As a small business owner, either you are starting new or you have been in the game for a long. There are business forums or groups you can join to boost your career as an entrepreneur.

Here are 12 of the top online business opportunity and advice forums.

1. Reddit: r/smallbusiness
The sprawling, popular site has several free business message boards devoted to business topics, such as r/entreprenuer and r/startup. If you want a specific small business forum, you couldn't do better than the r/smallbusiness community. You'll find message threads covering myriad topics from web hosting for your eCommerce store, recommendations for inventory software, handling demanding customers, and setting up an LLC with a partner.
The r/smallbusiness subreddit has about 565,000 members, creating a large community to offer advice.

2. BizWarriors
BizWarriors offers a broad array of general business advice. However, it does feature an active accounting and finance forum. It also has a board with advice and resources for business owners grappling with changes and challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic. Wondering what software you should use for invoicing? Should you hire an accountant before tax season or track sales yourself and then pass the information on? These business forum warriors may have the answers you seek.

3. StartupNation Community Business Forums
The StartupNation Community discusses everything about running a small business - from the basics of launching a company to qualifying for a loan to eCommerce efforts. In addition to the general business forum topics, the community offers boards that cover success stories, inspiration, and wellness.
Some subforums target specific demographics, such as women in business, veterans, and millennials for entrepreneurs looking to meet others in similar shoes.

4. Warrior Forum
Warrior Forum's focus is mainly on Internet marketing. Visitors can read advice, share their thoughts or read the community's take on topics, including improving Google search results rankings, which backlinks are more valuable to your website, and monetizing YouTube channels. If you're looking for online forums for entrepreneurs, you might like Warrior Forum for its down-to-earth discussions and frank advice.

5. Small Business Computing & E-commerce Forums
The Small Business Computing & E-commerce Forums helps its members to "make smart technology decisions." Users engage in discussions on topics like solving technical issues on websites and handling online security, eCommerce, and search engine optimization. If you need a break from the chatter on the business forum, the "Executive Lounge" offers discussions on pets, gaming, and health.

6. The Fastlane Forum
This is an entrepreneur forum where users share business ideas, success stories, and setbacks as well as off-topic lifestyle discussions. The Fastlane Forum is organized around the concept of the CENTS Business Commandments that are covered in the books "Millionaire Fastlane" and "UNSCRIPTED" by MJ DeMarco. CENTS - which stands for Control, Entry, Need, Time, and Scale - is purported to assess the "veracity of your business idea or opportunity," according to this online business opportunities forum.
While some users will post specific, technical questions, the trend of the more popular thread toward personal stories, hypothetical questions, and philosophies about entrepreneurship.

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