This contribution reviews definitions of entrepreneurial networks and entrepreneurial motives for networking. A distinction is drawn between entrepreneurial and family business networks. An outline of the variables that shape the composition of entrepreneurial networks looks into the boundaries...

Economic networks (EN) refer to a diverse set of interconnected economic agents such as: business networks (BN), inter-organisational networks (ION), supply chain networks (SCN), credit networks (CN), ownership networks, innovation networks, investment networks, or any other economic activity...