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: Customer Lost Data on USB Memory Card Using Our Computers Nico Albrecht, Jul 18, 2018 at 1:24 PM

    2. International Business

      Advice about doing business overseas, including importing and exporting

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      Messages:
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      Sub-Forums: 1

      International Business

      Sub-Forums

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

      Latest: TSB Anyone made a payment to Brazil? fisicx, Jul 18, 2018 at 9:28 AM

    3. Ecommerce Forum

      Advice on ecommerce, online platforms, dropshipping and payment processors

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      Messages:
      168,532
      Sub-Forums: 2

      Ecommerce Forum

      Sub-Forums

      1. Opencart Support

      2. Magento Support

      Latest: Amazon suspended before Prime Day? fisicx, Jul 18, 2018 at 12:27 PM

    4. Accounts & Finance

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

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      Sub-Forums: 2

      Accounts & Finance

      Sub-Forums

      1. Cashflow forum

      2. PAYE letters 2010

      Latest: Bookkeeping startup UK Daniel Pintilii, Jul 18, 2018 at 1:16 PM

    5. Employment & HR

      Queries around employment law, managing staff and HR

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      Messages:
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      Latest: Ex employer has ignored my subject access request bwills34, Jul 18, 2018 at 9:33 AM

    6. Legal

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

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      Messages:
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      Latest: Charitable Income Blaby Loyal, Jul 18, 2018 at 1:18 PM

    7. Insolvency

      Advice and resources for members seeking help about insolvency

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      Messages:
      15,589
      Latest: Spongebob plan query Blaby Loyal, Jul 18, 2018 at 9:13 AM

    8. Sales, Marketing & PR

      Sales and marketing advice, tools and resources for small businesses

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      Messages:
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      Latest: Which products should we promote fisicx, Jul 18, 2018 at 1:04 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)

      Discussions:
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      Messages:
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      Latest: Free eco-friendly jute bag AJ Products, Jul 18, 2018 at 9:12 AM

    2. Introductions

      Introduce yourself and your company

      Discussions:
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      Messages:
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      Latest: Let me Introduce Myself as a Graphic Designer Rima C, Jul 18, 2018 at 12:28 PM

    3. Time Out

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

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      Messages:
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      Latest: Brexit Negotiations Mr D, Jul 18, 2018 at 12:36 PM

    4. Feedback & Help

      Suggestions for improvements to UKBF and help using the forums

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      Messages:
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      Latest: UKBF running slow this morning fisicx, Jul 12, 2018 at 10:13 AM

    5. Events

      Upcoming business and networking events

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      Messages:
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      Latest: WEBINAR - Is your company ready for the next 12 months of currency volatility? Greg Smith, Jun 22, 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: Looking to meet up with Glasgow / Edinburgh start ups AlexMDS, Jul 16, 2018 at 11:48 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: Target audience research. NickGrogan, Jul 17, 2018 at 4:47 PM

    3. Website Reviews & Testing

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

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      Sub-Forums: 1

      Website Reviews & Testing

      Sub-Forums
      Latest: Site review Niki-SoCornish, Jul 12, 2018 at 6:32 PM

    4. Opportunities

      Sponsorship, Partnership & Investment

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      Messages:
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      Latest: Looking for Affiliates/Partners MoreThanAccountants, Jul 10, 2018

    5. Press Releases

      Post your company press releases and marketing information here.

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      Messages:
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      Latest: Parcelhub and Mail Workshop are acquired by Whistl Parcelhub, Jul 16, 2018 at 10:45 AM

  4. Starting a business

    1. First Steps To Starting A Business

      Advice and topics for people just getting into business.

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      Messages:
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      Latest: New Business - Exclusive Events Management ethical PR, Jul 18, 2018 at 1:22 PM

    2. Growing Your Startup

      Business best practice ideas and discussion

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      Latest: Two businesses? makeyourbusinessbetter, Jul 18, 2018 at 10:57 AM

  5. Technology

    1. IT & Internet

      Technical advice for (non ecommerce websites) & Internet discussions

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      Sub-Forums: 2

      IT & Internet

      Sub-Forums

      1. Wordpress Support

      2. Joomla Support

      Latest: How to block entire Countries by IP address/range Anderz, Jul 17, 2018 at 2:54 PM

    2. Devices

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

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      Latest: Mouse movement Nico Albrecht, Jul 18, 2018 at 12:18 PM

    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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      Messages:
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      Latest: How to rank better for keywords... Paul Carmen, Jul 18, 2018 at 12:59 PM

  6. Sectors

    1. Retail

      A forum for 'bricks and mortar' retail businesses.

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      Messages:
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      Latest: Is there still an Antiques sector in retail and what is its future? Page, Jul 16, 2018 at 9:22 PM

    2. Green Business

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

      Discussions:
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      10,056
      Latest: The ban on cars that are not zero emission The Byre, Jul 4, 2018

    3. Social Enterprise

      A forum to discuss fundraising and other charitable initiatives.

      Discussions:
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      Messages:
      4,189
      Latest: Homeless Mr D, May 19, 2018

    4. Tradespeople

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

      Discussions:
      1,729
      Messages:
      17,263
      Latest: Sub contractor start up advice. Ceiling_fixer, Jul 3, 2018