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The Portuguese-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry Young Entrepreneurs and Professionals Case Study (WJP – Wirtschafts Junioren Portugal). <\/p>\n\n

Valter Alcoforado Barreira is Founder, Facilitator & Speaker at Knowing Counts. He is a speaker, trainer and consultant in building, cultivating and capitalising on professional relationship skills (business networking). He is also president of the WJP \u2013 Wirtschafts Junioren Portugal. Pode ser contactado atrav\u00e9s do e-mail: vab@knowingcounts.net Knowing Counts site: www.knowingcounts.net <\/p>\n\n

Building Social Capital is of the greatest importance for professionals because it is so highly prized these days as a vital raft of skills and a path to competitive advantage. But what actually is Social Capital? In one of its definitions that I most like , it is a combination of a number of people from which the support and resources that they have within their grasp and at their disposal can be expected. In another , equally powerful, it is described as the Capital Value of improvements in economic performance that can be attributed to highly-trusted social networks… <\/p>\n\n

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