Entrepreneurship is old equally as humans. It has been developed continuous from the begining of first organized business till today. Although the entrepreneurship has been considered superficial in the early developing ages, today there are argued researches that confirm it is a leading economic subsystem and a generator of economic growth, social development and prosperity. Familie enterpreneurship is one of the leading type or form of entrepreneurship at the international level, but also it is gaining even greater significance at the national level of Croatia. Although there are many problems in Croatia that prevent monitoring of the development and effects of family entrepreneurship, there is concrete evidence of the enviable importance of the same. It is more pronounced in certain sectors and activities, dominated by agriculture, catering and trade and tourism. With the reduction of the basic limitations of its development, it is possible to expect its more serious development in Croatia. The benefits of this would be reflected in the context of generating positive macroeconomic indicators, but also in the area of non-economic effects. The examples of its positive effects are family farms in Croatia, especially Istria.