We begin by reviewing research about venture creation and how it is affected
by an entrepreneur’s social capital. We then used the theory developed to ground hypotheses about independent effects of various dimensions of social capital and their interrelatedness. We then tested our thesis and related ques- tions, using a sample of nascent entre- preneurs and the general public from Panel Study of Entrepreneurial Dynamics (PSED) (Reynolds 2000). We conclude by discussing the broader implications of our findings for entrepreneurship re- searchers and entrepreneurs.