In the run up to the end of the transition period, the government provided a range of support to help traders prepare. This included: running a communications campaign across multiple channels; writing directly to businesses to encourage them to get ready; and offering one-to-one support to the 10,000 GB businesses whose trade exceeded £250,000 per annum but had previously only traded with the EU.29 However, we have previously highlighted the contrast in readiness between larger and smaller b...

In the run up to the end of the transition period, the government provided a range of support to help traders prepare. This included: running a communications campaign across multiple channels; writing directly to businesses to encourage them to get ready; and offering one-to-one support to the 10,000 GB businesses whose trade exceeded £250,000 per annum but had previously only traded with the EU.29 However, we have previously highlighted the contrast in readiness between larger and smaller businesses, including evidence provided to us by the Federation of Small Businesses who found that, in December 2020, only 18% of SMEs that believed they Type: conclusion | Number: 11 | Response status: not_addressed