Silver Entrepreneurs

Results

In the Central Baltic region, many older people face limited employment and entrepreneurship opportunities despite having valuable skills and experience. Seniors are often less involved in entrepreneurship support programmes and lack access to modern training, practical tools, and cross-border networks. At the same time, the region needs more active entrepreneurship to support employment, economic growth, and quality of life.

The project addressed this challenge by creating the Smart Seniors Academy for Entrepreneurship—a joint Central Baltic training programme tailored to silver age people. The programme combined entrepreneurship training, business simulations, and practical learning materials. Participants worked on individual and collaborative business ideas with real implementation potential, supported by trainers and partner organisations.

As a result, the project achieved the following outcomes:

• 80 silver age persons from the Central Baltic region completed the full Smart Seniors Academy programme;

• a joint Central Baltic entrepreneurship training programme was developed and delivered, including simulations and practical training materials;

• individual and collaborative entrepreneurship projects with implementation potential were created;

• at least 50 additional organisations were involved in project activities, including business support and training organisations;

• a catalogue of project results and participants’ business ideas was developed and published.

The project results benefit silver age people by improving their entrepreneurship skills, employment opportunities, and quality of life. At the same time, partner organisations and national and local authorities gained practical tools and experience to promote senior entrepreneurship, contributing to a more inclusive labour market and strengthening the Central Baltic regional economy.