At the University of Missouri at St. Louis, Margaret Sherrard Sherraden is Professor of Social Work, and Cynthia K. Sanders is Assistant Professor of Social Work. Michael Sherraden is Benjamin E. Youngdahl Professor of Social Development and the founding director of the Center for Social Development at Washington University, where Margaret Sherrard Sherraden is Research Professor and Cynthia K. Sanders is Faculty Associate. Michael Sherraden is the author and editor of many books, including Assets and the Poor: A New American Welfare Policy.

• List of Tables Acknowledgments 1. Little Businesses, Large Hopes 2. Theory and Evidence 3. Who Wants to Be a Microentrepreneur and Why? 4. Getting Started: Resources for Microenterprise 5. The Bottom Line: Business and Household 6. Microenterprise Performance 7. Beyond Profit: Multiple Outcomes of Microenterprise 8. Fighting Poverty or Promoting Development? Appendix A. Glossary Appendix B. Research Methods Appendix C. Entrepreneurs, Demographic Characteristics, and Their Businesses Appendix D. Business and Household Financial Outcomes References About the Authors Index