Women on Business

AUGUST 24, 2011

She was long dead when I first discovered Martha Matilda Harper and her amazing feat of launching modern franchising even though she had been a servant for nearly a quarter of a century. History buried its memory of the 500+ franchises she sprouted and staffed with other poor women. Guest Post by Jane Plitt. Competitors appear.

Franchising 226

Franchising Succession Core Competence Follow-up 226

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 27, 2021

Apart from conducting detailed market research, finding out fair clientele, performing surveys, retaining target groups, exploring SEO, and researching public data, which are obviously important factors, one must also remain very adaptable to changing situations. What will be the market where you want to get into?

Break-even Analysis 73

Break-even Analysis Analysis Licensing Price 73

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2018

My perspective and approach to misconduct risk are influenced by my work as a bank supervisor, and by my background and training as an economist. In my view, bank supervision must include attention to the culture at financial firms, not just to their financial safety and soundness. Market Failures and Misconduct Risk.

Company 11

Company Banking Incentives Human Capital 11

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Women-owned entities in the formal sector represent approximately 37% of enterprises globally — a market worthy of attention by businesses and policy makers alike. That''s 224 million women impacting the global economy — and this survey counts only 67 of the 188 countries recognized by the World Bank.

Globalization 13

Globalization Entrepreneur Banking Supply Chain 13

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2013

The concept seems appealing — incremental investment enters the "social impact" market in the form of below-market loans or equity, incenting mission-driven organizations to become self-sustaining. So we offer farmers what we call a "market bundle": seed and fertilizer on credit, training, and market facilitation.

Bottom-up 8

Bottom-up Franchising Operations Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

Because the "unmentionable" subject of menstruation is taboo, the market failure — supplying cheaper pads — had never received the attention it deserved. As product is sold, some of the initial working capital that SHE puts up is paid back, with the entrepreneurs eventually owning their local franchises.

Franchising 13

Franchising CEO GDP Entrepreneur 13

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2012

Founders Forum is a franchise started by two successful UK-based entrepreneurs, Brent Hoberman and Jonnie Goodwin, to stimulate US-style entrepreneurship in the European region, and now around the world. An Indian investment bank, Avendus, projects 376 million Indian Net users by 2015. This expansion isn't just domestic.

Venture Capitalist 13

Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Conference Wireless 13