Senior Entrepreneurs as Untapped Potential

Alex Maritz; Bronwyn Eager; Saskia de Klerk

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-66603-3_9

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Senior Entrepreneurs as Untapped Potential

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Senior Entrepreneurs as Untapped Potential

Alex Maritz, Bronwyn Eager and Saskia de Klerk

The Palgrave Handbook of Minority Entrepreneurship, pp.179-193

Springer Nature Switzerland AG

2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66603-3_9

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Referred to as ‘senior’, ‘third-age’, ‘older’, ‘young-old’, ‘encore’, ‘silver’, ‘mature-aged’ and ‘late-career’ entrepreneurs, in the last decade, scholarly interest has snowballed in this burgeoning segment of individuals aged 50 or above who are engaging in entrepreneurial activity. The rising attention given to the senior entrepreneurship phenomena is somewhat predicated on the imperative need to address the challenges of aging populations and an emphasis on active aging. As the fastest growing sector of entrepreneurship, senior entrepreneurs are prone to the highest success rates in high-growth entrepreneurship. This chapter provides theoretical and pragmatic approaches to illustrate areas of opportunity for this growing sector of entrepreneurship, together with a spotlight on contemporary issues such as female senior entrepreneurs, education and training support, and policy and government support. As human, financial and social capital accumulates with age, so too does senior entrepreneurship identify as untapped potential for economic and social sustainability.

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Title: Senior Entrepreneurs as Untapped Potential
Authors: Alex Maritz (Corresponding Author) - La Trobe University
Bronwyn Eager (Author) - University of Tasmania
Saskia de Klerk (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, USC Business School - Legacy
Contributors: Thomas M Cooney (Editor)
Publication details: The Palgrave Handbook of Minority Entrepreneurship, pp.179-193
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Date published: 2021
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-66603-3_9; 10.1007/978-3-030-66603-3
ISBN: 9783030666033
Organisation Unit: School of Business and Creative Industries; Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99526506402621
Output Type: Book chapter

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