Networks, Communication and Learning during Business Start-up.

The article assesses the underlying connection between social capital and communication media and discusses the learning styles used by emerging entrepreneurs to access additional resources. It states that the nascent entrepreneurs were compared based on two different training courses namely, Science Enterprise Challenge (SEC) and the New Entrepreneur Scholarship (NES). It discusses the three dimensions of social capital and the exploratory approach utilized in the study. A comparison between face-to-face and electronic communication and the electronic categories in the coding scheme is also provided.

Robert, L., & Jones, O. (October 2008). Networks, Communication and Learning during Business Start-up. International Small Business Journal , págs. 559-594.