UK Business Forums

  1. Running a business

    1. General Business Forum

      General business discussion, advice and debates

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      General Business Forum

      Sub-Forums

      1. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Forum

      Latest: What do you think to this idea? Mr D, Dec 9, 2018 at 7:08 PM

    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: Ltd company on trustpilot? Scalloway, Dec 5, 2018 at 11:22 PM

    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: How to get proof of posting for OBA items Pish_Pash, Dec 8, 2018 at 6:14 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: Help applying vender credit note to purchase invoice in QB Scalloway, Dec 9, 2018 at 4:51 PM

    5. Employment & HR

      Queries around employment law, managing staff and HR

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      Latest: What to think of a potential business partner who lie? MBE2017, Dec 8, 2018 at 12:16 PM

    6. Legal

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

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      Latest: Cessation of Person with signifcant control - what happens to shares? Blaby Loyal, Dec 9, 2018 at 3:08 PM

    7. Insolvency

      Advice and resources for members seeking help about insolvency

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      Latest: Commany Striking Off Blaby Loyal, Dec 9, 2018 at 2:56 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: Help with MailChimp Form please WebshopMechanic, Dec 9, 2018 at 6:53 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: Professional Email Marketing Software Delivered For Plumbers to PLCs and FTSEs to Florists. Wizemail, Dec 6, 2018 at 4:14 PM

    2. Introductions

      Introduce yourself and your company

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      Messages:
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      Latest: New start-up hello from South of England TheNewEntrepreneur, Dec 9, 2018 at 1:20 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 on the back of a fag packet. Mr D, Dec 9, 2018 at 6:06 PM

    4. Feedback & Help

      Suggestions for improvements to UKBF and help using the forums

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      Messages:
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      Latest: Locking old threads Ian J, Nov 29, 2018

    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 all, i work in the field of Application Support in London :) David Beach, Dec 4, 2018 at 8:32 PM

  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: Professionals with experience in niche complaints in the workplace Newchodge, Nov 12, 2018

    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: Website Feedback Pls The Byre, Nov 17, 2018

    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: SME funding specialist targets sustained UK-wide growth with double sales appointment KellyBDE, Nov 21, 2018

  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: Wholesale Salon Supplies - Mark Of Steel Sumama ALvi, Dec 5, 2018 at 1:23 PM

    2. Growing Your Startup

      Business best practice ideas and discussion

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      Latest: Next steps for new business Mark T Jones, Dec 6, 2018 at 10:47 AM

  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: WordPress 5 and the Gutenberg experience fisicx, Dec 9, 2018 at 7:01 PM

    2. Devices

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

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      Latest: Mobile phone that can be dropped? alan1302, Dec 7, 2018 at 10:54 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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      Latest: 16 broken links on the website! xoxoseo, Dec 9, 2018 at 4:49 PM

  6. Sectors

    1. Retail

      A forum for 'bricks and mortar' retail businesses.

      Discussions:
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      Messages:
      38,634
      Latest: Lingerie Business Chris Ashdown, Nov 21, 2018

    2. Green Business

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

      Discussions:
      858
      Messages:
      10,107
      Latest: What to do with old fridges Root 66 Woodshop, Nov 29, 2018

    3. Social Enterprise

      A forum to discuss fundraising and other charitable initiatives.

      Discussions:
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      Messages:
      4,235
      Latest: The most suitable charitable structure for my farming project? Chris Ashdown, Oct 26, 2018

    4. Tradespeople

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

      Discussions:
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      Messages:
      17,315
      Latest: What do you want to know about digital sales transformation? Noah, Dec 4, 2018 at 10:39 AM