ABSTRACT
Theresearchreviewedinthepreviouschapterprovidedsome examplesofsuccessfulmicroenterpriseassistanceprojects.Likeother microenterpriseassistanceprojectsacrossthenation,theWomen's Self-EmploymentProjectinChicago,Illinoisconnectswomen'ssmall businessownershipwitheconomicempowermentandtheelimination ofpoverty.AlthoughmostprogramsintheUnitedStatesarestillin theresearchanddevelopmentstages,advocatesreflectanunderlying senseofoptimismthatareciprocalrelationshipofsupportand contributioncanbedevelopedbetweenthemicroentrepreneur,her community,andthestate.However,theliteraturealsoraisesquestions aboutthesocialandeconomiccontextsofmicroenterprisetraining projectsforwomen.Whatroledoesmicroenterpriseplayinthestate's economicdevelopmentinitiatives?Howdoestheplanningofa microenterpriseprojectreflecttheneedsoflowincomewomen entrepreneursaswellastheeconomicconcernsofthestate?Howdo theadministratorsofamicroenterprisetrainingprojectaddressthe particularissuesassociatedwithlow-incomewomen's entrepreneurship?Whatimportantthemesemergefromthe participants'viewsonbusinessownershiptraining?
