Who Do You Know—How Effective is Your Entrepreneurial Social Capital?

Who Do You Know—How Effective is Your Entrepreneurial Social Capital? By Drew Fleck (Andrew M. G. Fleck, PhD). As entrepreneurs, who we know plays a critical role in our venture creation process and the probability of our success. We draw on advice, support, knowledge, and help from many different people in our social networks. How we use this social capital can provide us better access to financial capital, resources, novel information, necessary knowledge, and trusted feedback. Consciously assessing our entrepreneurial social capital can help us weave more productive networks, enhance our entrepreneurial expertise, and increase our competitive advantage. In this participative session, discuss how to evaluate your own entrepreneurial social capital so that you can more effectively weave your social networks for greater success.