Emprendimiento en la tercera edad: Una revisión de la situación actual

Abstract

As the population ages and the retirement age increases, countries have begun to realize the importance of senior entrepreneurship, as a means to extend the working age, increase income for the elder, especially those with low pensions and to generate opportunities to keep this people economically active. This paper aims to review the literature of elderly entrepreneurship, analyzing the opportunities and obstacles being faced by this sector of the population. The reasons and conditions that have made this phenomenon increasingly important to our society in Chile are also explored.