Entrepreneurship means taking some activities and initiating some actions in order to achieve certain goals, as well as willingness to take risks and uncertainty. It contributes to the economic growth and development of job creation. There are advantages and disadvantages in every activity, including entrepreneurship. Still, it is noticeable that there are many more positive sides to starting an entrepreneurial venture than there are negative ones. Positive factors are also motivational factors. A person’s entrepreneurial intent is influenced by a number of factors. Numerous authors emphasize that entrepreneurial intent is the result of a state of behavior, social norms, and perceived behavioral control. In order for a person to become an entrepreneur, his entrepreneurial intention must be a planned activity. The main motivating factors in entrepreneurship are: the need to achieve, risk acceptance, the scope of control, self-efficacy, independence, setting self-goals, instinct, control of opportunities. This paper examines a survey on the motivation of young students majoring in Economic Entrepreneurship from the University of Zagreb to go into entrepreneurship. The results show that young students are motivated to go into entrepreneurship and see many advantages in starting an entrepreneurial venture. However, they also recognize a number of obstacles and negative aspects in starting an entrepreneurial venture, such as: lack of financial resources, risk of losing capital, stress and health impact, fear of failure due to high tax burden and insufficient government support. The Republic of Croatia has made significant progress in encouraging self-employment, but there is much room for improvement.