Clearing the Hurdles: Women Building High-Growth Businesses

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Social Capital and Social Networks

Access to networks of contacts leading to money and business finance

is critical for any business. When entrepreneurs grow businesses, they

make use of contacts from organizations, social relationships, or mem-

bership groups. These networks and relationships are the keys to gain-

ing information, finding employees, and often getting money.

Developing these relationships and finding the right contacts for the

business can take time and can be difficult. Do you have the right mix

of contacts to attract financial resources, employees, and other resource

providers to expand your business? If not, what steps do you need to

take to build the social network you need? Ho ...