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Article
Other

Business Town: 9 Hot Tips for Fast Growth Businesses

For Students 9th - 10th
Gives the reader a sense of how to handle fast growth in a company. Some areas that are covered include hiring, stagnant managers, the impact of new people, money, profits, profit margins, taxes, and facilities. Includes video, 3 min. 9...
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Primary
US Department of Justice

U.s. Department of Justice: Vertical Merger Enforcement Policy

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a 1995 speech given by Steven C. Sunshine, attorney in the Anti-Trust Division, which explains the differences between vertical and horizontal mergers.
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Article
Wolters Kluwer

Business Owner's Toolkit: Business Combinations and Sources of Venture Capital

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains how business can profit from mergers, joint ventures, consolidations, acquisitions, strategic alliances, and associations. It describes an SBIC and how it works, and gives specific information regarding characteristics of...
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Handout
US Department of Justice

Us Department of Justice & Ftc: Horizontal Merger Guidelines [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents the 2010 guidelines from the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission concerning horizontal mergers.
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Activity
Other

Idea House: Clinton Administration Challenges Vertical Mergers

For Students 9th - 10th
An article from 1999 defining "vertical merger" which explains the difference between Clinton's treatment of such mergers as compared to George H.S. Bush and Ronald Reagan in their administrations.