An investigation of the ways in which personal contact networks help small businesses to achieve competitive advantage is presented, along with recommendations for the development of more synchronous support mechanisms.Following a review of research indicating that learning and performance...

Introduction: An Overview of the Research -- Business Incubation -- Entrepreneurship, Opportunities and Entrepreneurial Learning -- Research Methods -- The INNOSPACE Experience -- The Role of Prior Knowledge in Opportunity Identification -- Learning and Opportunity Development in INNOSPACE --...