[PDF] entrepreneurship as a solution to poverty

Can entrepreneurship help people living in poverty?

Individuals living in poverty remain a critical issue. This special issue focuses on howentrepreneurship can help to solve such poverty. Rather than viewing those in poverty as a market for goods, the solution lies in understanding how to help those living in poverty create their own businesses.

Is entrepreneurship a means of extreme poverty alleviation?

Scholars and practitioners increasingly argue that entrepreneurship is a critical means of extreme poverty alleviation and research on this topic is growing ( Bruton et al., 2013 ). However, this research remains fragmented, espousing distinct assumptions and perspectives.

What is entrepreneurial training in poverty?

These teaching methods are geared towards discovering, creating, and exploiting new opportunities (c.f. Alvarez and Barney, 2014 ). In contrast, entrepreneurial training in the setting of poverty generally focuses on basic business skills ( Karlan and Valdivia, 2011; Schreiner and Woller, 2003 ).

How can financial infrastructure be reinvented for poverty entrepreneurs?

Lastly, the financial infrastructure must be reinvented in ways that provide poverty entrepreneurs with affordable financing options, freeing them from a reliance on expensive credit cards, costly payday and subprime loans, and other forms of high-interest debt ( Bruton et al., 2013, Lawrence and Elliehausen, 2008 ). 5.2.