Despite the belief that networks are essential to entrepreneurial success, very few studies consider the role of networks in the founding of new organizations. In response, we test the direct and interactive effects of the characteristics of nascent entrepreneurs’ supporter networks and...

Purpose: New Venture Support Networks (NVSN) are an instrument of enterprise policy with the aim of effectively coordinating the activities of different organisations involved in new venture support. This paper illuminates the role of certain key actors in facilitating and maintaining...

Purpose – To introduce new venture support networks(NVSN) as a topical instrument in German entrepreneurship policy, and todiscuss critically the problems in achieving cooperation between the memberorganizations in these networks. Design/methodology/approach – Conceptual analysis with...