The entrepreneurship movement has taken on ever greater proportions and its importance for the country's economic development is already clear. Making it indispensable to study the topic, whereas, despite its spread among the Brazilian population, entrepreneurship is still little practiced as a rule. Based on this premise and with the intention of contributing to the growth of entrepreneurship in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, this study aims to outline the profile of the entrepreneur, as well as the characterization of the enterprises in the municipality of Montanhas-RN. As a research instrument, we used the application of a questionnaire with the montanhese entrepreneur, whose data and information collection were fundamental for the study. Concerning the results obtained, it was possible to identify that in that city, male entrepreneurs predominate. It was also noticed that most of the local entrepreneurs, located in a higher age group, between 41 and 60 years old. As far as enterprises are concerned, there was an ascendancy in the size of micro-companies and in the commercial sector. Attention is also paid to the absence of an industrial branch in the city, a situation that could attract foreign investment and expand the labor market, as well as qualify local labor.