Quarter 4, planning the office party, trying to bring in orders before the second week of December. Oh…..and BREXIT and a General Election. Right now, thinking about a strategic review and thinking about growing your business through exporting maybe about as...
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Don’t Wait For Brexit Clarity – Get Exporting
by Gordon Carmichael | Sep 29, 2017 | All blogs, Brexit, Business Planning, Exporting, London and South East, Sales & Marketing, Strategy
Almost every business will be impacted by Brexit – positively or negatively. We can only make educated assumptions about what Brexit will look like and indeed when any transition arrangements may end. With a potential 2-year transition agreement, Brexit would...
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