Talking about entrepreneurship does not necessarily mean talking about micro-enterprise and vice versa. Both categories, although typical of business management and valid when generating income, respond to different motivations and even have a different genesis. Sometimes, due their similarities, entrepreneurship or microenterprise are understood as synonyms when, in practice, in the real market, they are not. This article seeks to clear the doubts that arise regarding the use and purpose of tools, easily distinguishing the subtle differences that they have and pointing out elements that usually cause them to be confused.