How UK companies can deal with Brexit (Dr. Ulrich Hoppe, Peter Decu, Eduard Dubbers-Albrecht)

Today's episode of the Go Global! Bremen Business Talks Podcast is
dedicated to how UK-based companies that are doing business across
the channel with the EU and with Germany in particular are dealing
with Brexit. There are a lot questions about this topic that
entrepreneurs and business leaders are struggling with at the
moment. So we decided to check in with two gentlemen that are on
the ground in London and who are there to help companies with all
questions related to business and trade between the UK and Germany
at these challenging times. Dr. Ulrich Hoppe is the Director
General of the German-British Chamber of Industry and Commerce.
Peter Decu represents Bremeninvest in London. Eduard
Dubbers-Albrecht is a well-known German entrepreneur in the global
logistics industry. Together with our host Boris Felgendreher they
discuss the following topics: - The current mood among UK
businesses and international businesses with subsidiaries in the UK
doing business with EU - How companies are impacted - How
investments and cross-border trade have been impacted between the
UK and Germany - Different challenges of SMEs and large
organizations - Examples of "red tape" and new customs formalities
companies suddenly have to deal with - Differences in how different
industries have been impacted - How companies are moving
warehouses, production facilities and subsidiaries to Europe to
service the European market - Pros and cons of moving operations to
Europe that should be weighed - How Bremeninvest and the
German-British Chamber of Industry and Commerce engage with UK
companies to consult them on how to deal with Brexit-related issues
- Why Bremen and Bremerhaven could be an attractive location for UK
companies to consider setting up shop at - How COVID has
complicated personal business relationships - What are Ulrich's,
Peter's and Eduard's predictions for the rest of the year regarding
COVID and Brexit? - What's the perspective of an entrepreneur in
logistics? How has Brexit impacted transport and logistics? -
Bremen and Bremerhaven as places to do business compared to places
like Rotterdam or Hamburg - Some concrete advice from a logistics
entrepreneur - and more More information about Bremeninvest:
https://www.wfb-bremen.de/en/page/bremeninvest-start More
information about the Bremen Chamber of Commerce:
https://www.handelskammer-bremen.de/english_site More information
about the German-British Chamber of Industry and Commerce:
https://grossbritannien.ahk.de/en/