r/smallbusinessuk

78k members
r/smallbusinessuk is a subreddit with 78k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses business, struggling, advice, company, and startup, and they frequently recommend/review bank account, accounting software, and banking.
Questions and answers about starting, owning, and growing a small business in the UK.

Popular Themes in r/smallbusinessuk

#1
Advice Requests
: "Giving serious though to starting my own cafe. Any advice you can offer?"
46 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Who is everyone using for payment gateways on ecommerce sites? Stripe are increasing their fees so it's time I looked elsewhere."
15 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Want to sell my bakery. Worried that I won't get much for it."
7 posts
#4
Ideas
: "Empty vacant shop - ideas?"
3 posts
#5
Money Talk
: "Roastery is maxed out and I can't fund the next size up myself. Anyone actually raised money through crowdfunding?"
3 posts
#6
Self-Promotion
: "I want to start my own home care company and be the best!"
2 posts

Popular Topics in r/smallbusinessuk

#1

Business

: "Small Business struggling with UK government tenders – what are we doing wrong?"
52 posts
#2

Struggling

: "Small business Struggling with UK government tenders – what are we doing wrong?"
35 posts
#3

Advice

9 posts
#4

Company

: "Events Company (HeadBox) wants to take 10% from deposit for themselves… Should I accept this?"
9 posts
#5

Startup

: "Starting up an engineering consultancy LLP"
8 posts
#6

Small Business

: "Looking to connect with other Small Business owners"
6 posts
#7

Tax

: "New small business and I'm a little confused about Tax and national insurance"
6 posts
#8

Accounting

: "Best way to find a competent, trustworthy accountant (if not by referrals)?"
5 posts
#9

Shipping

: "Those Shipping to the U.S., how are you handling the new HS Code based tarriffs on top of the already existing flat fee."
5 posts
#10

Ecommerce

: "Online sellers (sole traders) - what do you put as your return address on labels?"
5 posts

Products Discussed in r/smallbusinessuk

Bank Account

32 reviews
#1
Monzo
4.3 from 9 reviews
#2
Mettle
4.1 from 7 reviews
#3
Tide
4.0 from 3 reviews
#1
Xero
4.2 from 13 reviews
#2
FreeAgent
4.8 from 8 reviews
#3
Sage
4.0 from 2 reviews

Banking

21 reviews
#1
Tide
3.4 from 5 reviews
#2
Mettle
5.0 from 3 reviews
#3
Starling
3.0 from 2 reviews

Member Growth in r/smallbusinessuk

Yearly
+32k members(68.9%)

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Last updated: August 14, 2026