Networking and Entrepreneurial Success: A Review of Literature

“What is the relationship between networking and entrepreneurial success generally and for artists in particular?” The brief review of literature that follows begins to answer that question. The review also exposes a lacuna in the literature on artist professional development and career sustainability: while there is some small attention paid to networking and artist careers in the gray literature, there is very little empirical research on the relationship between networking and the career success of artists.