UK Business Forums

  1. Running a business

    1. General Business Forum

      General business discussion, advice and debates

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      General Business Forum

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      1. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Forum

      Latest: Opening a Takeaway - what are the downsides? Mark T Jones, Feb 23, 2019 at 8:10 AM

    2. International Business

      Advice about doing business overseas, including importing and exporting

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      Sub-Forums: 1

      International Business

      Sub-Forums

      1. New to import/export? Read these before posting

      Latest: Experiences with importing MY OFFICE IN CHINA, Feb 23, 2019 at 3:46 AM

    3. Ecommerce Forum

      Advice on ecommerce, online platforms, dropshipping and payment processors

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      Sub-Forums: 2

      Ecommerce Forum

      Sub-Forums

      1. Opencart Support

      2. Magento Support

      Latest: Woocommerce VAT setup help Phil Daley, Feb 22, 2019 at 5:14 PM

    4. Accounts & Finance

      Business finances, including banking, bookkeeping, VAT and other taxes

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      Accounts & Finance

      Sub-Forums

      1. Cashflow forum

      2. PAYE letters 2010

      Latest: What to look for in an accountant? SteLacca, Feb 23, 2019 at 8:33 AM

    5. Employment & HR

      Queries around employment law, managing staff and HR

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      Latest: Unreasonable employer - advice needed Newchodge, Feb 22, 2019 at 11:33 PM

    6. Legal

      General advice on business law, including contracts, copyright and company structures

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      Messages:
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      Latest: Enquiry as to whether my app will need a gambling license? Scalloway, Feb 23, 2019 at 8:27 AM

    7. Insolvency

      Advice and resources for members seeking help about insolvency

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      Latest: Mounting debts & heading toward insolvency Gavin Bates, Feb 22, 2019 at 4:29 PM

    8. Sales, Marketing & PR

      Sales and marketing advice, tools and resources for small businesses

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      Messages:
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      Latest: Leaflet Campaigns Mr D, Feb 22, 2019 at 8:39 PM

    9. Tenders

      Looking for a new product or service? Ask our Full Members!

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  2. Community

    1. UKBF Marketplace

      Products, services, special offers and more (only Full UKBF members can post adverts)

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      Latest: Animated Banner Ads for PPC campaigns Pawel Wolszlegier, Feb 20, 2019 at 5:23 PM

    2. Introductions

      Introduce yourself and your company

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      Latest: Letts Recycle Letts Recycle, Feb 22, 2019 at 7:27 PM

    3. Time Out

      Welcome to the UKBF pub! Take a break from your business with general non-business chat.

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      Latest: Brexit Negotiations Clinton, Feb 23, 2019 at 8:06 AM

    4. Feedback & Help

      Suggestions for improvements to UKBF and help using the forums

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      Messages:
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      Latest: Wow the "create thread" page is ugly - bug? Mike Hayes, Jan 13, 2019

    5. Events

      Upcoming business and networking events

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      Messages:
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      Latest: Business Buzz Witney Networking KellyBDE, Nov 27, 2018

    6. Regional forums

      Business discussion and networking for the UK regions, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Ireland

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      Sub-Forums: 12

      Regional forums

      Sub-Forums

      1. London & South East

      2. South West

      3. East of England

      4. East Midlands

      5. West Midlands

      6. Yorkshire & Humberside

      7. North East

      8. North West

      9. Scotland

      10. Wales

      11. Northern Ireland

      12. Ireland

      Latest: Hello from Cornwall Watten, Feb 18, 2019 at 10:47 AM

  3. Full Members' Area

    1. Private Forum For Full Members

      Private discussions for Full Members, that won't appear in the public search engines

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      Private Forum For Full Members

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    2. Market Research

      A place to post surveys, conduct user research and test your concept or product.

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      Latest: SURVEY: Do you know about Making Tax Digital? Ray Newman, Feb 21, 2019 at 2:03 PM

    3. Website Reviews & Testing

      Post a link to your website here if you would like some honest feedback.

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      Website Reviews & Testing

      Sub-Forums
      Latest: image question Pet Nanny, Feb 20, 2019 at 1:59 PM

    4. Opportunities

      Sponsorship, Partnership & Investment

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      Latest: Have you got Business Sense? Robert Groom, Jan 28, 2019

    5. Press Releases

      Post your company press releases and marketing information here.

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      Messages:
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      Latest: Parcelhub Moves into Fulfilment Services Parcelhub, Feb 7, 2019

  4. Starting a business

    1. First Steps To Starting A Business

      Advice and topics for people just getting into business.

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      Latest: Holiday Lettings Property Management Mr D, Feb 22, 2019 at 8:43 PM

    2. Growing Your Startup

      Business best practice ideas and discussion

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      Latest: Business idea advice Mrs P, Feb 19, 2019 at 6:51 PM

  5. Technology

    1. IT & Internet

      Technical advice for (non ecommerce websites) & Internet discussions

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      IT & Internet

      Sub-Forums

      1. Wordpress Support

      2. Joomla Support

      Latest: domain name and email address jetaj52, Feb 23, 2019 at 7:47 AM

    2. Devices

      Hardware discussions - from the best desktop computers for business, to tablets, laptops and smartphones

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      Latest: Top Mobile Phones with Great Re-sale Value in 2019 cmorales, Feb 22, 2019 at 5:23 AM

    3. SEO, PPC and Online Marketing

      Search engine optimisation (SEO), pay-per-click (PPC), plus all other aspects of marketing your business online.

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      Latest: Would you hire a Freelance SEO Consultant? aleksandrkop, Feb 22, 2019 at 1:41 PM

  6. Sectors

    1. Retail

      A forum for 'bricks and mortar' retail businesses.

      Discussions:
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      Messages:
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      Latest: Own Clothing Brand. norenec.clark, Feb 18, 2019 at 9:07 AM

    2. Green Business

      A forum for Green business issues, eco-friendly practices and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).

      Discussions:
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      Messages:
      10,110
      Latest: Funding for Green Businesses billmccallum1957, Jan 30, 2019

    3. Social Enterprise

      A forum to discuss fundraising and other charitable initiatives.

      Discussions:
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      Messages:
      4,236
      Latest: HELP NEEDED - Not For Profit Idea Natasha Bishop, Jan 19, 2019

    4. Tradespeople

      A forum strictly for tradespeople and businesses looking for trade services.

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      Messages:
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      Latest: Demo and real accounts of the Olymp Trade broker. Is there a difference? Owesdr, Feb 20, 2019 at 7:30 AM