The development of business associations at the present stage requires
sustainability in a rapidly changing external environment. Business associations belong to
economic systems that are advisable to consider from the standpoint of the general theory of
systems to identify their immanent qualities. This approach expands the possibilities of
controllability and sustainability of such economic systems, especially since this issue is the
most urgent today. The article analyzed a number of system properties and formulated the
necessary conditions for the stability of business associations. This allows you to build
further the management of such socio-economic systems more efficiently.