This report studies start-ups and entrepreneurship particularly in services. The report is largely based on a survey … international comparison. Furthermore, established firms have on average relatively modest growth ambitions. In Finland … entrepreneurship in services has grown the fastest and employs the most. Service and female entrepreneurship seem to be on the increase …

This paper responds to the need for more data on the topical issue of older entrepreneurship by comparing Third Age (50 …+ years) and Prime Age (20-49 years) entrepreneurs in Finland. The data comprises responses from 839 small firms which were … entrepreneurship is not a marginal issue, even though the start-up rate in the Third Age population was found to be slightly less than …

from farm firms in Finland, we address the limited focus on active entrepreneurs and their intentions to develop on …