Introduction
With nearly 1,000 member companies in New York and London, and business networks covering 70 other European and American cities, we occupy a strategic position in the business relationship between the US and the UK and Continental Europe.

Our members include many of the world’s largest multinationals, as well as hundreds of middle-market and smaller companies, and account for the lion’s share of transatlantic business.

We leverage the strengths of our corporate networks and strategic position to provide our member companies with a broad range of targeted services to help them to build and manage their business.

BABi is a not-for-profit membership organisation, and incorporates the American Chamber of Commerce (UK) and the British - American Chamber of Commerce (New York/London), which merged in 2000 to create a stronger transatlantic business organisation.

Membership benefits
BABi offers a broad range of services designed to bring practical business benefits to our member companies. We also offer additional business opportunities through being active members of the British-American Business Council (BABC), which has 31 chapters and 4,000 member companies throughout North America and the UK; and of the European Council of American Chambers of Commerce (ECACC), covering 40 cities throughout Europe. BABi also enjoys strong support from the US and UK Governments.

Our member companies can also enjoy the following services:
• Platforms to promote their brand, services and products to a high-level transatlantic business audience
• Access to business and government leaders on both sides of the Atlantic, and to potential clients and business partners
• Business intelligence to provide guidance in decision making
• Opportunities for quality business networking and client entertainment
• Business services to facilitate the growth and management of their business
• A voice with governments on policy issues that impact their business

Events
We run more than 100 events annually for our member companies, including:
• CEO Presentations by business leaders such as Michael Dell, Phil Condit, Dick Grasso, Sir John Bond and Sir Christopher Gent
• Ministerial/Ambassadorial Briefings by Government leaders as well as US/UK/EU Ambassadors
• Business Briefings by industry experts and opinionformers such as the editors-in-chief of the Financial Times, Business Week and The Economist
• Forums and Roundtables where small groups meet to discuss industry/sector specific business opportunities and challenges
• High-quality networking and client entertainment events at venues such as the House of Lords, United Nations, Ambassadorial Residences and top-class hotels BritishAmerican Business Inc (B ABi) is the leading transatlantic business organisation dedicated to helping our member companies build their international business

Other highlights, in addition to our main business programme, include:

Transatlantic Business Awards
Each year, at a gala dinner in New York, BABi honours the chief executives of two major multinationals and two entrepreneurial companies for their contribution to transatlantic business. Since its launch in 1995, this dinner has become recognised as the premier event in the transatlantic business calendar.
Channing Corporate Citizenship Awards
The BABi Channing Corporate Citizenship Award is presented on an annual basis, at a major dinner in London, to an organisation that has demonstrated outstanding leadership in the field of good corporate citizenship.
Annual Christmas Lunch
On both sides of the Atlantic, BABi’s Christmas Luncheons have been one of our largest and most popular events for more than 40 years, attracting an audience of more than 1,500 executives.


Trade Information Services
BABi provides a trade information service for its members on both side of the Atlantic (and for non-members, for a fee) to assist them in identifying sales leads, business partners and professional advisers in North America and the UK. This service provides access to special databases, including: Dun and Bradstreet’s “Who Owns Whom”, “Million Dollar Directory” and “Key British Enterprises”. Enquiries are also referred directly to BABi’s member companies, thereby promoting them to buyers, distributors, wholesalers and other relevant businesses.

BABi Publications
BABi publications are geared to the interests of the transatlantic business community and serve as a vehicle for promoting our members and providing information on a wide array of topics, ranging from business issues and transatlantic trade policy to BABi events and services. They include:

• BritishAmerican Business Handbook – an annual publication, designed to be a practical guide, aimed at US companies looking for opportunities to do business in the UK
• Network New York London – the quarterly publication for BABi’s membership
• The BABi Membership Directory – published annually and listing all members in New York and London, it is available exclusively to BABi members
• UK at a Glance – a briefing on the UK economy, published twice a year

Cross Atlantic Relocation Services (CARS)
BABi’s new CARS workshops allow member organisations to maximise investment in the relocation of employees by ensuring expatriates and their families are fully adjusted to the differences and challenges of working and living in either the US or the UK. BABi offers three different workshops on Cross Cultural Training to assist you or your employees in transatlantic relocation.
BABi is also authorised by the US Department of State to issue to qualified business trainees the Certificate of Eligibility necessary to apply for an Exchange Visitor (J-1) Visa.

For more information on BABi or details on any of these
services, please visit us at www.babinc.org