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‘It all disappeared with Brexit’: Craft beer boom ends as more than 100 UK firms go bust (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] 32 points 3 years ago* (4 children)

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.

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  • [–] 69 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    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.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years 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.

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  • [–] 13 points 3 years 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…

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