According to a study from Syracuse University and Aalto University, senior employees that make the transition into entrepreneurship are seeing a notable increase in quality of life. These late-career individuals, despite being less financially secure, have the social and financial flexibility to improve their happiness in a meaningful way. While flexibility for senior entrepreneurs is an understandably attractive perk, it’s not the only one, as the current workforce is not exactly set up to accommodate the needs of older employees. By embarking on the self-employment adventure that is entrepreneurship, older entrepreneurs will be privy to a wide range of benefits that go far beyond simple flexibility. As the study goes on to explain, the benefits of senior entrepreneurs goes far beyond quality of life for late-career individuals. It also has notable societal implications that could do things like alleviate the pressure on Social Security and improve elder care with more relatable minds in the field of entrepreneurship. And if that’s not an increase in quality of life, I don’t know what is. Read more about entrepreneurship here on Tech.co
