All organizations are subject to internal and external threats that need to be identified and addressed in a timely manner. Trading organizations have their own characteristics, they are forced to conduct their activities in the context of incomplete and distorted marketing information about consumer preferences of buyers, as well as the inevitable choice between different suppliers and goods for resale. The article provides a list of various threats to economic security and potential risk situations encountered by wholesalers at each stage of their business.

The key factor contributing to the high level of economic security is the competitiveness of the state, which is currently provided by Russia's transition to the path of innovative development. The article highlights the "innovative security" in the structure of economic security of the state along with its other elements. Actions of entrepreneurs or business entities aimed at creating innovations are associated with innovative and investment risks. The authors consider recommendations on how to change the functions of risk management to help companies benefit from new innovative projects, which ultimately will strengthen the economic security of the country.