r/smallbusinessuk
80k members
r/smallbusinessuk is a subreddit with 80k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses business, struggling, advice, company, and shipping, 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?"
57 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."
10 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Opening my own small shop, but scared of the finances now it’s getting real."
4 posts
#4
Ideas
: "Empty vacant shop - ideas?"
4 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
Opportunities
: "Double down on one business or grow two smaller businesses in the same space?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/smallbusinessuk
#1
Business
: "Ideas for a new solo Business that doesn't need to make a fortune?"
37 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?"
7 posts
#5
Shipping
: "Help with Shipping solutions from the uk to Europe please"
4 posts
#6
Marketing
4 posts
#7
Small
4 posts
#8
Small Business
4 posts
#9
Startup
4 posts
#10
Business Partner
3 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
Accounting Software
30 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(66.0%)
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Last updated: September 11, 2026