Case | HBS Case Collection | 2000 (Revised from original 2000 version)
by Myra M. Hart
The case provides information on the development of the office superstore concept, building partnerships, creating the business plan, and recruiting a management team. Focuses on the detailed level of decision making required to transform an idea into a viable business. Heavy emphasis is placed on operating plans and integration. A rewritten version of earlier cases.
Keywords: Business Startups; Partners and Partnerships; Business Strategy; Recruitment; Management Teams; Integration; Information Technology; Entrepreneurship; Business Plan; Decision Making;
Citation:
Hart, Myra M. "Staples: A Year in the Life of a Start-Up." Harvard Business School Case 800-241, October 2000. (Revised from original January 2000 version.)
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Chapter | Female Entrepreneurship: Implications for Education, Training & Policy | 2006
Enhancing Women's Financial Strategies for Entrepreneurial Success
N. M. Carter, E. J. Gatewood, P. G. Greene and M. M. Hart
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Financial Strategy; Gender Characteristics;
Book | 2006
Growth-Oriented Women Entrepreneurs and Their Businesses: A Global Research Perspective
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Keywords: Growth and Development; Gender Characteristics; Entrepreneurship; Research; Perspective;
Case | HBS Case Collection | 2006 (Revised from original 2005 version)
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Myra M. Hart, Victoria Winston, Kristin Lieb, Kenna Wyllie Baudin, Alison Bell and Leslie Simmons