r/smallbusiness

Two times in one week… First was a post about employee health insurance and second about contracts. I post or comment on a topic I want to engage in and I’m contacted with service offers or solicitations based on that post. We’re small business ow

It doesn't feel real. I currently have a boba tea food truck, and I am now getting a brick and mortar! The money is now in our bank account and I'm feeling like a fraud. Trying to not let the anxiety get to me! I know I can do this. My husband i

I know its not much, only 5$, but for me this means a lot. Its the first time i managed to earn something through my work. It was for a gaming thumbnail, and I only had to spend 30 minutes, but the buyer loved it. After giving a 5 star rating he even

It's almost comical how easy it is to point out, when I read the title of the thread and the first sentence of a story with a super obvious answer, *I can already tell where it's going.* A great example is from a thread that got very high engagement

Just wanted to share something I've been doing; we all get the occasional email from an upset, angry, or insane customer (sometimes all three). I've been having fun w/ChatGPT in these situations, any time I don't want to spend the better part of a d

We bought an existing business with staff that are highlu recommended. We did do mystery shopping when we were doing our research. The sale went through fine, everything seems well. We inherited the staff, the first day on the meeting staff demanded

So I see all these local, small businesses out there. Mom and pop shops, small low-traffic food places, psychics, hole-in-the-wall type of places. How can they afford to stay open? I can't imagine these types of businesses are making 20k/month. I hav

Original [post](https://old.reddit.com/r/smallbusiness/comments/112egkl/client_delaying_payment_not_as_per_our_agreement/) [Update](https://old.reddit.com/r/smallbusiness/comments/112gzef/update_client_delaying_payment_advice_from_my/) Woke up this

I'm on the verge of closing my business down after 5 years. Business has been my identity for my entire adult life. Now I'm in my 30s, jaded and in no mood to start another business, and don't know if I can stomach a low paid job and live paycheck to

I'm so excited to get started! I've been a sole proprietor my whole life, but it never got big enough to actually incorporate. My new venture actually has partners and assets around 20k. Looking forward to doing some big things officially on paper

Got an email from Square stating: **Processing fees will no longer be refunded to your account when you issue full or partial refunds to your customers.** This is shocking to me -- anyone else peeved by this change?

Hi all! Wishing you all an excellent day. My brother and I recently created a Yelp listing for our restaurant. We were happy to see everyone enjoying our food and leaving 5-star reviews. However, yelp kept filtering them with their "advanced" al

My friend (25M), a refugee in the US, said the owners of a local fast food restaurant where he works approached him about buy their business for a price of $200K over five years. Sales in January were $39K, and expenses were just a few hundred dollar

Hi guys, I’m hoping someone might be able to provide a bit of advice. I started my business 4 years ago. Since then we’ve got from 85k sales to approaching 700k sales this year now with a team of 6. I earn a good wage, have a car through the busin

My SO (35) and I (42) own a small but successful brewery that is almost 8 years old. I work there full time and SO works full time elsewhere to provide health insurance and some financial support to me if needed. We have 3 part time employees with

I quit my HVAC job and opened my HVAC company in late 2021... About a year and a half ago. One year ago it was just me doing everything. I'd never managed anyone before. I now have 6 employees. One stellar service tech, two lead installers (one of w

Hey everyone, I'm in a bit of a dilemma and I was hoping to get some advice from you all. Recently, one of my employees, who was in charge of communications and everything else besides design, left to join a competitor. The timing couldn't have bee

A customer called to tell me they were undercharged by one of our younger/newish employees. It's not a huge amount, but not a few dollars worth either. The customer said they are prepared to and intended to pay. Would you accept full payment, give th

I occasionally hire someone who is really good at his job. We have worked together for years. He is a contractor, not an employee legally. He has never said he used drugs, and has taken steps to hide it, but it has become obvious he is shooting

In 2017 I opened a small business with a business partner. I'm used to feeling like I'm struggling financially and have learned to live on a shoestring budget. The business always did okay but never enough where I was able to pay myself adequately fo