Bradfords Gifts: Keeping things sweet through the Brexit transition
Real Business talks to James McGoldrick, co-owner of Bradfords Gifts, about how the company is navigating Brexit to ensure a smooth transition.
Fenton: The independent jewellery company which planned for Brexit from the start
Real Business talks to Jerome Brustlein, COO of Fenton, about how the independent jewellery company is navigating Brexit for a smooth transition.
Food labelling and Brexit: Is your food business ready for the transition?
While the Government has extended the deadline past January 2021 in some cases, food producers, manufacturers and retailers need to prepare for new requirements for food labelling coming into force on 1 January 2021, warns legal expert Amy Peacey
Why UK businesses should act NOW to move goods in or out of Europe
If you?re a UK business with goods you need to move in or out of Europe, you should move them NOW, before potential tariffs post 1st January 2021. Tax expert Andrew Oury explains.
Will Brexit red tape choke Scotland’s salmon industry?
Scotland’s salmon industry is world-renowned and worth some 550m per year in exports. Will new EU regulations kill the sector?
Why businesses need to innovate and prepare (or die)
The business graveyard is littered with casualties of companies that have failed to either anticipate change or adapt to shifting customer demand.
Why loyalty to European partners might still matter post-Brexit
In light of Brexit, British SMEs must strike a balancing act between reassuring their European partners and looking to tap into global markets.
More than 1 in 10 SMEs to scrap exporting if there is a “No Deal” Brexit
Just over a tenth of small businesses will give up exporting to the EU if there is a “No Deal” Brexit.
Brexit is a mixed bag for SMEs
UK exporters are enjoying the benefits of Brexit but still have a “fear factor” about cracking new markets outside of the EU.
The Maybot: Artificial, yes. Intelligent, no
Being a lifelong Conservative voter I naturally wanted to give prime minister Theresa May the benefit of the doubt. Sadly she has become a figure of derision both at home and abroad. The description of her as naturally robotic, hence ?The Maybot?, is all too appropriate.
Businesses failing to check third-party GDPR compliance risk large fines
Shirking responsibility and failing to check whether outsourced data processors are GDPR compliant can mean costly fines for businesses. With less than a month to go, it?s time to get sorted.
As Brexit edges nearer, how can SMEs retain EU workers?
With research showing that nearly half of high-skilled EU workers are considering leaving the UK in the next five years, George Koureas, a partner at immigration law firm Fragomen, explains what SME owners can do to retain EU talent.