SENIORS LEARNING: A GATE IN THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP CONTEXT

Abstract

The challenges in the labor market faced by individuals with 50 years old or older has compulsorily encouraged their transition to entrepreneurship as an alternative. These individuals have several skills, however, these may not be sufficient to develop a new labor activity. The main objective of this article is to characterize the learning paths and skills of these entrepreneurs. For this, we conducted semi-structured interviews with five entrepreneurs from the city of São Paulo. Data were analyzed through content analysis technique, considering the stages of analysis organization, categorization and treatment, inference and interpretation of results. The identified categories included antecedents, similar learning paths and skills. Among the skills, communication with the ecosystem and the need for multiple and constant learning stand out. Theoretical, practical and social contributions emerge from this research. On the other hand, there is a limitation regarding the generalization of the results, pointing to future research with broader samples.