31 Trending Community Businesses [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: December 9th, 2023

Start An Online Community Business

An online community business involves developing and managing a digital platform for niche audiences to convene, discuss shared interests and access member resources.

As an entrepreneurial founder, you conceptualize, build, and moderate a custom community space using a tailored engagement model catering to target demographics.

With flexibility for subscription access or free public forums, building an online community provides scalable profit potential.

For tech-savvy founders seeking accessible startup costs, an online community made for niche groups presents an innovative way to monetize digital connections and specialized industry knowledge.

Looking for some examples of a online community business?

Interested in case studies of a successful online community business? Check out our full list of success stories.

1. Match Maker FM

Find podcast guests to interview & get booked on podcasts for more exposure. Join MatchMaker for free and search thousands of podcasters & guests today.

2. Socialistics

Socialistics is a leading social media marketing agency helping businesses drive real measurable results through their social media marketing efforts.

How much they make:
Where they're located: Seattle, WA, USA
Current team size: 8

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4. Community Business Academy®

5. Community Business

Community Business is a not-for-profit organisation whose mission is to lead, inspire and support businesses to have a positive impact on people and communities.

Where they're located: Bangluo, Gansu, China

6. Fuel To Fire

A vetted community for female entrepreneurs with big goals, wanting accountability to accelerate their success.

7. Community Business Partnership

Created in 1995, Community Business Partnership is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization working in collaboration with a number of local, regional and

Where they're located: Ararat Province, Armenia

8. Community Business Solutions LLC

9. Learning, Community, Business & Networking

Learning Community Business & Networking is designed to meet like-minded successful entrepreneurs to help you reach your business goals.

10. African American Owned Businesses

BlacktradeLines is a company that uses digital technology as a platform to empower African American Owned Businesses. We have a directory of Top Black Entrepreneurs and Top Black Women Entrepreneurs. Our core mix of products and services ranging from stores to mobile applications are tailored to get the african american dollar circulating back again within the community; establishing a framework for economic growth and sustainability. African American, black economics, Umar Johnson, Dr Claud Anderson, Powernomics, Dr Sebi,Black Trade Lines

11. Community Business Brokers

Your Texas Business Brokers. Hundreds Of Businesses Sold. We Can Sell Yours Too. Sell your Business with Professionals.

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13. AfricanCEO

WORLD BEST PAN-AFRICAN STARTUP ECOSYSTEM & COMMUNITYAfricanCEO goal is to transform their business ideas into comprehensive plans with a clear financial model to present to potential investors to help the entrepreneur and business succeed. AfricanCEO’s mission is to equip African entrepreneurs with the essential tools required to compete and succeed in the global

14. Community Business List – Supporting Local Businesses

15. Community Business Services – Personal and Business Accounting Done Right

16. Community Business School

17. Community Business Lenders

Community Business Lenders gives your credit union access to financial professionals and resources tailored to your members' business lending needs in Iowa.

Where they're located: Des Moines, Iowa, USA

18. Community Business Funding

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20. GummySearch

How much they make: $12K/year
Where they're located: New York City, NY, USA
Current team size: 0

I Built A Reddit Search Engine That Generated $60K In Its First Year

Bootstrapped founder Fed shares the success of his community-focused products, The Hive Index and GummySearch, which have helped over 10k people find online communities each month and generated $60k in revenue in its first year, respectively.

About

Folio started GummySearch almost 3 years ago

Revenue

Folio grew the business to $1K/month

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21. Side Hustle City

Are you ready to stop dreaming and start taking action in your business? Find out how an accountability coach can help you move the bar forward today.

How much did it cost to start: $500
Current team size: 1

22. I Don’t Do Clubs

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24. Creator Kitchen

Join Melanie Deziel, a renowned keynote speaker, author, and award-winning branded content creator, as she shares her expertise on unlocking your creativity and revolutionizing content creation.

Current team size: 2

25. CultureCon

CultureCon is the go-to conference for diverse creatives and young professionals. This year is all about balance – whether you're building a business or building a life, we'll give you the tools you need to succeed.

26. Nas Company

Exclusive Memberships, Courses, Events, and more – all in one and all for free. Start, run, and scale your online community. Learn more.

27. Entrepreneur Power Hour

How much they make: $12K/year
Where they're located: Ann Arbor, MI, USA
How much did it cost to start: $0
Current team size: 4

How We Are Changing The Way College Entrepreneurship Works Through Our Community

Learn about how Entrepreneur Power Hour grew to over 300 student founders across two college campus communities and their plan to expand nationwide and empower alumni to invest in the next generation of college founders through their syndicate fund, Founder's Cupid.