Three quarters (76 per cent) of UK SMEs feel that the absence of a majority government is likely to negatively impact the UK’s ability to successfully negotiate Brexit – but they wouldn’t want another election any time soon. The results were obtained from the Close Brothers Business Barometer, a quarterly survey that questions over 900 UK and RoI SME owners and senior management across a range of sectors
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What SMEs can learn from governments Brexit negotiations
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In the wake of the EU referendum and a hung Parliament for the UK, the need for effective negotiations has been thrown firmly into the limelight. Indeed, in the run up to the UK’s General Election the majority of parties placed emphasis on the importance of negotiating regardless of whether they were campaigning for a
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Brexit negotiation guidelines released – but what do they mean for businesses?
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The key documents for the EU Brexit negotiations have now been published, but what they actually mean still remains a mystery for some businesses. The guidelines are as follows, in the order that they were produced: The Article 50 Letter from the UK Government The EU Parliament’s Negotiating Guidelines The EU Commission Negotiating Guidelines The
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UK businesses say barrier-free EU trade is a must for Brexit negotiations
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Just six per cent of British businesses want the government to prioritise curbing immigration during the Brexit negotiations – while 74 per cent want the government to focus on securing barrier-free trade with the EU. The findings are included in ‘Defending cross-border trade‘, a new report into the impact protectionism and Brexit will have on
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