Social Capital For Entrepreneurs

About Social Capital
How connected are you to neighbors, friends, colleagues, civic and charitable institutions on a local and national level? How expansive is your personal network of "relationships of mutual acquaintance and recognition"?
These connections -- our social capital -- are the "glue" that holds communities together and enables us to build bridges to others.
In recent years, proponents of the social capital theory have suggested that increasing or renewing these relationships can help us strengthen communities.
Our speaker will explore the ways that increasing social capital also can enrich your small business or entrepreneurial venture.
Dr. Shah Hasan will lead us in an exploration of the resources that are linked with our networks of connections, and how valuable our connections can be in building success.
Join us ... and calculate how rich you are in terms of social capital!
Learn why your involvement in the Chamber and WABPW can provide valuable connections.

About our speaker:
An award-winning university professor and lecturer with a background in women's studies, marketing and communications, and organizational leadership, Shah Hasan, Ph.D., is currently director of the M.B.A. program at Otterbein College.
Dr. Hasan has had a long career in higher education as an administrator and faculty member. He is a frequent consultant and speaker in the areas of leadership, faculty work, change and transition, human development, and managing organizations and movements.
He earned a B.A. in English and women's studies from The College of Wooster, an M.A. in higher education administration from The Ohio State University, and a Ph.D. in higher education from Ohio University.