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: Company Formation Advice Scalloway, Apr 4, 2020 at 3:22 PM

    2. COVID-19 Forum

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

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      Latest: Will Brexit continue after covid lockdown? alan1302, Apr 4, 2020 at 3:01 PM

    3. 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: Translation Services Raw Rob, Apr 4, 2020 at 2:47 PM

    4. 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: Beginning an eBay business williham, Apr 4, 2020 at 1:20 PM

    5. 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: Which tax rates and bands apply if separate dividend and interest earnings? AlexSmith2, Apr 4, 2020 at 3:20 PM

    6. Employment & HR

      Queries around employment law, managing staff and HR

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      Latest: Staff Lay Offs Bushman, Apr 4, 2020 at 1:17 PM

    7. Legal

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

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      Latest: Plaintiff approach? Shareholder - Director Mr D, Apr 4, 2020 at 2:46 PM

    8. Insolvency

      Advice and resources for members seeking help about insolvency

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      Latest: COMMERCIAL LEASE - am I personally liable? Please help! Mr D, Apr 4, 2020 at 1:35 PM

    9. Sales, Marketing & PR

      Sales and marketing advice, tools and resources for small businesses

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      Messages:
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      Latest: What's your best strategy to get clients now (in pandemic) MBE2017, Apr 4, 2020 at 8:10 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: Microsoft Office365 for Free Craig Bird, Apr 4, 2020 at 12:23 AM

    2. Introductions

      Introduce yourself and your company

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      Messages:
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      Latest: Website development and social media managing Night, Apr 3, 2020 at 2:03 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: Boris is a hero Mr D, Apr 4, 2020 at 1:31 PM

    4. Feedback & Help

      Suggestions for improvements to UKBF and help using the forums

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      Messages:
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      Latest: Amazon pop-up. Is it just me? Mark T Jones, Mar 29, 2020 at 1:05 PM

    5. Events

      Upcoming business and networking events

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      Latest: Connecting Businesses - London 26th March 2020 ScooploopUK, Feb 28, 2020

    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: new business man billybob99, Apr 2, 2020 at 10:02 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: What are you currently struggling regarding fitness or nutrition? Bluejen84, Apr 3, 2020 at 1:49 PM

    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: TK-Team Company Website gpietersz, Apr 3, 2020 at 6:38 PM

    4. Opportunities

      Sponsorship, Partnership & Investment

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      Latest: Need cashflow? Clinton, Mar 27, 2020

    5. Press Releases

      Post your company press releases and marketing information here.

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      Messages:
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      Latest: Amaiz: a new pay-as-you-go pricing plan! Victoria_V, Dec 23, 2019

  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: New business online fisicx, Apr 2, 2020 at 5:42 AM

    2. Growing Your Startup

      Business best practice ideas and discussion

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      Latest: Websites for Startup news fisicx, Mar 2, 2020

  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: Converting old VHS tapes to digital billmccallum1957, Apr 1, 2020 at 10:58 AM

    2. Devices

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

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      Latest: New Computer or Tablet? jurassicaffirm, Mar 18, 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: Link positioning rf-harris, Apr 4, 2020 at 12:20 PM

  6. Sectors

    1. Retail

      A forum for 'bricks and mortar' retail businesses.

      Discussions:
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      Messages:
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      Latest: Who can and who can't remain open. Awinner2, Mar 26, 2020

    2. Green Business

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

      Discussions:
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      Messages:
      10,160
      Latest: How we can stop global warming alan1302, Apr 3, 2020 at 2:10 PM

    3. Social Enterprise

      A forum to discuss fundraising and other charitable initiatives.

      Discussions:
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      Messages:
      4,322
      Latest: Animal Sanctuary Lizzyohara, Mar 21, 2020

    4. Tradespeople

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

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      Messages:
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      Latest: Decorater getting started Darren_Ssc, Feb 28, 2020