The following example of networking represents which type of activity: In an entrepreneurial setting, you might be: renewing contact with a old school friend, now working in a finance house, to provide advice or support for the venture; converting an informal contact made while on holiday into a potential client; or building a much closer relationship with a supplier, which may lead to a formal alliance or merger.

• A. Creating new ties
• B. Renewing and pruning existing ties
• C. Developing existing ties
• D. Extending existing ties