Family businesses of members of the Albanian national minority in Croatia were traditionally inherited only by sons. Women were considered guardians of children and households in the husband's family, so daughters did not inherit their parents' businesses, but instead received an appropriate dowry. By educating sons and daughters and reducing the number of children in the family, the situation is changing. The purpose of this research was to describe how family businesses were traditionally inherited and to investigate the experiences and attitudes of entrepreneurs and potential heirs about contemporary trends in order to come up with recommendations for better preparation and coping in practice. The research method was used by interviewing seven entrepreneurs and surveying 30 young members of the Albanian national minority whose parents are family business owners. The research results show that the traditional inheritance of family businesses still prevails to a large extent. The interviewed entrepreneurs are aware of the advantages of the spontaneous traditional way of transferring business to the new generation, but also of the changes that come with new trends. Therefore, they continue to prepare their children through work in the family business, education and gradual involvement in decision-making. They also respect their choice and would prefer to transfer the company to the one who is most interested and who will run the company best. They emphasize the importance of fair distribution of property and helping other children to "stand on their own feet", i.e. to start their own business and to solve the housing issue.