A quarter of economically active Poles 50+ run a business. For the European Union, this indicator is 18 %. At the same time, such entrepreneurs employ workers more often than people in other countries.<\/p>\n
Last year, people over 50 established over 35 thousand one-person businesses (JDG), according to data from the Central Register of Economic Activity and Information. This is 12 % of all sole proprietorships established at that time. Men were more likely to opt for this form.<\/p>\n
The most common reason cited in the survey was the need for independence (71 %). A large proportion of people (69 %) want to make use of their experience, and 63 % set up a JDG to stay economically active after losing their full-time job. More than half of those surveyed wanted to achieve a work-life balance.<\/p>\n
“There is a push out of 50+ people from the labour market due to negative stereotypes of older workers (so-called ageism) and employers forcing people to set up their own business due to cost-cutting by entrepreneurs. Starting one’s own business then becomes the only option to be able to continue earning money”, assesses Katarzyna D\u0119bkowska, head of PIE’s economic foresight team.<\/p>\n
People over 50 face problems when running a JDG. The most common are raising external capital, intricate administrative procedures, and difficulties in attracting customers. Lack of money for self-promotion makes it difficult to find employees. One in three entrepreneurs has difficulties finding premises to run their business.<\/p>\n
Arkadiusz S\u0142omczy\u0144ski<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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