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: Cleaning Company Dilemma with staff. Energise Accounting, Oct 18, 2018 at 8:39 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: 1st time importing from China PowerForwarding, Oct 17, 2018 at 4:54 PM

    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: New EU regulations on Geo-blocking Imbaks, Oct 18, 2018 at 9:04 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: Postal labels or just receipts? StevensOnln1, Oct 18, 2018 at 6:47 PM

    5. Employment & HR

      Queries around employment law, managing staff and HR

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      Messages:
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      Latest: reasonable adjustments...can’t convince Director!!! Newchodge, Oct 18, 2018 at 10:49 AM

    6. Legal

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

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      Messages:
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      Latest: Business Partner Causing Problems Mr D, Oct 18, 2018 at 8:57 PM

    7. Insolvency

      Advice and resources for members seeking help about insolvency

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      Messages:
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      Latest: Closing an insolvent Limited company with insufficient funds to pay CT or an IP Blaby Loyal, Oct 18, 2018 at 11:51 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: Amazon Price VS Our Price Marketing Ginger Egg, Oct 18, 2018 at 4:59 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: Website Speed Test - Freebie Breffni Potter, Oct 18, 2018 at 1:00 PM

    2. Introductions

      Introduce yourself and your company

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      Messages:
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      Latest: Introduction Joanne Grundy, Oct 18, 2018 at 11:15 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: Trump moves to quit 144-year-old postal treaty Cobby, Oct 18, 2018 at 2:18 PM

    4. Feedback & Help

      Suggestions for improvements to UKBF and help using the forums

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      Messages:
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      Latest: Mis-matched alt text on advertiser's logo Kat Haylock, Oct 17, 2018 at 10:22 AM

    5. Events

      Upcoming business and networking events

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      Messages:
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      Latest: Essex DIY Data Protection Programme Jenny House, Sep 13, 2018

    6. Regional forums

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

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      Messages:
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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: Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire The Byre, Oct 17, 2018 at 10:03 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: Giving Away My $495 Marketing Course To UKBF members In Exchange For Initial Feedback Ian_Brainiac, Oct 9, 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 review Alan, Oct 16, 2018 at 11:05 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.

      Discussions:
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      Messages:
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      Latest: YOYBUY Taobao agent, Aug 14, 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: Opening my own pub AnneLou, Oct 18, 2018 at 6:49 PM

    2. Growing Your Startup

      Business best practice ideas and discussion

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      Messages:
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      Latest: The idea of offline file storage (rate perspective) Breffni Potter, Oct 18, 2018 at 2:51 PM

  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: PageSpeed Insights Breffni Potter, Oct 18, 2018 at 9:32 AM

    2. Devices

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

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      Latest: What is your opinion on cryptocurrency ? Martins-Adwords-Solutions, Oct 9, 2018

    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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      13,750
      Messages:
      180,615
      Latest: Where to buy high quality backlinks? fisicx, Oct 18, 2018 at 5:48 PM

  6. Sectors

    1. Retail

      A forum for 'bricks and mortar' retail businesses.

      Discussions:
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      Messages:
      38,620
      Latest: Query Retailer and Consumer Rights MissBling, Oct 17, 2018 at 6:36 PM

    2. Green Business

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

      Discussions:
      857
      Messages:
      10,093
      Latest: New wind turbine design Jasondb, Oct 18, 2018 at 6:55 PM

    3. Social Enterprise

      A forum to discuss fundraising and other charitable initiatives.

      Discussions:
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      Messages:
      4,221
      Latest: Animal Sanctuary Scalloway, Sep 25, 2018

    4. Tradespeople

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

      Discussions:
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      Messages:
      17,312
      Latest: What do you want to know about digital sales transformation? S Leander, Oct 3, 2018