r/buyingabusiness is a subreddit with 17k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and money talk, and the community frequently discusses business, buying, acquisition, partner, and technical audit.
This sub is for discussion around buying businesses - deal sourcing, valuing, due diligence, legal & accountancy costs, financing the acquisition, everything to do with acquiring a business.
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Popular Themes in r/buyingabusiness
#1
Advice Requests
: "Accountant: the add-back schedule tells you more about the seller than the P&L does"
30 posts
#2
Money Talk
: "I've got about $500k to invest into a side hustle, looking for modest returns nothing crazy, my spouse can contribute more full time effort. What should we look into?"
21 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Possible to get a loan for acquiring business under 2 years old?"
6 posts
#4
Opportunities
: "Considering quitting corporate and buying a lifestyle business"
5 posts
#5
News
: "The SBA just doubled the max borrowing limit from $5 to $10 million, effective July 4th."
4 posts
#6
Pain & Anger
: "Brokers - why do you ghost buyers?"
3 posts
#7
Ideas
: "Creative finance as a buyer"
2 posts
#8
Self-Promotion
: "Reputation Return: Top Las Vegas Publicity Agency for Your Brand"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/buyingabusiness
#1
Business
: "To Lenders/Bankers: How is your first impression of a Business that has sudden dip in revenue/SDE?"
13 posts
#2
Buying
: "Buying a Movie Theater 😱"
4 posts
#3
Acquisition
: "Is it Possible to buy a Business with No Money Down"
3 posts
#4
Partner
2 posts
#5
Technical Audit
: "Does anyone actually run a Technical Audit before buying a SaaS on Acquire/Flippa?"
2 posts
#6
Sba
: "The listing says "Sba pre-qualified." Pre-qualified for who, exactly?"
2 posts
#7
Small Business
1 post
#8
Business Owner Leads
1 post
Member Growth in r/buyingabusiness
Yearly
+13k members(328.6%)
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Last updated: August 10, 2026