In the global context, microenterprises contribute to the economic and social development of each nation, through efficient processes of income distribution and employment generation; hence the purpose of this chapter is to characterize microenterprises, making an approximation since the cities of Cali and Palmira in Colombia.It is based on a positivist approach, with a non-experimental, cross-field research design; and a descriptive type of study.The population is made up of the microenterprises of Cali and Palmira, and the key informants were 327 microenterprises, considering those that have a range of workers from 1 to 10 (including the owner).The information collection technique was a personal survey through a questionnaire addressed to proprietary managers.The results indicated that microentrepreneurs, in large proportion, have independent premises to carry out their business activities, they have more than 5 years of creation and also in a large proportion are legally registered, to a large extent are Directed by women and have a very good formation for its operation, contributing significantly to the development of the country.