Social enterprises can represent the engine of the sustainable development of urban areas in according to Lisbon and Gothenburg agendas and their increase and development favour the social cohesion and the improvement of the urban economy.

The project will provide nine social enterprise incubators, one for each  partner city, according to a common model strictly developed through project activities; also, the project will define an European network of  social-economic incubators.

The network will transfer best practices and it will represent a solid reference for social policies of the involved territories.

Finally, the project main challenge will be supporting social enterprises to achieve economic sustainability, through the application of a market driven approach.