Does social capital impact on networking for indigenous entrepreneurs?

Literature would support that Social capital is an emotional topic driven primarily by the fields of sociology and anthropology that lacks a defined structure or understanding especially when it is applied to Indigenous entrepreneurship. Case study analysis has been undertaken on three diverse groups, Indigenous Australian, Native Hawaiian and Maori entrepreneurs to determine the impact of social capital on Indigenous entrepreneur's business networking. It is important that this work defines social capital from the Indigenous cultural position within a business context. This work will investigate the void in literature that exists which fails to address the Indigenous entrepreneurs position within the dominate culture. Does settler society dominate and determine Indigenous entrepreneurs business aspirations and interaction subject to the Indigenous entrepreneurs possession of social capital? Seven main differences based on previous research will be applied. Previous empirical data by the author revealed that entrepreneurial networking is non-universal in that being able to balance networking between a majority (settler society) business culture and a minority (Indigenous) culture is essential for minority entrepreneurs. This will be further analysed as literature is yet to explore the complexity of social capital and business networking on a three nation case study of Indigenous entrepreneurs in Australia, Hawaii (USA) and New Zealand.