That's a pretty shallow look at the issue. Even in America, if you provide training and investment in low-wage workers, a number of them can go on to open successful businesses. Hell, even if you don't, you should see some of the roadside bbq stands where I live in Detroit.

But that's not a feasible path for huge numbers of people to take all at once, for a lot of reasons.

For one, all of your new startups will be competing amongst themselves, lowering wages and saturating the marketplace with their goods or services.

You also might consider that many people who own their own businesses make a huge tradeoff in terms of time and quality of life. I'm sure the labor conditions in Honduras aren't great, but these people get to go home to their families -- the law in Honduras is for a maximum 44 hour workweek.

The real answer is a mix of entrepreneurship and jobs, either for overseas companies who can afford to pay a living wage in your area or for startups that have grown to be in a position where they can hire others.