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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: Starting a Baby Clothing Line Yasou1985, Jun 18, 2018 at 11:43 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: Does this structure work legally, and is it tax efficient? SteLacca, Jun 18, 2018 at 10:45 AM

    3. Ecommerce Forum

      Advice on ecommerce, online platforms, dropshipping and payment processors

      Discussions:
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      Messages:
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      Sub-Forums: 2

      Ecommerce Forum

      Sub-Forums

      1. Opencart Support

      2. Magento Support

      Latest: US company looking for a fulfillment center in the UK Vadym Gurevych, Jun 19, 2018 at 1:04 AM

    4. Accounts & Finance

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

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      Messages:
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      Sub-Forums: 2

      Accounts & Finance

      Sub-Forums

      1. Cashflow forum

      2. PAYE letters 2010

      Latest: HELP.. Domain Name VAT status lesvatadvice, Jun 18, 2018 at 8:16 PM

    5. Employment & HR

      Queries around employment law, managing staff and HR

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      Messages:
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      Latest: Staff breaks in one-man shops Mr D, Jun 18, 2018 at 10:50 PM

    6. Legal

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

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      Messages:
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      Latest: What happens when a company director dies... kulture, Jun 18, 2018 at 10:49 PM

    7. Insolvency

      Advice and resources for members seeking help about insolvency

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      Messages:
      15,358
      Latest: Liquidating a company with equal partners Lisa Thomas, Jun 18, 2018 at 3:42 PM

    8. Sales, Marketing & PR

      Sales and marketing advice, tools and resources for small businesses

      Discussions:
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      Messages:
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      Latest: Facebook/Instagram 'Share' buttons ? fisicx, Jun 18, 2018 at 6:40 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: Bouncezap Free Trial - Increase conversions by showing pop ups SEO.co.uk, Jun 15, 2018 at 9:59 AM

    2. Introductions

      Introduce yourself and your company

      Discussions:
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      Messages:
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      Latest: Air Conditioning Novevan, Jun 19, 2018 at 1:45 AM

    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 Gecko001, Jun 18, 2018 at 11:55 PM

    4. Feedback & Help

      Suggestions for improvements to UKBF and help using the forums

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      Messages:
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      Latest: Everything looks different! paulears, Jun 18, 2018 at 6:26 PM

    5. Events

      Upcoming business and networking events

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      Messages:
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      Latest: Facebook Ads Masterclass Bolton/Wigan Nikki Hesford, Jun 16, 2018 at 6:25 PM

    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: Buisness and divorce Jasondb, Jun 8, 2018

  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: Store front advertising dongle for shops,restaurants,salons and pubs gecko19, Jun 10, 2018

    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: Testers Wanted Simon.P, Jun 17, 2018 at 8:53 PM

    4. Opportunities

      Sponsorship, Partnership & Investment

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      Messages:
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      Latest: Business Sense EPOS and energy reseller and partnership opportunities are now available. Robert Groom, Jun 5, 2018

    5. Press Releases

      Post your company press releases and marketing information here.

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      Messages:
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      Latest: How to Sell a Business in the UK – A Guide to get you started from Business Trade Centre BusinessTradeCentre, May 23, 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: 2nd job Photography self-emplyed Scalloway, Jun 18, 2018 at 4:34 PM

    2. Growing Your Startup

      Business best practice ideas and discussion

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      Latest: How do you start up with integrated systems? Devcorp, Jun 18, 2018 at 10:42 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: Outsourcing web development to India Gecko001, Jun 18, 2018 at 2:21 PM

    2. Devices

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

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      Latest: Best Printer For Product Labels James Readability, Jun 13, 2018 at 11:48 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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      13,702
      Messages:
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      Latest: what do you think about Focus keyword on Title? fisicx, Jun 18, 2018 at 10:48 AM

  6. Sectors

    1. Retail

      A forum for 'bricks and mortar' retail businesses.

      Discussions:
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      Messages:
      38,378
      Latest: Restaurant Start up costs - Realistic? Tom Waits, Jun 18, 2018 at 11:21 AM

    2. Green Business

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

      Discussions:
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      10,041
      Latest: How we can stop global warming Someone else, Jun 14, 2018 at 9:30 PM

    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:
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      Messages:
      17,259
      Latest: amonet trading corporation. is it real! Karllacey, May 29, 2018