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Jill R. Kickul, Thomas C. Page Centre for Entrepreneurship, Richard T. Farmer School of Business, Miami University, Oxford, OH
Lisa K. Gundry, Department of Management, DePaul University, Chicago
Susan D. Sampson, Simmons School of Management, Boston

ABSTRACT. This study examines the influence of formal and informal social capital and training needs of 421 women entrepreneurs that the acquisition of financial resources needed for growth. Results revealed that women entrepreneurs with high growth resources tended to use more formal social networks and needed training in strategic planning and production/operations. Our study offers support for the process by which formal and informal capital resources within women-owned firms can serve as critical antecedents of potential market growth and expansion. This research takes an important initial step in understanding the process of how women entrepreneurs leverage and build internal and external resources.

SOMMAIRE. Cet article étudie l’influence du capital autorisé formel et informel, ainsi que des besoins de formation nécessaires à 421 entrepreneuses pour l’acquisition de ressources financières visant à la croissance. Les résultats montrent que les entrepreneuses dotées de ressources de croissance élevées utilisent généralement des réseaux sociaux formels et informels, et ont besoin de formation en planification stratégique et en production/opérations. Notre étude soutient le processus permettant aux capitaux propres formels et informels, au sein d’entreprises appartenant à des femmes, de servir d’antécédents cruciaux dans le cadre des possibilités de croissance du marché. Il s’agit là d’une étape initiale importante pour comprendre comment les entrepreneuses manient le levier financier et bâtissent des ressources internes et externes.

 Women Entrepreneurs Preparing for Growth: The Influence of Social Capital and Training on Resource Acquisition