The paper is devoted to the analysis of entrepreneurial potential. The theoretical part of the paper outlines the need for entrepreneurship education and the development of entrepreneurial skills. In the practical part the data concerning the entrepreneurial potential of the students of the technical branches at the VŠTE in České Budějovice are surveyed using the questionnaire survey. The evaluation by the test of independence is demonstrate. Using the test, formulated hypotheses are verified. In the paper we present the first results from the questionnaire survey.