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Case | HBS Case Collection | November 2018

Goldman Sachs: The 10,000 Small Businesses Program

by Leonard A. Schlesinger and Aldo Sesia

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In 2008, Goldman Sachs started the 10,000 Small Businesses program to help small businesses in the United States by providing education and a network of support—at no cost —and access to capital. It required the firm to create a new business ecosystem with a wide variety of partners including community colleges, city governments, and national and local support organizations. In 2018, the program had graduated 7,300 scholars—just 2,700 shy of the 10,000 target. The case examines the creation of the 10,000 Small Businesses ecosystem and asks students to judge the merits of the program and whether the program should be sustained beyond 10,000 scholars and, if so, how to fund the program moving forward.

Keywords: ecosystem; public/private partnership; Small Business; Programs; Education; Partners and Partnerships; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; United States;

Language: English Format: Print 26 pages EducatorsPurchase

Citation:

Schlesinger, Leonard A., and Aldo Sesia. "Goldman Sachs: The 10,000 Small Businesses Program." Harvard Business School Case 319-005, November 2018.

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