The numbers are stark:
📉 Between 2020 and 2023, the number of UK SME goods exporters fell by 19% — that's over 23,000 businesses who simply stopped exporting while OECD nations saw exporter numbers rise 1% over the same period
📊 Only 22% of trading businesses with 10+ employees exported anything in the last 12 months as of late April 2026
🇪🇺 More than a third of small firms still exporting to the EU are now planning to scale back or stop altogether
So I want to hear from you directly 👇 If you've never exported, or you tried and stopped, what's the real reason?
Drop a comment or DM me 📩 as we are building the case for what government and industry need to fix, and we want it grounded in what you're actually facing, not what we assume. We may also feature your story if you're open to it!