Purpose – To advance knowledge about therelationship between small firm networks and social capital by considering thenetwork experiences of women business owners. To engage in such research, thepaper proposes a conceptual model of business owner networking which isinformed by social support...

Research suggests that barriers and constraints encountered by women are gender-specific, and that women are subject to discriminatory practices. However, by focusing on what women are prevented from doing, much research portrays women as victims of circumstance rather than as individuals with...