/r/smallbusiness - top ten submissions for each month of 2024

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2024, October
I (24m) make 600k but hate my business.
436 I (24m) make 600k but hate my business.
Why does a small business proclaim political af...
404 Why does a small business proclaim political af...
Sisters “business partner” claims zero dollars ...
398 Sisters “business partner” claims zero dollars ...
Employer hasn't made 401K contributions to empl...
387 Employer hasn't made 401K contributions to empl...
I feel like taxes is making my business not eve...
366 I feel like taxes is making my business not eve...
It all paid off
349 It all paid off
An important customer yelled at one of my emplo...
310 An important customer yelled at one of my emplo...
I launch a week ago and now I’m catering two we...
312 I launch a week ago and now I’m catering two we...
UPDATE on help, is it unprofessional for employ...
304 UPDATE on help, is it unprofessional for employ...
My University just gave me $10,000 for my business
281 My University just gave me $10,000 for my business
2024, September
I quit my 9-5 thanks to my mobile beer bar and ...
1542 I quit my 9-5 thanks to my mobile beer bar and ...
My biggest customer for almost 15 years gone la...
908 My biggest customer for almost 15 years gone la...
Thinking of Using Clutch? Think Again! They are...
651 Thinking of Using Clutch? Think Again! They are...
Being sued for ADA compliance, for a website th...
515 Being sued for ADA compliance, for a website th...
Sued for website ADA inaccessibility
480 Sued for website ADA inaccessibility
Why is every poster on this sub so cryptic abou...
439 Why is every poster on this sub so cryptic abou...
$100,000 in overdue invoices - what can we do??
416 $100,000 in overdue invoices - what can we do??
My job only requires me to work 5-10 days a mon...
391 My job only requires me to work 5-10 days a mon...
Why does it feel like clients who pay the least...
369 Why does it feel like clients who pay the least...
Why do business owners always mention revenue?
349 Why do business owners always mention revenue?
2024, August
Our Family Business is DYING
855 Our Family Business is DYING
I Cannot Believe People Still Do This
830 I Cannot Believe People Still Do This
Getting flirted with by clients
611 Getting flirted with by clients
Husband bought a business that turned out to be...
605 Husband bought a business that turned out to be...
Closed one of my businesses, feel like a absolu...
594 Closed one of my businesses, feel like a absolu...
Small boutique owners who are open only 20 hrs ...
580 Small boutique owners who are open only 20 hrs ...
UPDATE: Employing a recovered addict.
501 UPDATE: Employing a recovered addict.
My small business came to a screeching halt tod...
498 My small business came to a screeching halt tod...
A primary customer wants to "hire" my entire co...
412 A primary customer wants to "hire" my entire co...
My Fishing Store is Sinking Because No One Will...
412 My Fishing Store is Sinking Because No One Will...
2024, July
Just landed my biggest sale ever thanks to my c...
962 Just landed my biggest sale ever thanks to my c...
Just got hit by a Website Accessibility lawsuit
298 Just got hit by a Website Accessibility lawsuit
What's the secret behind Asian stores?
278 What's the secret behind Asian stores?
I’m being forcefully kicked from my own company
243 I’m being forcefully kicked from my own company
What's the shrewdest, smartest maneuver you've ...
201 What's the shrewdest, smartest maneuver you've ...
Small Business Owner is not unemployed
170 Small Business Owner is not unemployed
How brutal is it to start a business?
135 How brutal is it to start a business?
What business were you a part of or saw first-h...
134 What business were you a part of or saw first-h...
Goodwill has an expiry date
128 Goodwill has an expiry date
Stepped into my family's small business and in ...
116 Stepped into my family's small business and in ...
2024, June
Started company last year, just sent a customer...
588 Started company last year, just sent a customer...
For the love of God, can we please STOP with th...
385 For the love of God, can we please STOP with th...
How often do you cry?
277 How often do you cry?
I successfully made my first sale!
231 I successfully made my first sale!
Wtf are up with employees
194 Wtf are up with employees
Customer doesn't understand contract they signe...
171 Customer doesn't understand contract they signe...
How much money are car washes making?
167 How much money are car washes making?
people who work remotely, even in 2024. what do...
158 people who work remotely, even in 2024. what do...
Should you allow ethics and morals to get in th...
145 Should you allow ethics and morals to get in th...
I honestly had no idea what a tremendous undert...
139 I honestly had no idea what a tremendous undert...
2024, May
Closing Business Down After 25 Years
319 Closing Business Down After 25 Years
Hired on a second employee, first employee foun...
279 Hired on a second employee, first employee foun...
Please submit reports for thinly veiled marketi...
198 Please submit reports for thinly veiled marketi...
If you are running a small business that is act...
181 If you are running a small business that is act...
*Sourcing Products* So everything really is mad...
130 *Sourcing Products* So everything really is mad...
Got a bad yelp review.
113 Got a bad yelp review.
Do you think freelancers on fiverr, upwork and ...
69 Do you think freelancers on fiverr, upwork and ...
Do customers actually use chat bot popups? Do y...
56 Do customers actually use chat bot popups? Do y...
Director-shareholder leaving, what's fair?
55 Director-shareholder leaving, what's fair?
Barro's Pizza in in Phoenix is constantly reloc...
51 Barro's Pizza in in Phoenix is constantly reloc...
2024, April
My small business is failing after seeing multi...
695 My small business is failing after seeing multi...
Little girls stealing — what do I do!?
465 Little girls stealing — what do I do!?
Can we stop with the cold emailing offering SEO...
447 Can we stop with the cold emailing offering SEO...
Today I FIRED my first client
404 Today I FIRED my first client
Finally owned the business 100%
400 Finally owned the business 100%
You want your share ? You aren't even my partner.
313 You want your share ? You aren't even my partner.
Small business selling to other small businesse...
307 Small business selling to other small businesse...
Caught My Competitor Red-Handed: Should I Expos...
261 Caught My Competitor Red-Handed: Should I Expos...
You know you’re a small business owner when….
243 You know you’re a small business owner when….
What an irs audit taught me...
228 What an irs audit taught me...
2024, March
Isn’t it fucking wild the government makes more...
784 Isn’t it fucking wild the government makes more...
My competition has been review bombing me for t...
568 My competition has been review bombing me for t...
Starting my business may ruin my bosses life
517 Starting my business may ruin my bosses life
I have no desire to scale
468 I have no desire to scale
Buyer of my business owes me over 100k
441 Buyer of my business owes me over 100k
I met a guy, who does dogs birthday cakes for l...
334 I met a guy, who does dogs birthday cakes for l...
My soon-to-be business partner is pregnant and ...
308 My soon-to-be business partner is pregnant and ...
Having mixed feelings for firing a incompetent ...
308 Having mixed feelings for firing a incompetent ...
I helped fund a business that turned very succe...
309 I helped fund a business that turned very succe...
Don't waste your money on Reddit ads
291 Don't waste your money on Reddit ads
2024, February
PSA: Make Sure Your Website is ADA Compliant
1529 PSA: Make Sure Your Website is ADA Compliant
Client paid me for a large project, but then fi...
585 Client paid me for a large project, but then fi...
Call me crazy but, I feel like the recession is...
569 Call me crazy but, I feel like the recession is...
Beware of Yelp: How it Harms Business Owners an...
416 Beware of Yelp: How it Harms Business Owners an...
Anyone else angry about being held captive by c...
340 Anyone else angry about being held captive by c...
Bought out business partner
323 Bought out business partner
Why does everybody dunk on fiverr?
313 Why does everybody dunk on fiverr?
Large company offering to buy my business?
272 Large company offering to buy my business?
Is this what business ownership ends up being?
263 Is this what business ownership ends up being?
Employee death
255 Employee death
2024, January
A decade of my life to a failed business
550 A decade of my life to a failed business
Family business employee stole 50K USD and my f...
496 Family business employee stole 50K USD and my f...
Getting kicked out of my company
478 Getting kicked out of my company
Someone ACH'd $14,000 out of our account. What ...
436 Someone ACH'd $14,000 out of our account. What ...
How do asian grocery stores/restaraunts do it?
377 How do asian grocery stores/restaraunts do it?
Customer won't pay me
364 Customer won't pay me
How do I say "What did you expect to get from $...
337 How do I say "What did you expect to get from $...
Customers asking my stance on Palestine?
314 Customers asking my stance on Palestine?
Anyone else suing Square Inc.?
297 Anyone else suing Square Inc.?
Is it actually possible to start a business wit...
282 Is it actually possible to start a business wit...