Podjetniška demografija in potencial starejših podjetnikov: Slovenski podjetniški observatorij 2025
Ključne besede:
gospodarske družbe, samostojni podjetniki, kazalniki finančne uspešnosti, podjetniki, starejši, 55 let in več, srebrna ekonomija, značilnosti, priložnosti in ovire, strategije in politike, empirična analizaKratka vsebina
Slovenski podjetniški observatorij 2025 prinaša celovito analizo podjetniške demografije ter podjetništva starejših v Sloveniji. V prvem delu raziskave smo proučili ključne demografske značilnosti slovenskih podjetij, vključno z njihovim številom, velikostjo, prihodki, stroški dela in dodano vrednostjo, razčlenjeno po dejavnostih, regijah in velikostnih razredih. Drugi del raziskave je bil namenjen poglobljeni obravnavi podjetništva v zrelejših življenjskih fazah, pri čemer smo se osredotočili na starejše podjetnike (zlasti 55+) in na vlogo, ki jo imajo v podjetniški aktivnosti, stabilnosti podjetij in ustvarjanju delovnih mest. Analizirali smo značilnosti in dinamiko starejših podjetnikov, njihove motive, izzive in specifične potrebe, zlasti v povezavi z ohranjanjem karierne aktivnosti, prilagajanjem spremembam ter načrtovanjem prenosa podjetij. Na podlagi ugotovitev smo oblikovali strateške usmeritve in predloge ukrepov za pod porno okolje in oblikovalce politik v Sloveniji.
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