Promoting and developing entrepreneurship in the over-50s: evaluating study of a social experiment in the form of action research

Years of the research: 2010 - 2011

Country: Czech Republic

Language: Czech

Keywords:

  • action research
  • enterprise support
  • social experiment

Abstract:

This paper presents an evaluation study of the Czech part of the international project called "Social Experimentation for Active Ageing" focusing on the over-50s. The goal of the Czech part of the project was to carry out small-scale action research focusing on support for entrepreneurship among unemployed people aged 50 and over. The programme comprised activities to motivate the participants to start a business, a training course and individual consultancy, and workshops to support entrepreneurs.

Researchers:

  • Ondřej Hora
  • Miroslav Suchanec

Type of research: action research

Target group: unemployed over 50

Sample:

N=200

Findings/outcome/conclusion/research questions:

This action research evaluated a program supporting entrepreneurship of unemployed over 50.

Online publication/reports/links:
http://praha.vupsv.cz/Fulltext/FSP_2012-02.pdf

Financed by: Project with public funding

Contact person: Hora, Ondřej - http://www.muni.cz/people/65285?lang=cs