| With offices in New York and London and chapters in
30 cities throughout North America and the UK, BABi is
strategically placed at the heart of the US/UK business
partnership, the largest business partnership between any
two countries in the world.
BABis
membership includes many of the worlds largest
multinational corporations, as well as hundreds of middle
market and smaller companies looking to expand their
businesses internationally.
BABi also enjoys strong support from the US and British
Governments. As a not-for-profit organisation, BABis
mission is to provide practical business benefits to
its member companies.
These benefits are focused in three core areas: business
development, business intelligence and networking. They
include:
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Business briefings and seminars
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Access to business and government leaders
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Marketing and promotional opportunities
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Personal business introductions and referrals
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Issues advocacy and promotion
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Member discounts |
BABi is the successor organisation to the British-American
Chamber of Commerce (New York/London) and the American
Chamber of Commerce (UK) , which merged in September 2000, in
order to create a stronger, transatlantic business organisation.
BABis professional staff in both New York and
London includes experts in a number of fields such as
event management, marketing and promotion, business information
and information technology.
BABi offers additional business opportunities to its
member companies by providing them with access to and
providing the secretariat for the British-American Business
Council (BABC) , the largest transatlantic business network, with
more than 30 chapters and more than 4, 000 member companies
based in major cities throughout North America and the
UK.
BABi also works closely with other leading international
business organisations, including the worldwide network
of American Chambers of Commerce, the US Chamber of Commerce, the Confederation of British Industry and the British
Chamber of Commerce network in the UK and overseas.
BABi enjoys the support of an International Advisory
Board consisting of the Chairmen and Chief Executives
of leading multinational corporations, as well asits
Board of Directors and Transatlantic Council.
Roddy Gow,
Co-Chairman BABi
Chairman of Financial Services Practice
Chairman of Board of Directors
Odgers Ray & Berndtson |
Charles McVeigh III,
Co-Chairman BABi
Co-Chairman Schroder Salomon
Smith Barney |
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