As formal employment opportunities are rare in impoverished regions, entrepreneurship is considered a key alternative to help people in such regions improve their livelihoods. Many development organizations have adopted a market-based approach to alleviating poverty, offering entrepreneurship education and training programs to help microentrepreneurs innovate in their businesses. As formal employment opportunities are rare in impoverished regions, entrepreneurship is considered a key alternative to help people in such regions improve their livelihoods. Many development organizations have adopted a market-based approach to alleviating poverty, offering entrepreneurship education and training programs to help microentrepreneurs innovate in their businesses. Economics & Business Education Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories