Internationally Recognized Research
Dr. Charles H. Matthews, Executive Director of the UC Center for Entrepreneurship Education & Research, and Terri Lonier, Founder and President of Working Solo, Inc., presented their findings on the importance of entrepreneurial networking at the 2004 Babson-Kauffman Entrepreneurship Research Conference (BKERC). The annual conference, which took place on June 3-5, 2004 at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland, is the premier scholarly forum for entrepreneurial research in the world.
Their paper, "Measuring the Impact of Social Networks on Entrepreneurial Success: The Master Mind Principle," was one of only 180 out of 350 submissions to be selected for presentation at the conference. As a result of the prestigious invitation, Matthews and Lonier were permitted to share their findings with more than 300 scholars in attendance. Their presentation summarized their research, which focused upon the prevalence of social capital networking among small business and the affects of these networks on the entrepreneur.
Since the conference, their research has garnered repeated recognition. It has been highlighted in the June 28-July 2, 2004 issue of the National Dialogue on Entrepreneurship, an electronic newsletter sponsored by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. The newsletter targets followers of the entrepreneurial economy, and is available for viewing.
The research drew additional attention in the July 19, 2004 issue of The MicroEnterprise Journal, a weekly publication covering issues that affect microbusinesses. The journal summarized the research's findings as well as speculated its ramifications. It indicated hopes that the new research, and that to follow, would prompt policy makers to pass legislation to promote the success of small businesses, without compromising the independence of the owner. The MicroEnterprise Journal went as far as to cite the research as "the most important study of these very small businesses since Joanne Pratt's 1999 study of home-based businesses."
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