En este artículo se muestra la caracterización de los emprendedores del Fondo Emprender Sincelejo, cuyo perfil es: hombres, de edad joven, con formación universitaria, innovadores, alerta a las oportunidades, motivados por la generación de empleos, con ingresos mensuales menores a tres salarios mínimos, y no presentan dedicación exclusiva a la empresa creada. La metodología empleada inicia con la revisión bibliográfica del emprendimiento como campo de investigación y de lo que significa ser emprendedor, para elaborar el marco teórico. Fueron encuestados diecisiete participantes en el estudio, a quienes se les preguntó acerca de las características que ellos consideraban que debían estar presentes en un emprendedor. Al final se hacen unas breves conclusiones y se plantean los nuevos desafíos en el campo del emprendimientoThis article sets out a description of entrepreneurs at Fondo Emprender Sincelejo, whose profiles are outlined with the following characteristics: men, young, undergraduates, innovative, always looking for new opportunities, motivated with employment generation, earning less than three minimum salaries per month, and not working exclusively at the created enterprise. Methodology used starts with a bibliography revision on entrepreneurship and entrepreneurs as a research field in order to build a theory framework. Afterwards, seventeen applicants were surveyed; they were asked about characteristics an entrepreneur should have. At the end, brief conclusions and new challenges in the entrepreneurship field are presentedThis article sets out a description of entrepreneurs at Fondo Emprender Sincelejo, whose profiles are outlined with the following characteristics: men, young, undergraduates, innova-tive, always looking for new opportunities, motivated with employment generation, earn-ing less than three minimum salaries per month, and not working exclusively at the created enterprise. Methodology used starts with a bibliography revision on entrepreneurship and entrepreneurs as a research field in order to build a theory framework. Afterwards, seventeen applicants were surveyed; they were asked about characteristics an entrepreneur should have. At the end, brief conclusions and new challenges in the entrepreneurship field are presented