By entering the world of entrepreneurship, the entrepreneur represents an opportunity to develop human abilities. An entrepreneur is talked about as a business owner, apropos as an innovator who manages human and material resources, sets goals, takes risks, and makes a profit. There are many characteristics of entrepreneurs that contribute to the achievement of set goals. On the other hand, the concept of entrepreneurship is somewhat more complex. We see it as a process that needs to be researched all the time, and formed for the best possible results, apropos as the success of the company. The purpose of this thesis is to describe in more detail the concept of entrepreneur, as well as to look at the characteristics, behaviors and skills that make him successful. The concept of entrepreneurship will be explained, as well as its development, functions, types, and advantages and disadvantages of entering entrepreneurship. Given that entrepreneurship faces many challenges, it is also inevitable to face various types of risks. The success of the company depends on the risks, and companies mainly focus on risk management processes and methods, ie they deal with the norms that deal with risk management. An example of a company in this thesis is the company, apropos the food industry "Vindija d.d.", which will describe in more detail the company's operations and how the company manages risks. A brief overview of risk management will be provided, which will show how the company eliminates risks in the best way and in accordance with entrepreneurial opportunities.