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: Chinese virus MY OFFICE IN CHINA, Feb 18, 2020 at 12:59 AM

    2. 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: A UK purchaser wants to buy our product FOB (China) in USD, how does VAT work with this scenario? Luise tomy, Feb 17, 2020 at 8:42 PM

    3. 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: Quick Question - Have you heard of Shopware? edmondscommerce, Feb 17, 2020 at 5:08 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: For anyone using FreeAgent Energise Accounting, Feb 17, 2020 at 11:32 PM

    5. Employment & HR

      Queries around employment law, managing staff and HR

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      Latest: Redundancy advice Mr D, Feb 17, 2020 at 5:40 PM

    6. Legal

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

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      Latest: Is this legal? Awinner2, Feb 17, 2020 at 9:48 PM

    7. Insolvency

      Advice and resources for members seeking help about insolvency

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      Latest: Such a VAT mess! Any advice welcome trax7960, Feb 17, 2020 at 11:31 PM

    8. Sales, Marketing & PR

      Sales and marketing advice, tools and resources for small businesses

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      Latest: Boots opticians adverts and GUCCI jonathan-bennett-, Feb 17, 2020 at 3:41 PM

    9. 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: NEW: Acronis Cyber Backup Cloud - Host Your Data in Secure Acronis UK Datacentre HostXNow, Feb 16, 2020 at 11:08 AM

    2. Introductions

      Introduce yourself and your company

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      Latest: Introduction Fashion Threads, Feb 17, 2020 at 1:30 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 negotiations MBE2017, Feb 18, 2020 at 2:24 AM

    4. Feedback & Help

      Suggestions for improvements to UKBF and help using the forums

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      Latest: New adverts on this forum appearing from the right hand side and covering the text Newchodge, Feb 12, 2020 at 9:52 AM

    5. Events

      Upcoming business and networking events

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      Latest: Father of Marketing Professor Kotler coming to Harrogate! 18th November. Nicola Hudson, Oct 13, 2019

    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: Does a hand shake mean anything Newchodge, Feb 16, 2020 at 10:11 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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    2. Market Research

      A place to post surveys, conduct user research and test your concept or product.

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      Latest: Beta test : Iphone App For Invoicing and VAT Filing(MTD Compliant) Ola1, Feb 14, 2020 at 2:32 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: A new plugin Nico Albrecht, Feb 17, 2020 at 8:02 PM

    4. Opportunities

      Sponsorship, Partnership & Investment

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      Latest: Referral Initiative (Affiliate) Damir87, Jan 29, 2020

    5. Press Releases

      Post your company press releases and marketing information here.

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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: Powering a Food Trailer at home? DontAsk, Feb 17, 2020 at 5:12 PM

    2. Growing Your Startup

      Business best practice ideas and discussion

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      Latest: Starting Out In The Fitness Industry Lizzyohara, Feb 9, 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: GDPR and PECR Alison Moore, Feb 17, 2020 at 12:55 PM

    2. Devices

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

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      Latest: I need the right PC screen for my eyes ! atmosbob, Feb 15, 2020 at 10:25 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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      Latest: Is everyone becoming a digital marketer? lotuscontainer05, Feb 17, 2020 at 12:38 PM

  6. Sectors

    1. Retail

      A forum for 'bricks and mortar' retail businesses.

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      Latest: Buying an existing convenience store Paul Norman, Feb 17, 2020 at 1:14 PM

    2. Green Business

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

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      Latest: local councils choosing greener option RbuddieLTD, Nov 25, 2019

    3. Social Enterprise

      A forum to discuss fundraising and other charitable initiatives.

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      Latest: HELP NEEDED - Not For Profit Idea billmccallum1957, Jan 15, 2020

    4. Tradespeople

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

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      Latest: Looking for someone who can design and build a small bar intheTRADE, Jan 14, 2020