Only a quarter of UK businesses are ready for Brexit
Only a quarter of UK businesses are ready for Brexit – with just 5 months to go
How will ‘Brexit get done’ in 2020 and how can you use the time to get ready for it?
Last week’s election result crystallised the choices ahead of the new Government. “Get Brexit done” was a great election slogan, but in reality 31 January will mark “the end of the beginning” in Churchill’s famous words. At that point, the UK will move into a new era where the need will be to ‘Get Brexit begun.’
Growth in UK food and drink exports driven by rise in non-EU sales
UK food and drink exports saw the largest growth in sales to China in the third quarter of 2019, finds the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) after analysing the latest HMRC trade statistics. Anna Tobin reports
How UK firms are using Estonia’s e-Residency scheme to operate as EU firms post-Brexit
Ott Vatter, managing director of the Republic of Estonia’s e-Residency programme, which enables business people to establish and manage an EU-based company paperlessly from anywhere in the world, explains how UK businesses can benefit from the service after Brexit
Chemical Industries Association calls for frictionless free trade agreement
The representative of the UK’s largest manufacturing exporter, the Chemical Industries Association (CIA) is calling for a frictionless free trade agreement to protect the industry through Brexit and beyond. Anna Tobin reports
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
Industry stands still as the uncertainty grinds on finds MakeUK/BDO
The quarter-four MakeUK/BDO Manufacturing Outlook finds Britain’s manufacturers are ending the year at a standstill, a result of the political uncertainty and downturn in major global markets. Anna Tobin reports
SMMT figures show UK car production driven down by Brexit uncertainty
The latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show that UK car manufacturing output fell -4% in October. 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