Mastering Brexits through the ages : entrepreneurial innovators and small firms the catalysts for success This book is both a key contribution to understanding implementation risks and to identifying what a winning post Brexit UK economy should look like. Drawing on extensive research the book identifies the strategic framework and associated practical measures needed to realise a positive outcome. It concurrently analyses Brexit mythology through carefully unpicking and demystifying complexities anticipated Brexit risks impacts implications and unknowns 2.2. Brexit No. 2: Break with Rome (Again!)2.3. Brexit No. 3: Adjustment and Stabilisation; 2.4. Summary; Chapter 3 Smaller Firms: Engines of Innovation; 3.1. The Ambition Gap; 3.1.1. Mission based Innovation Driven by Ambitious Firms; 3.2. Differing Market Landscapes; 3.2.1. Conventional Wisdom; 3.3. MSME Importance to Overall Economy; 3.4. The Triangle of Opportunity; 3.5. Zombies and New Entrants; 3.6. Complexity Rather than One Size Fits All; 3.6.1. Group 1: High growth Potential Big (or Little!) Bang Disrupters; 3.6.2. Group 2: Complex Supply Chain Players 1.2.1. Innovation Comes in Different Forms: All Forms Matter1.2.2. A Perception of Risk: Entrepreneurs vs. Professional Managers; 1.3. Financialisation has Interrupted Business Credit Mechanisms; 1.4. Capitalism and the Entrepreneur; 1.5. Historic Events: Our Window to the Future; 1.6. The United Kingdom Today; 1.6.1. Consumers; 1.6.2. Balance of Payments; 1.6.3. The Regions; 1.6.4. Manufacturing; 1.6.5. Services; 1.6.6. Generational Mismatch; 1.7. International Dependence; 1.8. Todays Biggest Challenges; Chapter 2 Brexit Paradigms; 2.1. Brexit No. 1: AD 410 3.6.3. Group 3: Simple Supply Chain Players3.6.4. Group 4: Professional Advice; 3.6.5. Group 5: Financial Services; 3.6.6. Group 6: Local Retail and Artisan Products; 3.6.7. Group 7: Labour intensive Service MSMEs; 3.6.8. Group 8: Knowledge driven Innovators; 3.7. Diverse Groups Requiring Differing Brexit Outcomes; 3.8. Summary: Brexit Implications; Chapter 4 Shocks Revisited; 4.1. Recap from Historical Brexits; 4.2. Our Stones and Ripples; 4.3. Shock A: Financial System Disruption (Sudden Stop Events); 4.4. Shock B: Legal and Regulatory Risk 4.5. Shock C: Brexit Day Operational Imperatives4.6. Shock D: Continued Market Innovation; 4.7. Shock E: Regional Execution; 4.8. Summary; Chapter 5 Brexit: The Conventional Wisdom; 5.1. The Optimistic Case; 5.2. The Mainstream Case; 5.3. Tinkerbell and the Art of Wishful Thinking; 5.3.1. The Laffer Curve; 5.3.2. Government Debt Austerity and Crowding Out; 5.3.3. Inequality; Chapter 6 Our Assumptions; 6.1. Assumptions; 6.2. Assumptions Basis; Chapter 7 Coping with a Brexit Shock; 7.1. Action Points; 7.1.1. Proposition 1: Create New Family Silver (to Sell at a Profit)