Stephen W. Gibson, and Jason Fairbourne, with Research by BYU Students. This volume describes the evolution of a new social movement called microfranchising. It is the result of contributions from many who have bought into the dream of lifting up microenterprise operators around the world through microfranchising.

Volume 4 of Where There Are No Jobs, holds a collection of case studies that describe the microfranchising efforts of 39 business that operate in different parts of the world.

Each case study describes what the microfranchise does, how it operates, and what makes it successful.

We believe that microfranchising represents a logical step in hastening people's move from the ranks of poverty, through microenterprise, and into capital accumulation and asset building.