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: Used clothing business Nick Weigh, Mar 23, 2019 at 12:41 AM

    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: China importing Ryan Gladwin, Mar 22, 2019 at 10:12 PM

    3. Ecommerce Forum

      Advice on ecommerce, online platforms, dropshipping and payment processors

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      Messages:
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      Sub-Forums: 2

      Ecommerce Forum

      Sub-Forums

      1. Opencart Support

      2. Magento Support

      Latest: General eCommerce costs Inva, Mar 22, 2019 at 8:37 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: Can I pay myself a salary where I don't really work? Mr D, Mar 22, 2019 at 4:39 PM

    5. Employment & HR

      Queries around employment law, managing staff and HR

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      Latest: Signed off sick Mr D, Mar 22, 2019 at 4:45 PM

    6. Legal

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

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      Messages:
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      Latest: Recording a conversation paulears, Mar 22, 2019 at 10:25 PM

    7. Insolvency

      Advice and resources for members seeking help about insolvency

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      Latest: VAT from previous liquidated Ltd company and new partnership Gavin Bates, Mar 23, 2019 at 12:46 AM

    8. Sales, Marketing & PR

      Sales and marketing advice, tools and resources for small businesses

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      Latest: Email marketing - a new business no-go? I_DO_MARKETING, Mar 22, 2019 at 7:55 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: FAST UK HOSTING, 50% OFF, FROM ONLY £1.05/m ServWise, Mar 20, 2019 at 11:13 AM

    2. Introductions

      Introduce yourself and your company

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      Messages:
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      Latest: Hi from East Devon JG Devon, Mar 21, 2019 at 10:07 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 Mr D, Mar 22, 2019 at 4:52 PM

    4. Feedback & Help

      Suggestions for improvements to UKBF and help using the forums

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      Messages:
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      Latest: UKBF Homepage Returning 403 Forbidden Response (only some User Agents) Darren_Ssc, Mar 20, 2019 at 3:23 PM

    5. Events

      Upcoming business and networking events

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      Latest: Free Business Breakfast In Harrow/Hatch End consultant, Mar 19, 2019 at 12:03 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: Community Introductions & Networking [no links please] The Property Ltd, Feb 28, 2019

  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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      Messages:
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      Latest: How do you play your in-shop music? (Poll) I_DO_MARKETING, Mar 17, 2019 at 8:28 AM

    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: Bargain Hardware 2.0 fisicx, Mar 22, 2019 at 2:49 PM

    4. Opportunities

      Sponsorship, Partnership & Investment

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      Latest: Exciting Oppurtunity For New Business Partner/Investor 8hkbaf3hu, Mar 19, 2019 at 3:01 PM

    5. Press Releases

      Post your company press releases and marketing information here.

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      Messages:
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      Latest: One Stop Business Finance Last Quarter KellyBDE, Mar 1, 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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      Messages:
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      Latest: Looking for a Business Partner GeorgeT, Mar 20, 2019 at 8:17 PM

    2. Growing Your Startup

      Business best practice ideas and discussion

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      Messages:
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      Latest: Mortgage leads starting out FD Capital, Mar 19, 2019 at 1:12 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: WordPress help? winwinweb, Mar 18, 2019 at 6:51 PM

    2. Devices

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

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      Latest: Printer choice EmC007, Mar 17, 2019 at 3:47 PM

    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: Initial link building for new website justinaldridge, Mar 22, 2019 at 1:50 PM

  6. Sectors

    1. Retail

      A forum for 'bricks and mortar' retail businesses.

      Discussions:
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      Messages:
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      Latest: How can I Sell off Excess Womenswear Stock? Nochexman, Mar 19, 2019 at 3:43 PM

    2. Green Business

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

      Discussions:
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      Messages:
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      Latest: looking for data shredding london Barry12345, Mar 4, 2019

    3. Social Enterprise

      A forum to discuss fundraising and other charitable initiatives.

      Discussions:
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      Messages:
      4,238
      Latest: Animal Sanctuary Anita110, Mar 3, 2019

    4. Tradespeople

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

      Discussions:
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      Messages:
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      Latest: Stationery manufacturer sought Lucky8, Mar 22, 2019 at 12:52 PM