Resilience refers to the competence to overcome the adversity or traumatic experience, to adapt to change and then to quickly return to normal, which is vital for the entrepreneurial success. Therefore, the notion of resilience has become increasingly important in the field of entrepreneurship theoretical study and business practice. After collecting and reviewing plenty of literature on resilience, entrepreneurial resilience and entrepreneurial research, this paper is organized in the following sections: firstly, the concepts and development of resilience and entrepreneurial resilience are discussed; secondly, the scales and dimensions that make up the major contents of entrepreneurial resilience are introduced; thirdly, the influential factors and impacts of entrepreneurial resilience are summarized; lastly, some suggestions for future research are provided, such as scales development, empirical research of influential factors and coping strategies.