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Reference no. 9-697-079
Subject category: Entrepreneurship
Authors: H Kent Bowen (Harvard Business School); Barbara Feinberg (Harvard Business School)
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 1997
Version: 3 December 2012
Revision date: 13-Dec-2012
Length: 17 pages
Data source: Field research
Topics: Disruptive innovation; Operations management; Business models; Small & medium-sized enterprises (SME); Cam; Career planning; Annual reports; Cross functional management; Change management; Entrepreneurs; Entrepreneurship; Communication skills; Pricing strategy; Teams; Incubators; Technology
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Abstract

Jim Sharpe, 11 years after receiving his MBA from Harvard and working for others, has finally become his own boss and 100% owner of a manufacturer of aluminum extrusions. After 10 months of an unfunded search, he acquires the business in an LBO and prepares to face his employees on the first day.
Locations:
Massachusetts; United States
Industry:
Aluminum
Size:
50 employees, USD5 million revenues
Teaching note
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Reference no. 5-806-175
Subject category: Entrepreneurship
Authors: Paul W Marshall (Harvard Business School)
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 2006
Version: 29 February 2012
Revision date: 12-Apr-2012
Length: 4 pages
Data source: Field research
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Reference no. 9-697-078
Subject category: Entrepreneurship
Authors: H Kent Bowen (Harvard Business School); Barbara Feinberg (Harvard Business School)
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 1997
Version: 3 December 2012
Revision date: 13-Dec-2012
Length: 13 pages
Data source: Field research
Topics: Pricing strategy; Bank loans; Crisis management; Cross functional management; Customer relationship management; Leveraged buyouts; Change management; Financial engineering; Search engines; Operations management; Leverage; Cam; Communication skills; Mergers & acquisitions; Business models
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Jim Sharpe, 11 years after receiving his MBA from Harvard and working for others, has finally become his own boss and 100% owner of a manufacturer of aluminum extrusions. After 10 months of an unfunded search, he acquires the business in an LBO and prepares to face his employees on the first day.

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Locations:
Massachusetts; United States
Industry:
Aluminum
Size:
50 employees, USD5 million revenues

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Teaching note
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Reference no. 5-806-175
Subject category: Entrepreneurship
Authors: Paul W Marshall (Harvard Business School)
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 2006
Version: 29 February 2012
Revision date: 12-Apr-2012
Length: 4 pages
Data source: Field research
View full details
Case
-
Reference no. 9-697-078
Subject category: Entrepreneurship
Authors: H Kent Bowen (Harvard Business School); Barbara Feinberg (Harvard Business School)
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 1997
Version: 3 December 2012
Revision date: 13-Dec-2012
Length: 13 pages
Data source: Field research
Topics: Pricing strategy; Bank loans; Crisis management; Cross functional management; Customer relationship management; Leveraged buyouts; Change management; Financial engineering; Search engines; Operations management; Leverage; Cam; Communication skills; Mergers & acquisitions; Business models
View full details
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