Lancaster University Management School - 54 Degrees Issue 27

38 | When the Right Network Is Not the Official One Entrepreneurial networking is often presented as a formal activity: joining associations, attending events and meeting mentors. But Dr Sharmin Nahar’s research shows a different picture. For many female-owned SMEs in the Global South, survival depends less on official business networks and more on trusted personal ties and digital communities.

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