silver entrepreneurship
phrase

- individuals who become self-employed or start a new business late in their working career

- individuals aged fifty or above who are planning to start a business, are currently in the process of starting one, or have recently started one

The Journal of Entrepreneurship

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PHRASE ORIGIN

The word "entrepreneur" entered the English language in the 19th century. from the French verb entreprendre which means "to undertake" or "to begin”. “Silver” evolved from the Old English term seolfor.

“Silver entrepreneur” combines the two concepts. “Silver” referring to the greying hair colour associated with aging and the older demographic, and “entrepreneur”, a person who starts and operates their own business venture, taking on financial risk in pursuit of profit.

The use of "silver" to denote the elderly dates back at least to the early 20th century, the term "silver foxes" referring to attractive older men emerged around the 1920s.

This concept of older entrepreneurship has gained much more attention and use in recent decades, as more seniors choose to start businesses after retirement for income, activity, or personal fulfillment.

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WORDS OF SILVER

- born with a silver spoon in one's mouth = to be born into wealth and privilege.

- every cloud has a silver lining = even in bad situations, there's usually some good to be found.

- sell the family silver = to sell off valuable possessions, often in a desperate situation.

- silver screen = refers to the era of black and white movies, or movies in general.

- silver service = formal tableware, traditionally made of silver.

- silver tongue = someone who is very persuasive and eloquent.

- silver anniversary = a celebration of 25 years of marriage.

- hand something to someone on a silver platter = to offer something easily and without any effort required by the recipient.

- talk is silver, but silence is golden = keeping quiet is more valuable than the most eloquent speech.

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SYNONYMS

- for “entrepreneurship”:

blaze a new trail, break (shatter) the mould, carve your own niche, challenge the status quo, climb the entrepreneurial ladder, come up from scratch, create a disruption, cultivate a venture, defy expectations, develop a groundbreaking idea, disrupt the market, embark on a pioneering journey, engineer a revolution, establish a maverick brand, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, forge a new path, gamble on an innovative concept, go against the grain, hustle, ignite a passion project, innovate, invent the next big thing, launch a groundbreaking venture, maverick spirit, nonconformist approach, pioneer a new industry, push boundaries, reinvent the wheel, relentless pursuit, relentless work ethic, rise above the status quo, risk-taking spirit, self-made success, shake up the industry, spearhead a paradigm shift, strike out on your own, swim against the current, take a chance, take the reins, unconventionality, unconventional approach, underdog spirit, venture into uncharted territory

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SMUGGLE OWAD into an English conversation, say something like:

“With the over 60s becoming the largest population cohort, promoting SILVER ENTREPRENEURSHIP makes a lot of sense.”

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