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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