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: CCJ for non payment of rent matlob, Oct 24, 2020 at 11:32 AM

    2. COVID-19 Forum

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

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      Latest: Track & trace Interestedobserver, Oct 24, 2020 at 3:50 AM

    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: Are all goods imported from China liable to import? DHL ripping me off! paulears, Oct 24, 2020 at 11:18 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: Aggregators Lucky8, Oct 23, 2020 at 3:46 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: Garden office / workshop for Ltd company jimbof, Oct 24, 2020 at 10:34 AM

    6. Employment & HR

      Queries around employment law, managing staff and HR

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      Latest: Payrun. Employee 0 hours, but £200 in PAYE tax to pay. Newchodge, Oct 24, 2020 at 8:46 AM

    7. Legal

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

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      Latest: Received a Letter from Burness Paull Threatening to pay for an image Copyright from PicRights.. paulears, Oct 24, 2020 at 12:02 PM

    8. Insolvency

      Advice and resources for members seeking help about insolvency

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      Latest: liquidation by dishonest director trying - very, Oct 24, 2020 at 11:21 AM

    9. Sales, Marketing & PR

      Sales and marketing advice, tools and resources for small businesses

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      Latest: Generating traffic to an automotive news website Financial-Modeller, Oct 23, 2020 at 3:35 PM

    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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    2. Introductions

      Introduce yourself and your company

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      Latest: New here, Hi all Jeffrey Seymour, Oct 23, 2020 at 5:08 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: Trustpilot Paul Carmen, Oct 21, 2020 at 11:25 AM

    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 at 9:07 AM

    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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      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: 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 type of person are you? Quiz money road, Oct 9, 2020

    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: First design fisicx, Oct 23, 2020 at 9:05 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 at 2:14 PM

  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: Sourcing your private health insurance when starting a new business KAC, Oct 22, 2020 at 8:35 PM

    2. Growing Your Startup

      Business best practice ideas and discussion

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      Latest: Comment on the MVP launch strategy (app & website to promote the app) gpietersz, Oct 21, 2020 at 12:39 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: How to set up email for a trading name Opinion87, Oct 23, 2020 at 8:36 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 at 9:27 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: Will this damage small Online retailers? Paul Carmen, Oct 23, 2020 at 11:12 AM

  6. Sectors

    1. Retail

      A forum for 'bricks and mortar' retail businesses.

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      Latest: Who can and who can't remain open. oli150194, Oct 23, 2020 at 11:26 AM

    2. Green Business

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

      Discussions:
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      Latest: Do green businesses need different marketing techniques? Joseph K, Oct 20, 2020 at 8:39 PM

    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: Uk Cushion manufacturers KROY, Oct 14, 2020