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...

Networks are important to entrepreneurial success. However, most research in this area to date has merely addressed the what; namely, what types of networks enable success. We seek to extend this stream of research by answering the how and the why. In so doing, we elaborate on how entrepreneurs...

This research asks how a strong personal relationship (strong tie) between a small business ownermanager and their professional or informal advisor affects the relationship between the advisor's recent performance and the owner-manager's perceptions of the advisor's trustworthiness in terms of...

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...