Adaptation of an entrepreneurial program to an online virtual space: what effects on the construction of the professional network of student entrepreneurs?

The aim of the article is to understand the effects of the transition from an entrepreneurial program run in a physical space to an online virtual space in a crisis context on the construction of the professional network of student-entrepreneurs. Through one year’s exploratory qualitative research at a university entrepreneurial centre that adapted its acceleration program to an online virtual space during the health crisis, we analyse the professional network of two cohorts of student-entrepreneurs. The results reveal the construction of their professional network and the behaviours underlying each context.