• @thefluffiest@feddit.nl
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    11 months ago

    Wait. So they opened an export-focussed company a year after the Brexit vote? I mean it sucks and all, for them, but it doesn’t sound too bright either.

    • @brainrein@feddit.de
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      6911 months ago

      I believe they thought it would be possible to leave the EU politically but keep all the economic advantages.

      Like so many politicians told them.

      • @thefluffiest@feddit.nl
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        411 months ago

        Indeed I’m sure you’re right that that’s what they thought, but it’s still an enormous risk to take. In any business plan that should’ve been a red flag.

        And if on faith they chose to waive that risk, well… that’s just not great entrepreneurship.

    • @Squeak@lemmy.world
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      1311 months ago

      Yeah I noticed this. Why start a company that relies on export to EU countries when you’ll be out of the EU in a couple of years?

      I’m sure that’s not the case for all the breweries going out of business, but that just seems like a recipe for failure from the start…

    • @GuinnessChocolates@feddit.uk
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      111 months ago

      I agree with your premise but also, post-Brexit exports are still a thing. Sounds like some other stuff tipped them over the edge though, like grain & barley prices following the illegal invasion of Ukraine.