Oustanding Aspects of Sustainable Development and Competitiveness Challenges for Entrepreneurship in Romania

Taking into consideration the increasing role of entrepreneurship for the sustainability and competitiveness of an economy, the paper highlights the main characteristics of entrepreneurs in Romania from the demographic, economic and social viewpoints, age, labour skills, education, urban and rural areas gender, income levels etc. Based on a set of specific indicators, our research try to identify the main obstacles and difficulties the entrepreneurship in Romania is confronted with as well as to find out the solutions for solving them by adequate policies, instruments, economic and financial mechanisms. In this context, it is revealed the importance of promoting the mentality in favor of entrepreneurship behaviour of Romanians as well as of a better financial support for SMEs.