Purpose: This study explores gender differences in the composition of entrepreneurs’ networks at four new venture stages: discovery, emergence, young and established. Methodology/approach: ANOVA and linear regression on a sample of 134 female and 266 male entrepreneurs. Findings: Female...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between an individual's personal acquaintance with an entrepreneur and his/her participation in entrepreneurial activity at three distinct new venture stages: discovery (intending to start a business), start‐up (actively...