A recent article stated that four percent of UK small businesses reach a
turnover of greater than £1 million and more than 10 people after 10
years. The ability to manufacture product in the UK has been reported on
many occasions and the fact that we export more services to Europe than
product is not a surprise. Famous brands such as Rolls Royce and
Bentley are German owned and Jaguar’s recent success has gone to TATA as
the company’s owner.
Keeping with automotive brands Aston Martin is largely foreign owned and
lack of investment has meant that the it has suffered in product
development, showing that the brand it has is still strong enough to
maintain its kudos. What the UK does not lack is world leading knowledge
production, and this is not transferable to foreign entities
