What r/smallbusiness is talking about this week

I run a small storefront, retail sales and retro electronic repairs plus other stuff. Still pretty new, going on 3 and a half years open. We've seen consistent year over year growth since we've...

I am Gen Z but my dad is a boomer and raised me to walk in a shake the managers hand and give him my resume and make a good impression. I prefer this 20x more to the impersonal and repetitive...

Long story but it took so much to get it started. Hardest thing I have ever done. The concept was so, SO difficult to vindicate and get approved for being in California. Essentially I have the...

I started a single-origin roasted whole beans and ground coffee brand from Tanzania's two years ago. Most of my customers find me through the website. Sales are coming in steadily and the brand is...

Hey everyone, I just recently landed some steady work from a contractor. We agreed on an hourly rate of $35/man hour. But after running the numbers the profit is way too small to make it...

Small business in Texas. Just learned that my insurance cost are going up 28% next year!! Have tried purchasing through the marketplace in the past but did not work out, so I went with a small...

I'm starting a new business and trying to get google ads to work. It has been the most mind numbering experience of perhaps my life. Campaigns, audiences, key words, conversions, audience...

A friend of mine runs a hair salon and we've been arguing about her Instagram ads for the past two days. She has her targeting radius set to 3 km. Her logic is that nobody is going to drive 20...

I run a 10-person studio. For five years we've made XR, web 3D and immersive experiences for clients (VR training, AR activations, interactive 3D for brands). It was a good business and I built a...

Social media has become 99% AI slop and vibe coders solving problems nobody wants? Agree or Disagree