Solopreneurs Need Community—Here’s Where to Find Yours
It’s easy to romanticize the freedom of solopreneurship.
Set your own hours. Work in your sweatpants. No forced potlucks or passive-aggressive Zoom calls. Living the dream, right?
And honestly, it is…until you catch yourself workshopping email subject lines out loud to your dog for the third day in a row.
Here’s the part no one really tells you when you start your business:
Solopreneurship is freeing—and it can also feel lonely as hell.
No built-in team. No one to swap ideas with over coffee. No one to gently suggest, “hey, maybe don’t send that sassy DM to your client at 2 AM.”
That’s why finding your people matters.
The people who can hype you up, call you in, brainstorm your next big idea, and meet you at a coffee shop with a laptop and zero judgment when you immediately pop your noise-cancelling headphones on.
Take it from us!
We (Isobel & Samara) met through a mutual friend and instantly clicked.
Despite not meeting in person for the first three years (hi, internet friendships), we bonded over our approach to business and life. And now we’ve launched In Tandem Studios partly because we wanted to work together even more.
Helping you launch your website with copy and design working together from the start? That’s the cherry on top.
Neither of us woke up one day and said, “You know what would solve all my problems? A business partner.” It started way smaller: casual chats, random collaboration ideas, a lot of "omg, same."
And it only happened because we made space for real community first. Not professional networking, but actual friendship.
So if you’re feeling a little too solo in your solopreneur era, know that you’re not actually alone. Even if it feels like it.
You’re just ready to find your tandem rider.
Or maybe a whole bike crew.
And trust us when we say, you don’t need to drop $2k on a retreat or DM a hundred strangers. You just need to know where community happens and how to feel confident reaching out to others.
Why Solopreneurs Need Community (Even If You Love Doing Your Own Thing)
Sure, solopreneurship gives you freedom—but it doesn’t exactly come with a built-in community. And for every "I love working for myself!" post, there’s someone who hasn’t spoken out loud all day...and just made weird eye contact with the mailman.
Because even if you’re independent (or proudly introverted), humans aren’t wired to do everything alone. Especially not creative, messy, emotional, ambitious things like running a whole business.
Community gives you something bigger to lean on.
When you find people who actually get it, you’re giving yourself a softer place to land when business feels like a lot.
It’s the late-night voice note when you’re spiraling about client feedback.
It’s the sounding board when you can’t tell if your new offer is genius or unhinged.
It’s the casual co-working date that reminds you business gets to feel good, not just grind-y.
And let’s be real, community has business perks too. Referrals, collaborations, partnerships, and surprise shout-outs when you're not in the room.
You don’t need to be the president of your local networking chapter (unless you want to!). Community for solopreneurs doesn’t have to be big, performative, or exhausting. It can be one person. Three people. A handful of people who get it and give a damn.
So…where do you even find those people? We’ve got you covered.
6 Places Solopreneurs Can Actually Find Community
Community starts small. A comment here. A “same” there. A casual voice note that turns into a coworking date. Eventually someone says “wanna Zoom?” and suddenly you’ve got a Tuesday ritual.
But if you aren’t sure where to start finding your people, here are a few ideas:
Instagram
The DMs are where collaborations are born. But before you slide in, show up on posts and leave a real response (something more than a fire emoji). Want to connect with solopreneurs near you? Search local tags or scroll through mutuals to see who’s in your area.Threads or Facebook Groups
These spots can be chaotic, but when they’re good—they’re really good. Look for groups tied to what you do, where you live, or something you’re weirdly obsessed with. Avoid the ones that feel like a never-ending pitch fest.Clients Who Become Pals
You already know the vibe: the project went smoothly, the calls ran long (in a good way), and suddenly you’re talking about more than timelines and Google Docs. Just because the invoice is paid doesn’t mean the connection has to end.Co-working Places
Co-working spots are a solid middle ground between isolation and office life. Most people there are in the same boat: trying to build something from scratch with iced coffee and a loose idea of what day it isBusiness Meet-Ups
Business meetups are one of the easiest ways to find your people, especially when your group chat doesn’t quite get what you do for a living. If no one's making moves where you live? Guess what. You’re up.Mutual Friends
The best connections don’t always come from networking events or group chats. A lot of the time, they come from a casual “you two would get along” text. Friends of friends already know the drill. They get recommended because someone sees the overlap—how you work, how you think, what you’re building.
Most of these ideas lean business-y, but community doesn’t have to. You can find your people at a pickup soccer game, a neighborhood cleanup, or by chatting up the person next to you at your usual coffee shop. It still counts even if you never swap business cards.
Solopreneurs, Your Community Isn’t Gonna Build Itself
We hate to break it to you, but there is no big secret to making connections and building community as a solopreneur. It starts with reaching out and being the first to say “hey, I like your vibe, wanna be pals?”
Not every message will turn into a coffee date. Sometimes you’ll get a “I’m busy,” or get ghosted entirely. That’s fine. Let go of the pressure to become besties on Day One and let it build like any other relationship—over time, with a little curiosity and zero expectations.
Because for all the freedom solopreneurship gives you, it’s the people you meet—the collaborators, the co-workers, the “omg, same” friends—that make it actually feel good.
Want to practice what we just preached? Start with us.
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