However membership of the EU has its drawbacks for the UK. One disadvantage is extra budgetary costs for the EU, which has increased the cost of EU membership. Also, free movement of labour has meant that many UK cities are overcrowded, the UK's population is set to rise 70 million over the next decade, partly due to the immigration. Also, new member countries may have stricter EU environmental standards.

BENEFITS TO A BUSINESS IF UK STAYS IN THE EU ARE 50% OF ALL UK TRADE IS WITH THE EU BECAUSE IT IS A EASIER AND QUICKER WAY OF TRADING AND MAKING MONEY WITH OUT LOADS OF TAX BEING CUT ,IT HELPS BUSINESS CREATE JOBS FOR THE LOCAL MARKET OVER 3.5 MILLION JOBS ARE LINKED ONE WAY OR ANOTHER TO THE UK’S TRADE WITH THE REST OF EUROPE HELPING BOOST THE ECONOMY .BEING IN THE EU HAS ATTRACTED MANY FOREIGN INVESTORS TO INVEST IN UK BUSINESS AS IT'S PART OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST SINGLE MARKET THE EU .IT HELPS BUSINESS BOOST THEIR COMPETITIVENESS IN THE MARKET AS THEY CAN TRADE ALL OVER EU WITHOUT MUCH HASSLE , CAN GET CHEAP LABOUR FROM EUROPEANS SO HELPS CUT COST DOWNS

HOWEVER THE DISADVANTAGES OF BEING A EU MEMBER IS THAT WITH IT WOULD

SAVE BILLIONS IN MEMBERSHIP FEES, AND END THE "HIDDEN TARIFF" PAID BY UK TAXPAYERS WHEN GOODS ARE EXPORTED TO THE EU, CAUSED BY RED TAPE, WASTE, FRAUD AND OTHER FACTORS.

MONEY CAN BE INVESTED IN OTHER SECTORS THAT REQUIRE IT MORE.IMPORTED FOOD FROM NON-EU COUNTRIES COULD GET CHEAPER, AS TARIFFS ARE LOWERED . BRITAIN WOULD GAIN FULL CONTROL OF ITS OWN BORDERS - AND BE ABLE TO CONTROL, THE FLOW OF MIGRANTS FROM THE EU, WHICH ACCOUNTED FOR 27% OF TOTAL NET MIGRATION IN 2010. AND HELP UP FREE JOBS FOR UK CITIZENS

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However, Being part of the EU has its drawbacks. One of which is the increasing cost of being a member of the EU, as more countries join this economical unit the higher the membership fee rises. Another disadvantage is the EUs strict environmental guidelines; on one hand these guidelines are beneficial to the world and will cut down levels of pollution, but it is very costly for the UK to enforce such strict legislation onto an economy. There are also social concerns as immigration has been predicted to rise as a consequence of other European countries having access to UK through free movement. This will lead to a substantial increase in the population and the rate of unemployment will remain low as their won't be enough jobs to meet demand.

The main benefit of the UK joining the EU is that it enables free trade. Therefore it enhances the economic wealth as it creates more efficiency within the marketplace. Free trade is having a restriction-free international zone where businesses can sell their goods and/or products.

Another benefit of EU membership is an increase in market size which means a greater number of potential customers for UK businesses. This is because the EU would allow UK businesses to trade to customers from other countries without facing extra costs or restrictions on the type of goods they can sell. 

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The Independent states that the "UK accounts for less than 1% of the worlds population and less than 3% of global income (GDP)". This could suggest that we will find it hard for our voices to be heard on subjects that affect our well-being and prosperity. We may not have a strong say in any decisions that would affect us.

In addition, EU membership wouldn't cost as much as the regular price. The estimated price for the UK to gain membership is £8.3bn.

On the other hand, a disadvantage would be that eventhough membership fees are slightly cheaper for the UK, it can still be seen as an unnecessary cost. Furthermore, there is a likely chance of jobs being lost in UK manufacturing as businesses in that sector may want to set up in cheaper EU countries. 

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The European Unions is a group of countries whose governments work together.  To be a part of the EU the country has to pay a membership fee which is mostly paid through
taxes.

The benefits of EU membership to UK businesses are that the
business will have an increased market size. This is because there is a freedom in the movement of goods and services into and out of the UK. UK businesses can
sell their goods and services to fourteen other countries without having to face any extra costs or restrictions on the types of products that the business can sell. Another benefit to UK businesses is that they can take advantage of the increased access of cheaper production factors such as raw materials, technology and labour. This is particularly beneficial as these
factors are usually businesses greatest expenditure. EU membership allows UK
businesses to find and employ employees from any part of Europe. An example highlighting the importance of this is in the NHS. Staff (particularly doctors
and nurse) shortages in the UK meant that individuals had to be employed from other parts of Europe to meet the necessary demand.  Further, an added benefit to the UK being a part of the EU
is that it allows UK businesses to have access to EU government contracts as well as UK government contracts. This results in lower administration costs to trade which means that businesses do not have to pay extra money to send their
goods abroad.

On the other hand, it may not be beneficial for businesses to be part of the EU as there is greater competition from other businesses in the single market. Other businesses may be providing the same products as UK businesses but at cheaper prices because they have access to cheaper factors of production in their own country.

However, there are few disadvantages for UK business to be part of the EU. Because of larger competition from abroad, it may be harder for new UK businesses to thrive in a single gigantic market. As a member of the European Union, rules and regulations are enforced upon businesses increasing costs such as high labour costs and welfare policies. Monopolies may be formed, although it is unlikely as competition is more fierce. Another disadvantage is the huge expenses paid by Britain as "hidden tariffs". these estimated costs amount to £65.7 billion according to the UKIP MEP.

To conclude, the advantages of being part of the EU for UK businesses are greater than the drawbacks. I feel that it is beneficial for businesses in the UK to be part of the EU because they are able to trade more freely with no extra costs and expand their business by going into other territories.

In contrary, not being part of EU membership will mean the UK will have a clean break from EU to make trades globally as UKIP leader Nigel Farage says other countries "thrive outside of EU". Another disadvantage would mean millions of UK citizens could lose jobs whereas UK firms being free of EU legislation, could result in a job boom. Significantly, they will have less competition from EU businesses and globally. The cost of EU membership is for UK is around £65.7 billion annually and opting out could mean the money could be invested in other things.

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Disadvantages for UK businesses being a part of the EU are that there are problems of the Euro because all the other EU countries have the Euro and the UK don't which can be harder for trading. Another disadvantage is also the free movement within the EU which can cause overcrowding. There will also be extra budgeting costs. There will also be a lot of competition because of rules and regulations.

A disadvantage for UK businesses being a part of the EU is that the free movement of labour has caused problems of overcrowding in UK cities. The UK's population is set to rise to 70 million over the next decade, partly due to immigration. This has pushed up house prices and led to congestion on the roads. The concern is that the UK is powerless to prevent large scale immigration because EU rules allow free movement of labour. The UK risks becoming an isolated state if it leaves, like

On the other hand, the disadvantages of EU membership for the UK is that there will be grater competition from other EU businesses. There would also be increased costs due to compliance with EU regulations, e.g. common technical standards. The cost of EU membership to the UK is £15bn gross (0.06% of GDP) - or £6.883 billion net. The UKIP claim that the cost of EU membership in total amounts to £83bn gross if you include all possible costs, such as an 'estimated' £48bn of regulation costs ( £1,380 per head). Another disadvantage would be that enlargement of the EU is likely to happen in the next few years with a number of Eastern European nations joining the EU, this will provide a further increase in market size, but the customers will have a lower average income and also be able to compete at lower prices with UK businesses. Membership of the EU doesn't necessarily mean membership of the Euro , but the EU has placed great emphasis on the Single Currency. However, it has proved to have many problems and contributed to low rates of economic growth and high unemployment across the EU.

One benefit to the UK businesses of having the EU membership is that it allows the UK , lower administration costs to trade, meaning the business do not have to pay extra money to send their goods abroad, other than normal transport costs. As the EU is the UK’s main trading partner worth more than£400 billion a year or 52% of the total trade in goods and services.This is a large amount spent on goods and services which are traded from the other 14 countries in the EU and so if the UK were not a part of the EU, they would have to pay large amounts of administration costs to trade which would increase their costs. Therefore UK being a member of the EU will help reduce the administration costs for trading goods and services.  

Another benefit to the UK businesses of having the EU membership is that it gives the UK a greater success to cheap factors of production e.g. raw materials, technology and labour. As the National Health Service has found this a good way of employing skilled doctors and nurses from the other EU countries, specifically when they are short of medical staff. This would help decrease unemployment as well as benefit UK in having better skilled workers. Therefore UK being a member of the EU will help give the UK a greater access to cheap factors of production.

However, UK being a member of the EU may not be as beneficial because

The benefits of EU membership to UK businesses are that businesses will have greater access to cheap factors of production. As well as this businesses in the UK will have an increase in market size. This results to a greater number of potential customers. UK businesses will have lower administration costs to trade meaning that businesses won't have to pay extra costs to send their goods abroad other than normal transport costs.

Another Benefit for UK businesses is that finding labour will be easy and cheap. Businesses who employ people from different countries (in the EU) will get to pay less saving money.

The costs of EU membership to UK businesses are the fact that there will be greater competition from other EU businesses therefore the market will be fierce and some businesses may fail to adapt.

Another disadvantage is that the UK is spending so much money on the fees it has to pay within the EU.

Confederation of British Industry (CBI) director general John Cridland told the observer that the EU membership supported jobs, growth and the UK's "competitiveness".

He also stated:

"The EU is our biggest export market and remains fundamental to our economic future"

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With this in mind the UK's economic future depends on the growth of the economy. With EU membership the UK is creating around 4 million jobs which are linked to the UK's trading within the EU.

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Countries in the EU become economically interdependent with one another over time, and so try to avoid conflict which would damage their economies. This is beneficial to the UK as businesses operating well in the current conditions can continue to operate without fear of any looming conflict which could affect its imports/exports.

A disadvantage of being in the EU is that if the EU as a whole is operating bad, with low output, it will effect other countries because there will be less trade between the interdependent economies who are reliant on each other for goods and services. For example if a country starts to build a low GDP, its businesses on average will have less money to spend on supplies and even if they do there may be little demand which would also halt supplies which are imported from foreign countries part of the EU. Now, those suppliers abroad will have less sales, and so it has a knock on effect on many countries in the EU who are economically reliant on each other.

Another benefit: for all the start up businesses and manufacturers in the UK, who are experiencing difficulty in reaching their profit targets can turn to different EU markets. Start ups that are having troubling in the UK market because of already established dominant competitors perhaps can start trade in other countries where they have better first mover advantages etc. There will be a greater pool of consumers for start ups to target because of the larger consumer base after joining the EU. They will have a higher chance of being successful which will help develop/boost their economies back home. The easier transfer of goods across borders because of less restrictions and borders will aid this.

The benefit of the UK being a member of the European union is that it strips away of the barriers to entry to the free movement of good and services , which is useful to the UK because this allows the UK businesses (manufacturers) to operate in the goods and services that the UK businesses are more efficient at producing.Another benefit of being in the EU to UK businesses is that it allows free movement of capital as well as labour, meaning that businesses who require specialist workers such as if rolls Royce needed a highly qualified engineer who lives outside of the UK thanks to the free movement of capital and labour this allows the highly qualified engineer to move to the UK much easier, as well as the free movement of capital and labour allowing specialist workers to move to the UK this also allows the UK businesses to freely invest anywhere in the EU.

Although there are multiple benefits to being in the EU for UK businesses there are also some disadvantages.Because the UK is a member of the EU this also meant that the businesses in the UK need to abide by the rules the EU sets. An example of this is the new laws the EU has set to restrict the UK businesses since 2010, which are approximately 3600 in number (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2458354/3-600-new-laws-3-years-EU-strangles-UK-firms.html).Due to these laws set in plays it will make it increasingly difficult for UK businesses to compete with other companies within the EU.

Another benefit for UK businesses being a part of the European Union is that it allows free trade within member states and also, British employers have been able to recruit from a larger potential workforce in order to tackle some of the UK's skill shortages. this could really help the business as if they had a skilled workforce, then it could make them more efficient.

However, a disadvantage for UK businesses of being a part of the EU is that all businesses would be forced to follow the rules the EU make.

On the other hand EU membership does have its disadvantages. For example studies have suggested that if the UK left the EU but remained part of the European Economic Area, a jobs boom would be created, with a total of 1 million jobs estimated to be created. 90% of the UK economy is not involved in trade with the EU and yet it still has to comply with EU trading rules, restricting businesses across the UK. A study by UKIP MEP Gerard Batten claims that the total cost of EU membership is £65.7 billion a year when factors such as the "hidden tariff" paid by the UK taxpayer is taken into account. This value is many times higher than the official stated membership cost of £5.85 billion a year reported by the UK government. Many argue that if the UK left the EU its influence would be greatly decreased in key decision making worldwide. However, as the UK would remain as a key member of NATO, the UN Security Council and also a big nuclear power , it would have influence in decisions without the help of the EU. If the UK left the EU it would have full control of its own borders, allowing control of the migration of workers from other EU countries. This could solve the problem of overcrowding and help to reduce the increasing number of people claiming benefits in the UK as less people means the lack of jobs would be controlled.

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Another benefit is that they also have access to 500 million customers by remaining in the EU and this creates more demand for UK businesses as we can now trade between markets without facing barriers to trade.

Also, there are 1 million Brits living in Spain, 330,000 living in France and 65,000 living in Cyprus. There are also 330,000 in Ireland. If we left the EU, it is not clear what would happen to out citizens living and working abroad.

However, a disadvantage of remaining in the EU is that businesses in the UK are now facing a lot more competition from those in the EU, which may result in some UK businesses failing.

Another disadvantage is that in recent years legislation was passed that the UK hospital system would be fully open for other EU members. This is a system which costs the UK billions per year, with a fair portion of this being spent on foreigners who have paid little to no money to make use of the facilities, leading to extra costs of employing more doctors and nurses.

It is estimated that around 3.5 Million jobs are linked with the European state.

However a Major disadvantage is that United Kingdom is spending Billions and Billions Pounds worth of fees in the EU and this is taken out the pot, the fees could be used for many pother things in fact thousands of other things to make this country better.

By opting out the EU wont really harm allot of people because 90% of medium and small sized businesses are NOT involved in the EU trade.

However, there are disadvantages to EU membership to UK businesses also. There is greater competition from other EU businesses and there are increased costs due to compliance with EU regulations e.g. common technical standers. Enlargement of the EU is likely to happen in the next few years with a number of Eastern European nations joining the EU. This will provide a further increase in market size but the customers will have a lower average income and also be able to compete at lower prices with UK businesses.