2020 bank business lending forecast to be low even if Brexit is clarified
metals4U founder Paul McFadyen says business urgently needs clarity on Brexit
Paul McFadyen, founder of West Yorkshire-based online supplier of metals, plastics and engineering products metals4U, talks stockpiling, EU staffing and how he craves some certainty on how Brexit will playout
It’s vital that firms prepare for Brexit now says Forbes Burton’s Rick Smith
With another Brexit deadline looming, Rick Smith, managing director of business rescue and recovery consultants Forbes Burton, dives into how the break from the EU is likely to affect British businesses
Brexit delay gets Irish consumers spending
Irish consumer sentiment rose significantly in November as the risks of an imminent No-Deal Brexit subsided. Anna Tobin reports
Manufacturing output, new orders and employment all in decline
The latest IHS MARKIT / CIPS UK Manufacturing PMI finds output, new orders and employment in manufacturing are all falling, and that stocks are depleted and purchasing has reduced following the Brexit delay. Anna Tobin reports
Why the election result will not likely clean up the Brexit mess
If Boris Johnson wins the election, the UK will officially leave the EU by the end of January.
Yet leaving the EU will simply be “the end of the beginning,” in Churchill’s famous phrase. The really hard part of Brexit will be about to begin. And there will be just eleven months left before the end of the Transition Agreement on 31 December 2020.
Economic stability and a good Brexit deal will fix service sector woes argues CBI
The latest CBI survey has found that sentiment has declined in both the business and professional and consumer service sectors. Anna Tobin reports
Exporta’s Don Marshall says trade patterns are disrupted by Brexit uncertainty
Don Marshall, head of e-commerce and marketing at Kinross-based packaging solution provider Exporta, says Brexit has made trading trends harder to predict
Steer your firm through Brexit uncertainty with these tips from Boyes Turner
Barry Stanton, partner and Claire Taylor-Evans, senior associate, at Reading-based law firm Boyes Turner have these tips for helping businesses navigate the uncertainty surrounding Brexi