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Incorporating a startup in the UK becomes much less attractive after Brexit because EU markets are not easily accessible anymore. I think EU founders will take into account this first. If you add paperwork on top of that I don't see why founders wouldn't just incorporate let's say in Estonia and just travel to London on a tourist Visa to look for funding if needed.

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Spot on - more so Estonia is by far one of the best tech hubs in Europe with many brilliantly staff that speak English and brexit or not, would be my choice over London for any EU tech startup brexit or not.

[EDIT ADD] https://startupestonia.ee/why-estonia well worth reading that and shows how Estonia would be the best choice for any EU startup anyhow

Can you give some salaries for hiring tech workers?

2-3 years experience, web front end and/or B2C marketing

I can't as not out there myself, equally you need to factor in cost of living as 40k a year in a city that costs 20k a year to live is worse of than 27k a year in a city that costs 5k to live. Then taxes..... many factors.

Equally, front end and marketing are not my area's.

https://www.glassdoor.co.uk/Salaries/estonia-front-end-devel... may be of some help for you though.

Not easily accessible?

Tell that to all the US firms that dominate European markets. Both software and services are tariff free under WTO rules. It would be no harder for British companies than American companies. Perhaps easier - there's a reason Barnier et al keep freaking out about "level playing fields".

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