Various approaches to defining the terms financial stability and financial stability are considered, and their connection with the financial security of the enterprise is determined. It is emphasized that financial flexibility is a mechanism that is necessary for the adaptation of the enterprise as an open system to changes in the external environment. A structural and logical scheme was built, which reflects the relationship and interdependence between financial stability and financial security. It has been proven that to ensure stability and security at various stages, it is advisable to apply different approaches to management: adaptive, anticipatory, preventive anti-crisis management. Each of these types of management is focused on the company's response to external challenges and changes. It is noted that financial stability should be assessed in view of the state of the enterprise – whether it is operating in a normal mode or scaling up its activities. In the second case, an increase in dependence on external sources of financing is a normal phenomenon. However, this should not be seen as a threat to financial security. The author's definition of financial danger is given through the prism of the considered terms. Financial danger is such a degree of decrease in financial stability, at which the enterprise faces the threat of losing the ability to finance its activities, and with the existing ratio between its own and borrowed financial resources, it loses financial flexibility in responding to external negative influences. It is shown that in the process of researching stability and security of various systems, including enterprises, terminology is developing. In particular, "antifragility" and "resilience" can be considered new terms. Anti-fragility implies not only the system's response to external changes, but its corresponding transformation, which becomes the key to survival in changing conditions. A resilient enterprise is able to quickly adapt to external challenges, and thus more easily achieves a state of financial security.
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