Antonios Kostas is Employment Consultant at the Greek Public Employment Service (Kavala), adjunct lecturer and post-doctoral researcher at the Department of Accounting and Finance of the Democritus University of Thrace, as well as, is the General Secretary of the Kavala’s Limited Liability Social Cooperative. He holds a Ph.D. degree on Social Economy and Social Entrepreneurship from the Department of Sociology of Panteion University, he has completed post-doctoral research at the Department of Social Policy of the Democritus University of Thrace, he holds a MSc degree in "Health Management" from the Department of Economics of the University of Piraeus and a graduate degree of the Department of Social Administration of the Democritus University of Thrace. His research interests focus on the following: Social Economy, Social Entrepreneurship, Social Policy, Local Development, Employment Policies, Development Policies, Entrepreneurship, Social Integration, Health Policies, Social Welfare, etc.