- support the entrepreneurial spirit of people over the age of 55 - involve business and social sector professionals in educational communities - identify business opportunities for people over 55 - design a course with training modules on digital skills for senior entrepreneurship, accessible and free of charge - develop a digital environment (an online platform) for business incubation and mentoring
The European Union's population and workforce are aging. The proportion of the EU-27 population aged 55 and over rose from 25% in 1990 to 30% in 2010, and is expected to reach 37% by 2030 (Eurostat, 2012). As a result, the workforce is also aging - the proportion of the workforce aged 55 to 69 increased by 26.5% between 1987 and 2010. Data from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor suggests that older people are motivated more by opportunity than necessity. However, the COVID-19 crisis, where the elderly are often seen as "vulnerable", had changed this data and prompted more people over 55 to start their own businesses. With the SENIOR+ project, we brought together 6 organizations from France, Spain, Italy, Lithuania, Greece and Cyprus who wanted to cooperate to define strategies and tools for senior entrepreneurship, particularly for those at risk of exclusion.