Can I mention my lending company in a post here?
Only in a neutral, experience-based way, and never as a promotion, because the rules ban promotion posts and advertising.
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r/loansforsmallbusiness rules, stats, and what to post
A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/loansforsmallbusiness: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.
By Anthony Riera, founder and operator of Rankhog.
Subreddit guides combine public Reddit source URLs, captured rules, visible verification dates, and Rankhog's account-safety workflow.
Current public stats
- Members
- 13,167
- Verified
- October 2, 2026
- Category
- Startup finance and business operations
Rules can change, so Rankhog keeps verification dates and the original public Reddit sources visible.
Rule summary
- No Spam, No affiliate links: No Spam, No affiliate links
- Real experiences, help people. Don't advertise: Real experiences, help people. Don't advertise
- Posts about Small Business Loans without Spamming: Posts about small business loans are allowed only if they are informational, experience-based, or discussion-oriented.
- SBA Loan Posts Must Be Non-Promotional: Posts mentioning “SBA loans” (including SBA 7(a), 504, or disaster loans) are allowed only for discussion, education, or personal experience.
- No business loans promotion posts: You may mention lenders only in a neutral, experience-based way.
- No personal attacks: No personal attacks
Works well
- A first person story about applying for a small business loan, including what went well and what went badly
- A plain question asking how others built business credit before applying for funding
- An educational breakdown of how an SBA 7(a) loan worked for you, written as experience and not as a pitch
- A discussion post comparing your own experience with two lenders, naming them only neutrally
- A walkthrough of the paperwork and credit score steps you went through to get approved
Avoid
- Posting an affiliate link to a loan comparison page
- Writing a review of a lender that quietly reads like an ad for that lender
- Dropping a link with no story or context around it
- Pitching your loan brokerage or consulting service in the post or comments
- Framing an SBA 7(a) post as education when it is really a funnel to your service
- Attacking another member over their loan choices
What r/loansforsmallbusiness Is For
This community is for people dealing with small business loans. The public description says it plainly: loans for small business, lending made simple by asking for experiences and helping you build a good credit score. So the room is built around two things, people sharing what actually happened when they applied for funding, and people trying to improve their credit. The rules confirm the focus, because they talk about small business loans, SBA loans, and lenders. You will find founders who have been through the loan process, people shopping for funding, and folks trying to understand how credit works for a business.
Rules That Matter Before Posting
The rule that decides almost everything here is “No business loans promotion posts”, which says you may mention lenders only in a neutral, experience-based way. That single line kills most marketing posts before they start. “No Spam, No affiliate links” is the second gate, and it means no affiliate links at all and no spam of any kind. “Real experiences, help people. Don't advertise” sets the tone, so a post that reads like an ad gets removed even if it hides behind a story. “Posts about Small Business Loans without Spamming” allows loan posts only if they are informational, experience-based, or discussion-oriented, which is a useful test to run on your draft. “SBA Loan Posts Must Be Non-Promotional” adds that SBA loans, including SBA 7(a), 504, or disaster loans, are allowed only for discussion, education, or personal experience. Finally, “No personal attacks” keeps the discussion civil.
What To Post
A good post here is a real story from your own experience with a business loan. Tell people what you applied for, what the process was like, what surprised you, and what you would do differently. If you mention a lender, do it in a neutral way, as part of your story and not as a recommendation you are selling. Questions work well too, like asking how others prepared their credit before applying. Educational posts about how loan types work are allowed, as long as they are written to inform and not to funnel people somewhere. The description of this community says it is about asking for experiences and helping people build a good credit score, so posts that do exactly that fit best.
What To Avoid
Do not post anything promotional, because the rules ban promotion outright. Do not include affiliate links, and be careful with any link at all, since links must not be spam. Do not write a post that reads like an advertisement dressed up as a story, because rule 2 covers that directly. Do not pitch lenders or push people toward one, since lenders can only be mentioned in a neutral, experience-based way. Do not turn an SBA loan post into a sales pitch for your service. And keep the conversation civil, because personal attacks get removed.
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Common questions about r/loansforsmallbusiness
Are affiliate links allowed?
No, the rule called “No Spam, No affiliate links” bans them outright.
Can I write about SBA loans?
Yes, but only for discussion, education, or personal experience, and the post must be non-promotional.
Can I share a link to my blog post about business loans?
Affiliate links are banned and links must not be spam, so a link is only safe if it genuinely supports an informational or experience-based post.
Is it okay to ask a question instead of sharing a story?
Yes, the community description says it works by asking for experiences, and discussion-oriented posts are explicitly allowed.
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