Study On The Function Of The Regional Chamber Of Commerce Boosting Entrepreneurial Activity

With the booming of entrepreneurial activities,domestic regional chambers ofcommerce are in full swing in recent years.Regional chamber of commerce is voluntarilyestablished by entrepreneurs who come from the same homeplace, working or living in theother same region.Although China’s entrepreneurial enviroment is improving,the economy isstill in transition,the market enviroment is complicated and changeable, entrepreneurs arefacing many difficulties.More and more entrepreneurs cooperate to make profit and take risk.Social network is established by interactions between people or organizations for thesake of benefit or emotion.In essence,regional chamber of commerce is a social networkmade up by entrepreneurs.According to some years of investigation and research,the authergets a conclusion that regional chamber of commerce distinctly pushs for entrepreneurialactivity.Jeffry·Timmons puts forward entrepreneurial process model,which exactly showsteam,opportunity,resource are three essentials for entrepreneurial activity.New venturecreation is a dynamic matching and balancing result of these three essentials.As a kind ofsocial network,regional chamber of commerce pushs for success of entrepreneurial activityby promoting the formation of entrepreneurial team,recognition of entrepreneurialchance,integration of entrepreneurial resources.Social network theories applied by the paper include Strong and Weak TieTheory,Structural Hole Theory and Social Capital Theory.Strong and Weak Tie Theoryexplains formation of emotional type and resourceful type entrepreneurial team.StructuralHole Theory explains reconstruction of information flows and expansion of chancerecognition.Social Capital Theory explains origin of entrepreneurial resources.The regional chamber of commerce is a social network combined by strong and weakties by means of analysis.It can meet more diversified demands of entrepreneurs than singlenetwork link.Chinese traditional native culture and imbalancing resource distribution providethe foundation for the birth of the chamber.The regional chamber of commerce providesentrepreneurs with emotional and resourceful supports,making a contribution to theaccomplishment of entrepreneurial scheme and performance.