Senior Entrepreneurship Support in Danube Region

Priority

Innovative and socially responsible Danube region - Increase competences for business and social innovation

Project Idea Promoter
(name of the institution)

Slovak Business Agency

Needs and challenges
(Needs, main problems or challenges to be addressed)

The age structure of the population EU is showing an increasing share of older persons and at the same time, declining share of young and working age persons. These demographic changes will have several impacts, mainly on social security systems, includin

Objectives
(main and specific objectives to be achieved)

The main objective of the project is to increase involvement of seniors (aged 55+) in self-employment and setting up of an enterprises in Danube region.
The promotion of entrepreneurship among older age segments is a prospective policy option with the

Main results and core outputs

The core output of a project will be conducting of the pilot educational courses in order to provide participating seniors with proper guidance and information regarding setting up of an enterprise/getting self-employed.
The result of the project should

Main foreseen activities

- mapping and analysis of the situation on entrepreneurship and self-employment of senior citizens in Danube region
- mapping and exchange of good practises related to the support of senior entrepreneurship between partner countries
- identifying the ob

Innovative character of the project idea

The innovation of the project lies in the new approach to the employment and social inclusion of seniors in Danube region countries through prolonging their working lives through entrepreneurship and also in intention of filling the arising gap in the lab

Estimated Total Budget
(in EUR)

N/A

Estimated duration
(in months)

36

ERDF Partners

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IPA Partners

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Associated Strategic Partners

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ERDF Partners

- non-profit organizations targeted on seniors/social inclusion of marginalised population groups (which include seniors)
- educational organizations providing trainings/educational courses for entrepreneurs
- universities
- agencies supporting small

IPA Partners

N/A

Associated Strategic Partners

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Name

Peter Klimáček

Address

Karadžičova 2, 811 09 Bratislava

Country

Slovakia

Telephone number

+421 2 203 63 273

E-mail address

klimacek@sbagency.sk

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