The social economy is perceived as an activity of organizations that have both economic and social goals, with the mention that social goals take precedence. Social economy institutions are businesses or social entities that operate in all sectors and can take different forms: banking cooperatives, guarantee funds, regional development agencies, associations and foundations etc. These types of institutions are active in key areas: social protection, social services, health care, banks, insurance, agricultural production, handicrafts, household sector, services for citizens, training and education, culture, sports and leisure. In order to rehabilitate vulnerable groups, one of the objectives of the social economy is the establishment of social enterprises, this institution being considered mainly as a business based on social goals. In order to satisfy a wide range of needs of vulnerable groups, social enterprises have diversified their offer, so that while some enterprises act temporarily from the social economy to the formal one, other social enterprises offer permanent jobs for people who cannot face the existing labor market. The purpose of this article is to highlight the importance of social economy structures in order to rehabilitate vulnerable people and groups through the establishment of social enterprises that can open new employment avenues for people who may remain excluded from the labor market. The method used is the case study through which models of good practices are presented in the creation of social economy structures, respectively social enterprises that have reached the support of vulnerable people and groups in Suceava County, Romania.