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 …

There has been a recurrent debate about the relative importance of age and experience in high-tech entrepreneurship … established industries. Are the famous entrepreneurs in their early and mid-twenties exceptions? Some recent studies claim that … the average age of entrepreneurs is closer to forty years old. We revisited the topic and analyzed not only the age of …

Previous research on age and entrepreneurship assumed homogeneity and downplayed age-related differences in the motives … and aims underlying enterprising behaviour. We argue that the heterogeneity of entrepreneurship influences how the level …-employment but are pushed into it by lack of alternative employment opportunities (reluctant entrepreneurs). Our results question the …