Information sources	Empirical findings		Authors
Reputation (is the result of past actions and shapes our anticipation of behavior [13] [90] (16 articles)
	To have a good reputation		Jean and Tan, 2001; Kelly and Hay, 2003; Welter and Kautonen, 2005; Howorth and Moro, 2006; Holt and Macpherson, 2010; Schwarzkopf et al., 2010; Sengupta, 2011; Discua et al., 2013; Howorth and Moro, 2012; Sigfusson and Harris, 2012
	To be subject to formal mechanism by going public (initial public offer)		Ravasi and Marchisio, 2003 [91]
	To develop a tie with institutions that possess high status		Scarbrough et al., 2013
	To receive support from the public sector
		· Actors (public sector) believed in the project	Curtis et al., 2010
	To get public funding
		· Small amounts of money are provided, but these small amounts are important because it proves somebody trusted her.	Curtis et al., 2010
	To display reputation of her customer/supplier		Welter et al., 2004
	To use country brand
		· She mentions that have utilized the country brand to create positive associations with trustworthiness	Lehto, 2015
	To show the image of the profession		Welter and Kautonen, 2005
	To demonstrate standards set by professional associations		Welter and Kautonen, 2005
	To get external validation		Lopes et al., 2009
		· To verify her credentials by other ties (e.g., due diligence on a management team or company, verification of specific competencies by involving another expert with domain knowledge)	Scarbrough et al., 2013
Third parties (information that is proved by a person who know the entrepreneur) (10 articles)
	Gossip about her		Bowey and Easton, 2007
		· One can access stories about her trustworthiness through third parties	Howorth and Moro, 2006
	Introduction and endorsement by third party
		· Informal third parties (in social networks) can endorse the relationship and signal similar values and beliefs · To convert strangers into friends through common thirds parties to bridge	Nguyen and Rose, 2009
		· Venture Capitals acquired information from third parties, either whom they (venture capital) knew or from her reputation in a relatively small community	Schwarzkopf et al., 2010
		· Introductions from other trusted (strong) ties in an actor’s network (e.g., referrals from friends and family)	Scarbrough et al., 2013
	Recommendations developed by other people who know her		Welter et al., 2004
		· To make the approach through a referral source that knows her and whose opinions and judgments are trusted by business angels	Kelly and Hay, 2003
		· I (bank manager) had heard and gain information about her from other customer · I (bank manager) gain information about your client (she) from other customers	Howorth and Moro, 2012
		· Good, relevant references, and word-of-mouth recommendations	Holt and Macpherson, 2010; Lehto, 2015