{"id":16065,"date":"2018-07-05T13:40:13","date_gmt":"2018-07-05T13:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hnews.hult.edu\/?p=16065"},"modified":"2026-05-05T17:40:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T16:40:44","slug":"small-businesses-weigh-options-brexit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/small-businesses-weigh-options-brexit\/","title":{"rendered":"Small businesses weigh options as Brexit hovers around the bend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Brexit shock has passed the two-year mark with the actual <strong>divorce slated for March 2019<\/strong>. But, like so many divorces, the details are gumming up progress.<\/p>\n<p>With so many questions lingering over <strong>tariffs<\/strong>, <strong>freedom of movement, and single market access<\/strong>, big corporations are putting contingency plans into motion. Banks like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/business\/news\/goldman-sachs-london-staff-relocate-frankfurt-banking-brexit-a8244076.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Goldman Sachs<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thisismoney.co.uk\/money\/markets\/article-5481817\/UBS-moving-staff-London-Frankfurt-Brexit.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>UBS<\/strong><\/a> have announced they\u2019re moving staff from London to Frankfurt in advance of Brexit. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/voices\/editorials\/brexit-airbus-warning-uk-job-loss-investment-eu-customs-union-single-market-a8412106.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Airbus<\/strong><\/a> has warned it may shift some manufacturing out of the U.K. if the Brexit deal falls flat.<\/p>\n<p>While multinationals have the resources to change course, most small businesses are in a holding pattern. &#8220;A lot of companies are in exactly the same situation I\u2019m in,&#8221; says <strong>Angela Spang<\/strong>, founder and chairwoman of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/junemedical.com\/leadership-team\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June Medical<\/a><\/strong>, a U.K.-based medical devices distributor.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am not making decisions until I know what it is I\u2019m making a decision about.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Unknown #1: Regulation<\/h3>\n<p>Regulation is a big question mark. In the medical device field, June Medical distributes products from the U.S. and Ireland that are already certified for the E.U. market.<\/p>\n<p>Much of its business is distributing medical supplies to the U.K.\u2019s National Health Service. If Brexit forces a <strong>separate set of regulations<\/strong> for products imported and distributed within the U.K., Spang faces a major dilemma. Does it make economic sense to tackle both a U.K. and E.U. market?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If there is going to be additional documentation needed, what does it look like? Nobody knows. Who\u2019s going to design that? Nobody knows. There\u2019s just nothing to really make a decision on at this point,&#8221; says Spang, whose business sees annual sales revenue of 2 million pounds.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-16095\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Angela-Spang.jpeg\" alt=\"Angela Spang\" width=\"300\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Angela-Spang.jpeg 647w, https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Angela-Spang-379x500.jpeg 379w, https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Angela-Spang-261x345.jpeg 261w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;When there\u2019s no information, there\u2019s nothing to base <em>your<\/em> decision on. So we\u2019ve taken the approach that we\u2019re going to hedge our bets as much as we possibly can.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Angela Spang, Founder of June Medical<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If she had to choose, she would <strong>focus on the E.U. market over a U.K. market<\/strong> because of sheer size. &#8220;The interesting output of this is I\u2019m based in London, and I\u2019m not even interested in innovating just for the U.K. because the medical devices market here is too small and not growing very fast.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Food regulation<\/strong> in the E.U. is equally complex. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snafflingpig.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Snaffling Pig<\/strong><\/a>, a U.K. snacks manufacturer specializing in pork rinds, is also dealing with major unknowns. Founder and CEO <strong>Nick Coleman<\/strong> acknowledges, &#8220;Honestly, I have no idea what the new food regulations could be, but whatever happens we will do what needs to be done to be compliant and continue to provide the highest quality product we can.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Unknown #2: Tariffs<\/h3>\n<p>The beauty of the E.U. customs union is that E.U. member countries (including the U.K.) can <strong>trade seamlessly and tariff-free<\/strong> with each other. This could all change if the U.K. exits the single market and the customs union.<\/p>\n<p>Snaffling Pig imports pork from Ireland and Denmark for its snack products. If the company suddenly faces the prospect of paying tariffs on pork imports, it could present a big headache for a small company that employs 17 people and supplies clients like <strong>Tesco<\/strong>, <strong>Sainsbury&#8217;s<\/strong>,<strong> John Lewis<\/strong>, and pubs throughout the U.K.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignright wp-image-16097\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Nick-Coleman.jpeg\" alt=\"Nick Coleman\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Nick-Coleman.jpeg 853w, https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Nick-Coleman-333x500.jpeg 333w, https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Nick-Coleman-230x345.jpeg 230w, https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Nick-Coleman-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Nick-Coleman-682x1024.jpeg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We don&#8217;t have the luxury of time to have multiple plans for multiple Brexit scenarios. Instead, we&#8217;ll do what we&#8217;ve always done: reduce risk by ensuring we are not reliant on any one customer, supplier, product, or channel.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Nick Coleman, CEO of Snaffling Pig<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Coleman says, &#8220;Regardless of Brexit we will always buy our pork from the highest quality producers we can afford and we will evolve the business to either consume the cost increases or look at ways to mitigate them, through more exporting or diversification of our product range.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Would he<strong> source from U.K. pig farmers<\/strong> instead? He says that\u2019s not an option for his products. &#8220;I would dearly love to purchase more U.K. pork. However, presently, the way U.K. pigs are butchered means the meat makes great bacon and sausages but not pork rind.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Unknown #3: Freedom of Movement<\/h3>\n<p><strong>David Lombardi<\/strong> is an Italian musician who moved to Glasgow two years ago to deepen his ties to the music scene there. As a violinist, he plays in three bands and travels constantly for gigs. For the entire month of July, he\u2019s on the road in Austria, Cypress, and Italy.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>ease of visa-free<\/strong> travel between Scotland and the rest of the E.U. is something he doesn\u2019t take for granted. &#8220;The administrative work of travel right now is manageable,&#8221; Lombardi says.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My plan is to not think too much about Brexit. The deals the government will make or not make will still take a long time. But if the ease of travel changes, I would definitely move to a different European country.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-16099\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2018\/07\/David-Lombardi.jpg\" alt=\"David Lombardi\" width=\"300\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2018\/07\/David-Lombardi.jpg 656w, https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2018\/07\/David-Lombardi-385x500.jpg 385w, https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2018\/07\/David-Lombardi-265x345.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;If the ease of travel changes, I would definitely move to a different European country.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">David Lombardi, Italian musician living in Scotland<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Running parallel to the freedom of movement issue is the <strong>settlement status of U.K. citizens<\/strong> living abroad and foreigners who\u2019ve legally lived in the U.K. What is their status going to be?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mike Haslam<\/strong> is a British architect based in Dublin. He\u2019s married to an Italian woman and their child is an Irish citizen. The question of whether his family would ever be able to reside in the U.K. is something he\u2019s still trying to sort out. &#8220;Where my status and rights as a U.K. citizen abroad will stand is not clear. I am already too long out of the U.K. to have a vote, so it might be time to turn towards Irish citizenry,&#8221; Haslam says.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If I were to move to the U.K. with family, my understanding is that my Irish child would have rights because of the CTA (Common Travel Area agreement between the U.K. and Ireland), but my wife would have to apply for settled status which\u2014although likely to be approved\u2014is by no means certain.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Hedging Your Bets<\/h3>\n<p>While Angela Spang of June Medical waits for more details, she is not idly waiting around for Brexit to happen. She has hedged her bets by establishing a company in her home country of Sweden.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I know Sweden will stay in the E.U. I know Sweden will be part of the E.E.A. (European Economic Area). I know I will have the opportunity to operate out of that entity should I need to. I&#8217;m just making sure I have options.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s also <strong>hedging with currencies<\/strong>. Two years ago, when the Brexit referendum results shocked the world, the British pound went on a roller coaster ride. Spang\u2019s company suffered significant losses because, at the time, it purchased medical devices in USD and sold them in the U.K. in British pounds.<\/p>\n<p>All the wiser today, she now does a third of her business in USD, a third in British pounds, and a third in Euros.<\/p>\n<p>For businesses marking off the days in the Brexit calendar, the ability to <strong>stay agile<\/strong> seems to be the best answer to a puzzle with several missing pieces.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/en\/request-brochure\/#utm_source=HultBlog&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=blog_all_thoughtleadership_brexit_160565\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-11007 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Blog-brochure-ad.jpg\" alt=\"Hult business programs\" width=\"705\" height=\"90\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Blog-brochure-ad.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Blog-brochure-ad-500x64.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 705px) 100vw, 705px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kickstart your career in Europe&#8217;s biggest startup cluster by studying at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/en\/locations\/london\/\">Hult&#8217;s London business school<\/a>. 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