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: minimum freshold for declaring employees tax Mr D, May 25, 2020 at 11:48 PM

    2. COVID-19 Forum

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

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      Latest: Need a business idea to help me through zarajennifer, May 26, 2020 at 6:36 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: Importing Hand Santizer into UK, help needed Gourainy, May 26, 2020 at 1:10 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: Fulfillment for a food startup Fulfil, May 25, 2020 at 12:23 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: Unassigned VAT Payment in Quickbooks Desktop Ground Investigator, May 26, 2020 at 12:05 AM

    6. Employment & HR

      Queries around employment law, managing staff and HR

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      Latest: Online Staff Holiday Planner JessicaR123, May 25, 2020 at 3:52 PM

    7. Legal

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

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      Latest: Signatory not recognised JEREMY HAWKE, May 26, 2020 at 5:33 AM

    8. Insolvency

      Advice and resources for members seeking help about insolvency

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      Latest: who are classed as creditors Gavin Bates, May 25, 2020 at 3:42 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: Can someone explain what is selling via social media means? paulears, May 25, 2020 at 10:28 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: hostworld - 50% OFF RECURRING! ★ cPanel | 100% SSD | CloudLinux | LiteSpeed | 99.9% Uptime ★ HW-J, May 22, 2020 at 2:07 PM

    2. Introductions

      Introduce yourself and your company

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      Latest: Hello Friends Rahim A, May 25, 2020 at 8:47 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: Cummings and integrity JEREMY HAWKE, May 26, 2020 at 5:46 AM

    4. Feedback & Help

      Suggestions for improvements to UKBF and help using the forums

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      Latest: Verified Business MBE2017, May 24, 2020 at 12:03 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: Funeral Directors Mark T Jones, May 7, 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: Beyond accounting! Feedback, please! Jan Rottel, May 25, 2020 at 8:03 AM

    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

      Sub-Forums
      Latest: Please review my first ever eCommerce website - automotive prints UKSBD, May 25, 2020 at 7:48 PM

    4. Opportunities

      Sponsorship, Partnership & Investment

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      Latest: Zoom Virtual Networking For Business Owners makeusvisible, May 21, 2020 at 11:24 AM

    5. Press Releases

      Post your company press releases and marketing information here.

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      Latest: Hello to Chicago (US), from hostworld HW-J, May 22, 2020 at 2:21 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: Advice on using subcontractors MBE2017, May 24, 2020 at 3:07 PM

    2. Growing Your Startup

      Business best practice ideas and discussion

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      Latest: Starting A Investing Business Gordon - Commercial Finance, May 20, 2020 at 12:30 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: Antivirus software Alan, May 25, 2020 at 11:32 PM

    2. Devices

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

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      Latest: New CPU or PC? SteLacca, May 22, 2020 at 6:31 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: How to get potential seo clients? Tin, May 25, 2020 at 7:34 PM

  6. Sectors

    1. Retail

      A forum for 'bricks and mortar' retail businesses.

      Discussions:
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      Messages:
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      Latest: Wholesale UK fashion suppliers? GDLtextile, May 21, 2020 at 7:29 PM

    2. Green Business

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

      Discussions:
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      10,199
      Latest: HOW CAN ART CONTRIBUTE TO REPLENISHING NATURE? MY OFFICE IN CHINA, May 14, 2020

    3. Social Enterprise

      A forum to discuss fundraising and other charitable initiatives.

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      Latest: Small charitable project - are we protected? Nick Walsh Studios, Apr 28, 2020

    4. Tradespeople

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

      Discussions:
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      Messages:
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      Latest: UK Tea Wholesalers? mtall, Apr 25, 2020