o:8397 Entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship in the legal system of the Republic of Serbia Preduzetnik i preduzetništvo u pravnom sistemu Republike Srbije en ABSTRACT: An entrepreneur, as a natural person engaged in a specific economic activity for the purpose of generating profit, can be analyzed and considered from various perspectives, including economic, legal (commercial law, labor law, etc.), social, and others. This paper presents some of the specific characteristics of an entrepreneur as a business entity, as well as the features that distinguish them from other types of companies, highlighting the advantages and disadvantages associated with this form of business organization. A significant number of entrepreneurs in the Republic of Serbia, along with the persons they employ, underscores the importance of analyzing and defining the basic concepts, as well as determining the role of entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship within the legal system. A historical and legal review of the emergence and development of entrepreneurship is also necessary to provide a clearer understanding of the position entrepreneurs occupy in the modern economy and their legal and regulatory framework. APSTRAKT: Preduzetnik, kao fizičko lice koje obavlja određenu privrednu delatnost radi sticanja dobiti, može se analizirati i posmatrati sa različitih aspekata, kao što su ekonomski, pravni (privrednopravni, radnopravni i sl.), socijalni i drugi. U radu autori prikazuju neke specifičnosti vezane za preduzetnika kao privrednog subjekta na prvom mestu, a onda i njegove posebnosti koje ga izdvajaju od ostalih privrednih društava, sa brojnim prednostima i nedostacima koje ova vrsta privrednog organizovanja može da ima. Značajan broj preduzetnika u Republici Srbiji, kao i lica koja zapošljavaju preduzetnici, itekako opravdavaju analizu i definisanje osnovnih pojmova, kao i određivanje mesta preduzetnika i preduzetništva u pravnom sistemu. Istorijskopravni osvrt na nastanak i razvoj preduzetništva takođe se nužno nameće, kao i njegovo pravno i zakonsko uređenje, sa ciljem preciznijeg razumevanja položaja koji preduzetnik zauzima u savremenoj ekonomiji. Keywords: business entity; natural person; entrepreneurship; entrepreneur. Ključne reči: privredni subjekt; fizičko lice; preduzetništvo; preduzetnik. 1552099 10.5937/ptp2503106S 1552101 0352-3713 2025-10-22T09:34:41.862Z 44 yes 46 Sanja Škorić University of Business Academy in Novi Sad, Faculty of Law for Commerce and Judiciary in Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia; Univerzitet Privredna akademija u Novom Sadu, Pravni fakultet za privredu i pravosuđe u Novom Sadu, Novi Sad, Srbija 0000-0001-6256-3026 Nikola Pavlović University of Business Academy in Novi Sad, Faculty of Law for Commerce and Judiciary in Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia; Univerzitet Privredna akademija u Novom Sadu, Pravni fakultet za privredu i pravosuđe u Novom Sadu, Novi Sad, Srbija person 0009-0004-7583-3311 application/pdf 412019 https://unilib.phaidrabg.rs/o:8397 no yes 16 70 92000002 211A01 Pravo - teorija i praksa 42 3 106 119 2025