Thank you,

for visiting me here.

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Perhaps we’ve already met at one of my speeches? Maybe we crossed paths at a networking event? Throughout running businesses I have crossed paths with many wonderful people, with many wonderful ideas. How could we turn your idea into a ground breaking business?

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The Most Exciting Project Yet

In the spring of 2016, UK businesses were still capitalising on the easy access to EU markets. That was about to change by end of 2020. With the food industry facing a major new obstacle, we have founded Quick Declare to save the hopeless situation through innovation. Feeding the supply chain’s often messy data to relevant systems compliance was achieved where it was thought to be impossible. Human and understanding approach to managing their relationships with authorities and strategic stakeholders made sure communication did not break down in challenging moments. The project is continuously tested by new pressures in forms of biosecurity risks to the UK, and proceeds to steadily improve through each experience.

Curious?

The People You Meet

This website is kept ambiguous. This website avoids being superfluous. In a somewhat hypocritical moment, I would say some ideas remain private. Ironic, writing this on a website, which clearly is for show. Regardless, if you stand for something, you meet interesting people along the way, like the the Ambassador of Estonia to the UK, now to France, Viljar Lubi, pictured on the left at the Embassy’s charity event.

A selfie of Michael Szydlo with the then Ambassador of Estonia to the United Kingdom Viljar Lubi

“Michael Szydlo, the co-founder and chief executive of the food industry customs agency Quick Declare, said that in some cases loads had incurred CUC fees of £3,000.

He has written to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs urging it to reduce the costs for imports, arguing they could cause permanent damage to food supply chains.”

— The Guardian April 2024

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