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: Buying a business - Payment Installments Mr D, Oct 30, 2020 at 11:36 PM

    2. COVID-19 Forum

      A dedicated forum for discussion of the coronavirus outbreak and its business impacts.

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      Latest: How long will these anti Covid measures be req ? There's a bit of a trend here..... Mr D, Oct 30, 2020 at 11:33 PM

    3. International Business

      Advice about doing business overseas, including importing and exporting

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      International Business

      Sub-Forums

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

      Latest: One detail which can cause the failure of an export operation Ray272, Oct 29, 2020 at 9:49 AM

    4. Ecommerce Forum

      Advice on ecommerce, online platforms, dropshipping and payment processors

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      Ecommerce Forum

      Sub-Forums

      1. Opencart Support

      2. Magento Support

      Latest: Facebook/Instagram Return On Ad Spend? Darren_Ssc, Oct 30, 2020 at 2:40 PM

    5. Accounts & Finance

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

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      Accounts & Finance

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      1. Cashflow forum

      2. PAYE letters 2010

      Latest: UK ltd not VAT registered, selling directly to UK customers shipped from outside the UK after Brexit nick34785, Oct 30, 2020 at 9:32 PM

    6. Employment & HR

      Queries around employment law, managing staff and HR

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      Latest: Employer refusing employee entry to Job Support Scheme / sick pay Newchodge, Oct 30, 2020 at 11:35 PM

    7. Legal

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

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      Latest: CCTV systems Alan, Oct 30, 2020 at 11:27 PM

    8. Insolvency

      Advice and resources for members seeking help about insolvency

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      Latest: Advice On Shutting Down Ltd Company With Corp Tax Owed John Dooh, Oct 30, 2020 at 5:50 PM

    9. Sales, Marketing & PR

      Sales and marketing advice, tools and resources for small businesses

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      Latest: New website for 2 different markets Mr D, Oct 30, 2020 at 10:55 AM

    10. Tenders

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

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  2. Community

    1. UKBF Marketplace

      A place for UKBF full members to post offers and promotions. Read the pinned thread for rules.

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      Latest: Free Email Marketing For UKBF Members For Life EmailOut, Oct 28, 2020 at 9:17 AM

    2. Introductions

      Introduce yourself and your company

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      Latest: Oscar Victor the digital marketing guy Oscar Victor, Oct 30, 2020 at 4:47 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: Is anyone here anti-lockdown? Mr D, Oct 30, 2020 at 4:04 PM

    4. Feedback & Help

      Suggestions for improvements to UKBF and help using the forums

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      Latest: Posting links on PR fisicx, Oct 21, 2020

    5. Events

      Upcoming business and networking events

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      Latest: unlock 2020 - Online Conference and Networking 14th July ScooploopUK, Jun 18, 2020

    6. Regional forums

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

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      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 for someone selling to the horticulture industry Mr D, Oct 4, 2020

  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: What are you currently struggling regarding fitness or nutrition? AlasterCook, Oct 26, 2020 at 2:02 AM

    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

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      Latest: New member - website feedback please? Opinion87, Oct 29, 2020 at 6:47 PM

    4. Opportunities

      Sponsorship, Partnership & Investment

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      Latest: Business opportunity offer gino, Jun 17, 2020

    5. Press Releases

      Post your company press releases and marketing information here.

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      Latest: Industrial Workwear celebrates a record year during the pandemic IWW Limited, Oct 20, 2020

  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: Do we need a NED or an 'Advisor'? Advice sought by seed-funding stage startup Financial-Modeller, Oct 28, 2020 at 3:10 PM

    2. Growing Your Startup

      Business best practice ideas and discussion

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      Latest: Seeking Buisness coaching mentor DavidWH, Oct 28, 2020 at 6:05 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: A good paid for VPN? AlasterCook, Oct 28, 2020 at 1:53 PM

    2. Devices

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

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      Latest: EPOS Alison Moore, Oct 21, 2020

    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: Apple search engine money road, Oct 29, 2020 at 5:52 PM

  6. Sectors

    1. Retail

      A forum for 'bricks and mortar' retail businesses.

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      Latest: What doesn't a supermarket sell? simon field, Oct 30, 2020 at 11:03 PM

    2. Green Business

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

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      Messages:
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      Latest: Do green businesses need different marketing techniques? Joseph K, Oct 20, 2020

    3. Social Enterprise

      A forum to discuss fundraising and other charitable initiatives.

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      Latest: License to sell charities Mr D, Oct 7, 2020

    4. Tradespeople

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

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      Messages:
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      Latest: Who Do I Call? Root 66 Woodshop, Oct 29, 2020 at 3:28 PM