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Start-ups, entrepreneurial networks and equity crowdfunding : a processual perspective

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Date
07/2019
Author
Brown, Ross
Mawson, Suzanne
Rowe, Alexander
Keywords
Entrepreneurship
Start-ups
Equity crowdfunding
Social networks
Business networks
Entrepreneurial networks
HD28 Management. Industrial Management
NDAS
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Abstract
This paper outlines findings from a large-scale interview based study of start-ups who obtained equity crowdfunding in the UK. It takes a novel integrative approach towards the analysis of entrepreneurial networks by examining both personal and business networks involved in the equity crowdfunding process. Adopting a processual perspective, the empirical findings show that networks and social capital play a critical role in the crowdfunding process. Start-ups leverage, build and draw upon a complex array of network actors and 'ties' as they move through the different stages of their crowdfunding journey. The paper shows that this form of funding confers important relational benefits to recipients which amount to 'more than money'. It concludes that equity crowdfunding is a highly 'relational' form of entrepreneurial finance, requiring holistic forms of empirical investigation. Implications for theoretical development, managerial practice and further research are outlined.
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Brown , R , Mawson , S & Rowe , A 2019 , ' Start-ups, entrepreneurial networks and equity crowdfunding : a processual perspective ' , Industrial Marketing Management , vol. 80 , pp. 115-125 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2018.02.003
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Industrial Marketing Management
Status
Peer reviewed
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2018.02.003
ISSN
0019-8501
Type
Journal article
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Copyright © 2017, Elseiver. This work is made available online in accordance with the publisher’s policies. This is the author created, accepted version manuscript following peer review and may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2018.02.003
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http://hdl.handle.net/10023/19460

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