“Your network builds/creates/determines/is your net worth” is a business saying that states that who you know (your network) can determine what you have (your net worth). “Your network creates your net worth” was cited in print in The One Minute Millionaire: The Enlightened Way to Wealth (2002), by Mark Victor Hansen and Robert G. Allen. “There’s a saying in business that says - your network is your net worth” was cited in print in 2004.
 
Porter Gale’s Your Network Is Your Net Worth was published in 2013.
 
   
OCLC WorldCat record
Your network is important to your net worth
Publisher: Westport, CT : Mikki Williams Unltd., 199?
Edition/Format: Visual material : English
 
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The One Minute Millionaire:
The Enlightened Way to Wealth
By Mark Victor Hansen and Robert G. Allen
New York, NY: Harmony Books
2002
Pg. 200:
Cavett Robert, the dean of American speakers, said: “You have to make contacts to get contracts.” You are the center of your network. Your network creates your net worth, because at some level all business is done through people.
 
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And remember:  any business is all about relationships.  If you are serious, you need to get to know someone in the business and let them get to know you.  There’s a saying in business that says - your network is your net worth.
     
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By Robert A. Rauch
Thursday, March 8, 2007
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According to Tim Sanders, chief solutions officer at Yahoo, “Networking is sharing your contacts with others to create value without the expectation of compensation. Your network is your net worth.”
 
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Your Network Equals Your Net Worth
Published: Friday, 21 Dec 2007 | 12:02 PM ET
By Linda DiProperzio of PINK Magazine
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When it comes to making more money – whether it’s through expanding your own business or landing a better job – it’s all about whom you know, says Gwen Martin, director of research at the Center for Women’s Business Research. “The majority of business opportunities come from connecting with the right people at the right time.” In other words, while most high-level women execs have enough business cards and event invitations to stack floor to ceiling, leveraging the right part of that network at just the right moment can make all the difference.
 
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The Truth About Getting More Done
By Mark Fritz
Upper Saddle River, NJ: FT Press
2009
Pg. 159:
There’s an old saying, “Your network creates your net worth.” Whom you know and spend the most time with is one of the most powerful indicators of your future success and net worth.
 
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Mastering the World of Marketing:
The Ultimate Training Resource from the Biggest Names in Marketing
By Eric Taylor and David Riklan
Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
2011
Pg. 24:
Your Network Determines Your Net Worth
First heard that expression from Mark Victor Hansen. Strategic Alliances, social networking, referrals, viral marketing, and so on are the key to building your business online.
 
OCLC WorldCat record
Your network is your net worth : unlock the hidden power of connections for wealth, success, and happiness in the digital age
Author: Porter Gale
Publisher: New York : Atria Books, 2013.
Edition/Format: Book : English : First Atria Books hardcover edition
Database: WorldCat
Summary: Outlines new approaches to networking that reflect shifting cultural values and improved digital technologies, sharing instructional case studies and practical tips for network building using online social media and in-person interactions.