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: Family run general store / newsagents may close after 35 years. 2012, Jun 16, 2019 at 7:42 PM

    2. 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: Getting back an international payment MY OFFICE IN CHINA, Jun 14, 2019 at 3:35 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: Website advice .uk .co.uk .com ineedadollar, Jun 16, 2019 at 3:59 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: Pension conts out of a ltd company MikeJ, Jun 16, 2019 at 6:26 PM

    5. Employment & HR

      Queries around employment law, managing staff and HR

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      Messages:
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      Latest: Personal Use of a Company Vehicle Mr D, Jun 15, 2019 at 11:56 PM

    6. Legal

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

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      Messages:
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      Latest: Name of the company issues nordfyr, Jun 16, 2019 at 5:55 PM

    7. Insolvency

      Advice and resources for members seeking help about insolvency

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      Messages:
      18,600
      Latest: Winding up order Mr D, Jun 15, 2019 at 3:38 PM

    8. Sales, Marketing & PR

      Sales and marketing advice, tools and resources for small businesses

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      Messages:
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      Latest: Getting customers within London from just outside. fisicx, Jun 16, 2019 at 4:01 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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      Messages:
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      Latest: 40% OFF CHEAP HOST (US/UK) - UNLIMITED BANDWIDTH / SSD HOSTING / FREE SSL - from £0.50 per MONTH! Cheap Host, Jun 15, 2019 at 7:33 AM

    2. Introductions

      Introduce yourself and your company

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      Latest: Newbie Kenvin Breck, Jun 16, 2019 at 12:12 AM

    3. Time Out

      Welcome to the UKBF pub! Take a break from your business with general non-business chat.

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      Latest: Totally Disgusted Chris Ashdown, Jun 16, 2019 at 6:19 PM

    4. Feedback & Help

      Suggestions for improvements to UKBF and help using the forums

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      Messages:
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      Latest: Change email account James_M, Jun 14, 2019 at 4:29 PM

    5. Events

      Upcoming business and networking events

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      Messages:
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      Latest: Buying or selling a business for £5m+? Clinton, May 3, 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: £1000 Cyber Essentials voucher scheme available to Scottish Businesses AllUpHere, Jun 10, 2019 at 7:13 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: Paid Market Research for Small Business Owners and Managers Meisterworks, Jun 10, 2019 at 2:17 PM

    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, ideas and feedback please saythisinstead.co.uk, Jun 16, 2019 at 11:02 AM

    4. Opportunities

      Sponsorship, Partnership & Investment

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      Latest: Looking for Building Trade Partner WebshopMechanic, Jun 5, 2019

    5. Press Releases

      Post your company press releases and marketing information here.

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      Messages:
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      Latest: Consider IT become CREST members stugster, Apr 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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      Messages:
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      Latest: Business Networking - Getting Over the Fear Kenvin Breck, Jun 16, 2019 at 12:19 AM

    2. Growing Your Startup

      Business best practice ideas and discussion

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      Latest: Next steps for new business jack fowler, Jun 13, 2019 at 11:49 AM

  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: What cyber security steps are you taking? ffox, Jun 16, 2019 at 1:11 PM

    2. Devices

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

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      Latest: Samsung Interactive Screens? HajrahRichard, Jun 12, 2019 at 2:50 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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      Messages:
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      Latest: Reversing a 301 Re-direct Peak District SEO, Jun 15, 2019 at 8:50 PM

  6. Sectors

    1. Retail

      A forum for 'bricks and mortar' retail businesses.

      Discussions:
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      Messages:
      38,761
      Latest: Lease Premium Calculation Local Enterprise, Jun 15, 2019 at 7:53 PM

    2. Green Business

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

      Discussions:
      863
      Messages:
      10,134
      Latest: How we can stop global warming Jasondb, Jun 13, 2019 at 11:44 PM

    3. Social Enterprise

      A forum to discuss fundraising and other charitable initiatives.

      Discussions:
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      Messages:
      4,263
      Latest: Green Space To Combat Loneliness Mr D, Jun 6, 2019

    4. Tradespeople

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

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      Messages:
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      Latest: Demo and real accounts of the Olymp Trade broker. Is there a difference? Owesdr, Jun 16, 2019 at 2:49 PM