This handbook introduces readers to the concept of elderly entrepreneurship, and analyzes key issues concerning individuals and institutions. In addition, it presents theoretical and empirical studies exploring the reasons why elderly persons choose to pursue entrepreneurship, despite their advanced age. To investigate this comparatively new entrepreneurial phenomenon, the contributors address psychological, sociological and gerontological aspects, and share unique interdisciplinary insights. The book's chapters are methodologically diverse, and the scale of analysis ranges from individual cases to country-level patterns. At a time when the world's major economies are facing a demographic challenge due to ageing populations, elderly entrepreneurship may provide new economic opportunities and motivate more inclusive policymaking.

Introduction: Senior Entrepreneurship: From the Shadow to the Light

Part I: Senior Entrepreneurship: Theoretical Consideration and Future Researches: A Scoping Study of Entrepreneurship Among Seniors: Overview of the Literature and Avenues for Future Research
Context, Cognitive Functioning and Entrepreneurial Intentions in the Elderly
Entrepreneurs' Exit and Paths to Retirement - Theoretical and Empirical Considerations
Experience of Aging as an Opportunity for Entrepreneurship Among the Elderly
Senior Entrepreneurs: Are They Really Different?
Part II: Senior Entrepreneurs: Are They Really Different?
Heterogeneous Boomer Entrepreneurs
Technology Adoption and Product Innovation by Third-Age Entrepreneurs: Evidence from GEM Data
Senior Entrepreneurship, Gender Diversity and Intersectionality
How to Support Women Seniorpreneursin Europe
The New Career Starts After the Entrepreneurial Life.- Part III: Elderly Entrepreneur in Different Context
Elderly Entrepreneurs in Healthcare: The Case of the European Institute of Oncology (IEO)
A Portrait of the Older Entrepreneur: Factors Toward Transformation and Persistence
How to Foster Older Adults Entrepreneurial Motivation - The Israeli Case
Senior Entrepreneurs in China.