Recently, more and more emphasis has been put on small and medium-sized enterprises. Importance of small and medium-sized businesses enterprises is the fact that in the most of the countries their stake at registered objects presents more then 95% of their holds. In Croatia, 99,7 % is part of small and medium-sized enterprises of the total amount of registered objects. Their importance is a big part for employing huge amount of people. But small and medium-sized enterprises are getting some risk on their way to finish. Before bringing business decisions entrepreneur has to check which are potential risks that can happen in work. For the enterprise it is really important to know how to handle the risks that can affect on work, so they can improve their business position on the market. Stake management is having a big part on the whole management system of the enterprise, and it should get attention because failure and lapses can damage the existence of the enterprises.