This article aims to present the entrepreneurship of single mothers, taking into account the multiple aspects of this phenomenon. The first part outlines selected definitions and classifications of entrepreneurship and characteristics of an entrepreneur. Then, an attempt is made to analyse the basic conditions for the development of entrepreneurship in the social group in question and examples of various forms of support in Poland are described. This paper forms a conceptual overview contributing to the discussion about entrepreneurship in the changing social conditions connected with the new model of family functioning. The author is aware that a thorough analysis of this phenomenon requires detailed and in-depth analyses and research.