Cant Visit Small Businesses with Sims not in Household

I'm having trouble traveling to small businesses with sims that I invite using my phone that are not in my household. They don't seem to be checking in when I press the "check in with group" option. When I press "go here together here" somewhere inside the business they wave a hand in the air and have a thought bubble with the business sign in it. So I'm wondering if there's a different way to get them to check in or if I can only go to small businesses with household members?