The general objective of the project is to promote social entrepreneurship, capitalise on local development opportunities and develop knowledge and skills for 110 people from South East Region (Tulcea County) and South Muntenia Region (Ialomita, Calarasi, Giurgiu and Teleorman counties), which will encourage solidarity-based entrepreneurship, social support and cohesion and occupation among vulnerable groups, by supporting the establishment of 21 social enterprises. Through the general objective the project will contribute to the valorisation of human capital (as a resource for sustainable development in the future), the exploitation of endogenous resources, the initiation and financing of new, innovative businesses, in order to stimulate the economic growth, competitiveness and sustainable development of the local economy, which will lead to the achievement of the objectives assumed by Romania in the context of the National Strategy for Competitiveness 2014-2020 and the Europe 2020 Strategy. By developing human capital and increasing competitiveness, by linking education and learning throughout life with the labour market, by adapting educational programs to the upward trend that the social economy has at European and implicitly national level, by providing non-refundable financing for innovative business opportunities in the social field, the project aims to increase skills, employment opportunities and development of 110 direct beneficiaries of information, training and counselling activities. In line with the 7th Report on Economic, Social and Territorial Cohesion presented in 2017 from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, increasing investment in skills could contribute to improving economic growth by reducing skills gaps and helping to reduce poverty, youth unemployment and social exclusion. According to the study published by Ackees, in order to assess the situation of Romanian entrepreneurial education, respondents were asked to assess whether they considered that they had the necessary skills to start a business, whether they had access to quality entrepreneurial education and whether they believed that educational institutions supported them in their entrepreneurial approaches. Answer: they did not receive support for their own entrepreneurial approaches from the educational institutions they followed; they don't feel prepared despite having access to education. Since people with the right skills and competences are more likely to start their own businesses, entrepreneurial education should be a priority of public policies in Romania. Low level of knowledge despite participation in entrepreneurial education courses is a sign of hardship