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Becoming successfully self-employed

Professional independence as a Seniorpreneur

You want to start your own business as a Seniorpreneur? We will give you tips on how to optimally manage your Seniorpreneur's everyday life and support you before, during and after the founding of your company. Professional independence as a Seniorpreneur. Easy. Online.

What does it mean to be a Seniorpreneur?

Definition Seniorpreneur

The term Seniorpreneur is a neologism and is composed of the two words 'senior' and 'entrepreneur'. To be a Seniorpreneur therefore means to become self-employed at the age of more than 50 years and thus to have already gained a lot of experience in professional life. With us you will learn everything you need to know before, during and after you set up your own business.

Advantages and disadvantages of self-employment at 50

Self-employment at over 50 offers many advantages, but also has disadvantages, which you need to be aware of. In order to be able to master the challenges, we will gladly support you.

Advantages Seniorpreneur

Advantages Seniorpreneur
Flexibility
Advantages Seniorpreneur
Technologies enable location-independent working
Advantages Seniorpreneur
Experience
Advantages Seniorpreneur
Organisation and time management

Disadvantages Seniorpreneur

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Work-Life-Balance
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Financial risk
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Innovation capability
Advantages and disadvantages seniorpreneur

Why you should become self-employed at 50

Reasons for self-employment as a Seniorpreneur

Seniorpreneur Flexibility
Flexibility
In self-employment, you are your own boss and you can determine your own working hours. The step into a Seniorpreneur's life gives you a lot of flexibility.
Seniorpreneur Technologies and home office
Technology
Thanks to technologies such as smartphones, tablets, laptops and the programmes you can install on them, you can not only use your time efficiently, but also manage it and organise yourself.
Seniorpreneur organisation and time management
Organisation and time management
With good organisation and time management you can pursue your professional goals and dreams. To a certain extent, you can once again realise yourself in a new way. At the same time you will gain completely new experiences.
Seniorpreneur experience
Experience
As a Seniorpreneur you have already been able to gain a lot of experience in your professional and private life before the company was founded. This life experience will now give you an advantage over younger founders.

Risks associated with being a Seniorpreneur

Challenges in self-employment as a Seniorpreneur

Seniorpreneur Work-Life-Balance
Work-Life-Balance
If you run your own business, you will have to invest a lot of time, especially in the beginning. There is also the risk that you will sometimes stay in the office longer than planned. It is a challenge for many Seniorpreneurs to keep their work-life balance under control. This can be achieved through good planning, time management and structure, for example.
Seniorpreneur innovation capability
Innovation capability
Die Fähigkeit, innovativ zu denken, wird meistens jungen Leuten beigeschrieben. Viele bahnbrechende Innovationen wurden von jungen Entrepreneurs erfunden. Dennoch heisst das nicht, dass Du als Seniorpreneur nicht auch eine gute Innovationsfähigkeit hast. Um Dich dabei zu unterstützen, hilft es, ständig im Austausch mit Menschen aus allen Altersklassen zu stehen.
Seniorpreneur financial riskl
Financial risk
In addition, there is a financial risk associated with every self-employment. Not every newly founded company will be successful. For example, if you choose a sole proprietorship as the legal form, you have unlimited liability with your private assets.

Am I too old for self-employment at over 50?

It is never too late to start up a company and there is no right age to start a business. The proportion of self-employed people between 55 and 64 years of age is 27.4 percent. You are not alone as a Seniorpreneur at over 50.

Through your life experience you bring a wealth of knowledge that younger founders do not have and that gives you an advantage. So don't let yourself be unsettled by the thought of age differences.
Instead, use your know-how about the industry, a management position or marketing. In order to remain innovative and not to miss the latest trends and developments, we recommend that you are in constant exchange with friends from other age groups.

At the same time, thanks to your experience, you will bring a large private and professional network with you even before the company is founded. This means that you can get a wide range of opinions from all kinds of sources early on.
It is important that you are not afraid of new technologies. Even if you did not grow up with smartphones, tablets or similar, they are more important for your business than ever. They offer you new possibilities for sales and communication with your customers.

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