This research explores the role of the family as an ecosystem for youth entrepreneurship education in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), focusing on the entrepreneurial experience of an 11-year-old child. The central question is how the family, as an educational ecosystem, fosters the development of youth entrepreneurship in the DRC. The aim of this study is to analyze the role of the family as an ecosystem for youth entrepreneurship education in the DRC, using the example of an 11-year-old child. The results highlight children’s roles in entrepreneurial experiences, the nature of the entrepreneurship initiated, the entrepreneurial skills and values developed, the influence of the family environment on children’s entrepreneurial education, and the challenges of family entrepreneurial education. This study sheds valuable light on the central role of the family in the development of the entrepreneurial spirit in young people.