Small British businesses devastated by Brexit: 16,000-20,000 firms stopped exporting to EU
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Lisa O’Carroll
5h ago· 9 min readenInsight
Summary
A retrospective analysis of Brexit's impact on small-to-medium-sized British businesses, 10 years after the referendum. The article details how 16,000-20,000 businesses stopped exporting to the EU entirely, while those that continued face crushing red tape, rising costs, and lack of government support. Through case studies of cheesemakers, farmers, exporters, and wine merchants, the piece illustrates how Brexit has forced many small business owners to sell up, retire early, or close down entirely — with one cheesemaker losing his business over a £250,000 Brexit-related financial hole.
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bskySmall British businesses devastated by Brexit: 16,000-20,000 firms stopped exporting to EUtheguardian.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledBrexit didn't just leave him with a £250,000 hole in his small but fast-growing firm, but ultimately lost him his business.
Boris Johnson's government catered for the 'blue chips', not the small, everyday companies when they designed the hard Brexit for Britain.
A total, utter nightmare
Cheesemakers, farmers, exporters and wine merchants say red tape, lack of vision and rising costs mean they have stopped trading, sold up or retired early
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