The motivation to enter an entrepreneurial venture is mostly seen through the wishes of the entrepreneur who can act and determine in his company according to his will. He develops the business the way he thinks is best and doesn’t have to ask permission for the same. For a job well done, there is a financial reward that comes to the entrepreneur, who distributes it the way he wants. This final paper deals with entrepreneurship as a theoretical basis in which the advantages and disadvantages of the entrepreneurial venture itself and the obstacles for young people in entrepreneurship are explained. Furthermore, the work consists of strategies for entering entrepreneurship, which focus on starting a business and buying a franchise. The main chapter deals with obstacles to the development of young and medium-sized enterprises in the Republic of Croatia, where the entrepreneurial environment is examined, and research is conducted based on a survey. The survey involved 30 respondents who showed their biggest obstacles in entrepreneurship: bad previous experience, unclear law where people cannot know what and how to do exactly to start a business, administrative and tax obstacles, fear of failure, bureaucracy, people's habits, fear of failure and finances that represent a major turning point for most people and entrepreneurs to start a business. The aim of this final paper is to research and analyze entrepreneurship, its advantages, as well as disadvantages and obstacles that entrepreneurs face on a daily basis and ways to successfully address them.