrepreneurship in the nonprofit sector.

Cases & Teaching Notes

For Purchase:

• The Challenge of Growth Note
• Managing Rapid GrowthNote
• Managing Transitions in the Growing Enterprise Note
• A Note on Managing the Growing Venture Note

Challenges of Growth

Web Resources

Free:

• Growing Your Business An internet resource portal by Businessplans.com
• Marketing and Sales An internet resource portal by Businessplans.com
• GlobalBX A free forum for buying or selling a business
• Business Buyer Resource Center Offers ways advisory services such as questions/answers, and free articles.
• USA BizMart Includes thousands of established businesses for sale throughout the USA

Articles

Free:

• "Sharpening your skills: Starting a business" A set of articles on topics such as "Should I keep control of my company?" "How do I turn potential into profit?" "How can a resource-challenged start-up grow?" and "What legal mistakes should I watch out for in starting a new company?"
• "Six keys to building new markets by unleashing disruptive innovation" HBS professor Clayton Christensen and co-authors detail the six keys to creating new-growth businesses.
• "Growth of the social enterprise" To branch or affiliate? Different organizational structures have different strategic implications for nonprofit expansion, say HBS’s Jane Wei-Skillern and Duke-based colleague Beth Battle Anderson.
• "Sweat the Small Stuff: Factors Influencing Creativity and Motivation in the Workplace"

Books & ebooks

• Big Think Strategy: How to Leverage Bold Ideas and Leave Small thinking Behind. In Print in Baker Library Stacks, Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, HD53 .S3596 2007This book discusses how to bring bold thinking into your business with useful tools.
• Identifying Opportunities Ladders: A Tool from "The Innovator's Guide to Growth" (HBS Press Chapter) This tool is excerpted from "The Innovator's Guide to Growth: Putting Disruptive Innovation to Work."

Cases & Teaching Notes

For Purchase:

• Johnsonville Sausage Co. (A) Case
• Johnsonville Sausage Co. (B)
• Kate Spade Case
• Kendle International, Inc. Case
• Knoll Furniture: Going Public Case

Employee Hiring and Management

Web Resources

Free:

• Bill Taylor Blog Provides tips on how to effectively manage talent.
• Talent Economy By the Human Capital Insititute. Includes interesting blogs
• Hiring Employees: A Checklist for Success in Hiring Employees An internet resource portal by About.com. Includes free policy samples, forms and checklists.
• Society for Human Resource Management Provides HR knowledge center where contains research reports, info on all aspects of HR management such as samples, tools, basics, workplace trends, and compensation data.

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• Harvard Business Review on Talent Management In Print in Baker Library Stacks, Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, HF5549 .H34425 2008Collected articles from Harvard Business Review.
• "How to Hire Great Employees" Home Business Magazine: The Home-Based Entrepreneur's Magazine, July/August 2007, Vol. 14 Issue 4, p88-93, 4p. It provides the process of hiring employees who could make the business more inviting and profitable.

Articles

Free:

• "Fool vs. Jerk: Whom would you hire?"
• "How to pick managers for disruptive growth"

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• "Take Talent Management to the Next Level" Discusses strategies for effective talent management.

Databases

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• Business Source Complete HBS Intranet Provides more full-text articles than ABI/ProQuest. Articles cover all aspects of the topic from various journal publications.
• ABI/ProQuest HBS Intranet Provides similar info to that of Business Source Complete. Its nice indexing system makes the keyword search easy and relevant.

Cases & Teaching Notes

For Purchase:

• The Legal Protection of Intellectual Property Note
• Note on the Hiring and Selection Process Note
• Sheila Mason & Craig Shepherd Case

Networking

Web Resources

Free:

• MIT Enterprise Forum Calendar of Events This Forum lists MIT's entrepreneurial networking and learning opportunities around the country.
• National Federation of International Businesses One of the largest associations of small businesses. Provides tools and free expert online counseling.
• International Council for Small Business An association with membership in 80 countries. Includes free news articles. A membership is required for accessing other information such as membership directory.
• The Commonwealth Institute A networking organization for women entrepreneurs. Membership required.
• Inc.com: Human Resources The Human Resources resource center, published by Inc.com, provides How-to guides, news, articles and blogs full of information relating to talent management within an new business environment.

Books & ebooks

• Harvard Business Review on Finding and Keeping the Best People In print in the Baker Library Stacks, Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, HF5549.5.R44 H287 2001 Collected articles from the Harvard Business Review.

Databases

• Encyclopedia of Associations (Gale Directory Library) Database Industry and professional associations connect experts and talents. This database provides information on associations and organizations worldwide.