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Businesswomen less confident than men about prospects post-Brexit

Fewer than half as many female than male business owners are confident about the future success of their businesses post-Brexit. New research conducted by RateSetter Business Finance reveals only ten per cent of women business leaders believe that leaving the EU will be positive for their business. This contrasts to the fact that twice the number
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EU-27 skilled workers likely to leave the UK before Brexit

More than half of EU-27 skilled workers employed by companies either in the FTSE 250 or with a revenue of over £50 million are likely to leave the UK before the outcome of the Brexit negotiations is known and before the UK leaves the EU in March 2019. This is according to a survey of
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Brexit vote shows little effect on rate of company start-ups

A new study shows that there is, as yet, no major impact on new company formations, or company closures, in England and Wales since the Brexit vote. The study, undertaken by company information provider checkcompany.co.uk, looked at the monthly number of new company formations at Companies House, (the company register for England and Wales) since 2014
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Survey shows effect of Brexit vote on technology consumption

Global technology publisher Purch unveils the results of its UK Tech Consumption Survey exploring the impact of Brexit on technology spending patterns following the leave vote. 2,000 consumers were asked, independently via OnePoll, about their spending plans following the vote to leave the EU and the results show a significant consumer shift in technology consumption. More
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Should I stay or should I go? 2017 a summer of staycations after Brexit

As the late May Bank Holiday approaches, research from Rakuten Marketing and Centre for Retail Research today reveals nearly one in four (24 per cent) consumers admit they are changing their intended travel plans this summer as a result of Brexit. More than a third of people are choosing cheaper destinations (37 per cent), a third are reducing
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Recruitment of migrant workers in a Brexit world

Now that the formal process for leaving the EU has been triggered, the next two years will see intense negotiations as Britain tries to secure the best deal that it can. In Theresa May’s 29th March 2017 letter to the president of the European Council, May omitted any details as to the specific date that
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GDPR and Brexit: What every small business should know

With the nation’s decision to leave the EU came lots of questions about our regulatory environment, both in terms of current laws and also ones due to come into force. One in particular is GDPR. How do business owners make sense of the combination of GDPR and Brexit? A major improvement and modernisation of how
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Businesses can help navigate the labyrinth of Brexit complexity

Business has the evidence, ideas and the solutions that will get Britain a better deal from Brexit negotiations, CBI President Paul Drechsler says at the CBI Annual Dinner. Drechsler calls on the next government, whoever they are, to set up a Business Brexit Taskforce in their first 50 days to crack the most complex issues. The
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Growth in the service sector continues to rise in 2017

March data points to a rebound in UK service sector growth, with business activity and incoming new work both rising at the strongest rates so far in 2017. Survey respondents also remain optimistic about the year-ahead business outlook, almost half of the survey panel forecast growth while only one-in-nine expect a fall in activity. However,
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London start-ups lag behind Berlin, Paris and Dublin post-Brexit vote

In the six months following the result of the EU referendum, London saw a 13 per cent decline in the number of new start-ups, while other European cities experienced an upsurge in new enterprises, according to analysis published today by global business intelligence experts, Creditsafe. The research, which reveals Berlin is progressing towards replacing London as
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