In the modernized world people with the development of their knowledge and intellectuality were forced to think about how to eliminate insecurity and make life simpler and safer. However, they quickly realized that there is no basic solution for all types of risks, how to properly identify, classify and eliminate them. In scientific theory and practice it can be said that there is no more difficult issue than risk. All risky events happen completely unexpectedly and they can have mild or severe consequences for everyone. It can be concluded that risks are present everywhere around us. The definition of risk says that risk is the danger of a harmful event occurring. Risk management is a complex process that is made up of clearly defined steps that provide better support for making decision. Each step needs to be considered sensibly and properly identified. Business risk arise mostly with the idea of a business, financial or investment activity of a company because every idea in that segment is risky or less risky while financial risks are the most common because they extend to all areas of the company's financial operations. The company HDH Opus d.o.o. is private company with main activity as intemediation in the trade of machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft. While its main activity is the transportation of vessels in the country (Croatia) and abroad. Every company in its business encounters numerous obstacles, risks that can harm them, mostly of a financial nature. Thanks to proper identification and management of risks, it is possible to rehabilitate and mitigate them or even turn some into potential opportunities.