A family business is such a business run by one or more family members. They are the backbone for the country's economy and its development, contributing to total income, higher employment, their business relationships, participation in exports. Since its establishment, every company, including the family, has gone through four phases. In the last stage, the company either shuts down due to poor financial results or new projects start new production. Great importance is given to the development of family entrepreneurship, because entrepreneurs create new ideas and give birth to changes. It is a process of creating new value and the result is profit and personal satisfaction as a reward. It is the economic activity of an individual or a group of people, who, using an idea, invest capital in its realization, take risk, create a product or service, the sale of which makes a profit. The problem of researching this paper is to define the concept of family entrepreneurship. Based on the problem of work, the purpose of the work is set, and that is to show family entrepreneurship in Croatia. Based on the problems and purpose of the work, the aim of the paper is to research and determine the prospects of family entrepreneurship in Croatia.