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British-American Business Council
Building your transatlantic business
Richard Fursland, Chief Executive, BritishAmerican Business Inc and Chief Operating Officer, British-American Business Council, explains how the BABC can help companies put down roots in the UK

If you’re using this Handbook, you must be interested in transatlantic business. So I do hope you already know about the British-American Business Council (BABC), as it can help just about anyone build their business between North America and the UK and Continental Europe.

If, by some misadventure, you don’t know us already, do get to know us soon and take advantage of the business opportunities that we offer exclusively to our 3,500-plus members – like Michael Batt, Founder of USAlliance Consulting, who says: “Membership provides tremendous value for small companies.

“The Exchange Visitor Program was amazingly quick and hassle free. It accomplished our human resource objectives quickly and efficiently” Mark Knight, President, British Airports Authority (BAA) Pittsburgh
Since joining last autumn, I have secured a major consulting assignment and three collaborative agreements by taking advantage of the BABC’s powerful online database and networking with members throughout the US and UK.” BABC was created in the mid-1990s to help companies in the US and UK build their business, by providing them with a transatlantic business network and services. We are now by far the largest transatlantic business network, with 31 chapters and more than 3,500 member companies based in all of the major business regions throughout North America and the UK. So if, for example, you are a US company looking to establish or expand your business in London, in the Midlands, in the North of England, in Wales or in Scotland – we have a regional chapter right on the spot, ready and willing to help you. Equally, if you are a UK company looking to build your business in almost any region of North America, we have a similarly well-positioned chapter, right there, ready and willing to assist you.

Our chapters all know their regional markets well and have a range of business services to offer you. They also have member companies who want to do business with you. Through our network, you can meet these companies by visiting with them face-to-face, or through our passwordprotected Online Membership Directory; we also provide plenty of opportunities for you to promote your services and products directly to them. In addition, we offer our members a broad range of other services that directly help US and British companies build and manage their business, ranging from immigration assistance and crosscultural programmes to access to extensive D&B databases.

Our role is very simple: we help companies make connections and do business. So, if you are interested in making connections and building your business in any of the 31 regions listed after this article, please visit us at www.babc.org and contact our chapters in the regions where you are based and where you are looking to expand your business (see the map on page 190-191 for details of your nearest chapter in the US). I know that they will all be happy to help you.

I’ll leave the last word to another of our members, who is the current President of the BABC – David Birch, Partner, Wragge & Co:
“We have acquired an ever-growing string of excellent clients as a result of our participation in the BABC, and our interaction with the BABC’s many regional chapters. These include multinationals on both sides of the Atlantic, as well as smaller and medium-sized businesses, to whom we have secured introductions – and subsequently cultivated – through the BABC and its chapters,”

For more information, contact:
British-American Business Council (Secretariat)
52 Vanderbilt Avenue, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10017
In the US:
Tel: +1 212 661 5660
Fax: +1 212 661 1886

In the UK:
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7467 7400
E-mail: info@babc.org




 



BABC business links


Atlanta

 
The British-American Business Group – Atlanta
Suite 600
1350 Spring Street
Atlanta, GA 30309
Tel: +1 404 681 2224
Fax: +1 404 249 9465


British Consulate General
Suite 2700
Marquis One Tower
245 Peachtree Center Avenue
Atlanta, GA 30303
Tel: +1 404 524 5856

UK Trade & Investment – USA
British Consulate General
Suite 3400
Georgia Pacific Center
133 Peachtree Street NE
Atlanta, GA 30303
Tel: +1 404 954 7700


Boston
 
British-American Business Council of New England
Suite 523, Lewis Wharf
Atlantic Avenue,
Boston, MA 02110
Tel: +1 617 720 3622
Fax: +1 617 720 4331


British Consulate General
Federal Reserve Plaza
25th Floor, 600 Atlantic Avenue
Boston, MA 02210
Tel: +1 617 535 0107

UK Trade & Investment – USA
British Consulate General
Suite 1500
One Memorial Drive
Cambridge, MA 02142
Tel: +1 617 245 4500


Charlotte
 
British American Business Council of North Carolina, Inc
PO Box 49055
Charlotte, NC 28277
Tel: +1 704 543 5460
Fax: +1 704 543 9330


Chicago
 
British-American Chamber of Commerce for the Midwest, Inc
Suite 411
400 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
Tel: +1 312 828 9861
Fax: +1 312 828 9867


UK Trade & Investment – USA

British Consulate General
The Wrigley Building
Suite 1300, 400 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
Tel: +1 312 970 3800


Cleveland
 
British-American Chamber of
Commerce - Great Lakes Region
Suite 470, 1120 Chester Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114
Tel: +1 216 289 4061
Fax: +1 216 696 2582



Dallas
 
British-American Business Council of North Texas
PO Box 742551,
Dallas, TX 75374-2551
Tel: +1 972 414 6650
Fax: +1 972 414 6675


UK Trade & Investment – USA
British Consulate General
Suite 940
2911 Turtle Creek Boulevard
Dallas, TX 75219
Tel: +1 214 521 4090


Denver
 
British-American Business Council of the Rocky Mountain Region
283 Columbine Street
PO Box 181
Denver, CO 80206
Tel: +1 303 893 1577
Fax: +1 303 759 2938


UK Trade & Investment – USA
British Consulate General
World Trade Centre
Suite 1030, 1675 Broadway
Denver, CO 80202
Tel: +1 303 592 5212
Fax: +1 303 592 5209



Houston
 
British-American Business Council – Southwest
1107 Mariner Cove
Sugar Land
TX 77478
Tel: +1 281 240 919
Fax: +1 281 240 8854


British Consulate General
Suite 1900
1000 Louisiana
Houston, TX 77002
Tel: +1 713 655 0536

UK Trade & Investment – USA
British Consulate General
Wells Fargo Place
Suite 1900
19th Floor
1000 Louisiana
Houston, TX 77002
Tel: +1 713 659 6270

British Consulate General
Trade Section (Oil and Gas)
Suite 900
11490 Westheimer
Houston, TX 77077
Tel: +1 713 425 6300


Los Angeles
 
British-American Business Council of Los Angeles
Suite 1260
11766 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles
CA 90025-6557
Tel: +1 310 312 1962
Fax: +1 310 312 1914


British Consulate General
Suite 400
11766 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles
CA 90025-6538
Tel:`+1 310 481 0031

UK Trade & Investment – USA
British Consulate General
Landmark II Suite 1200
11766 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles
CA 90025-6538
Tel:+1 310 481 0031



Miami
 
British-American Chamber of Commerce of Miami
PO Box 560036
Miami, FL 33256-0036
Tel: +1 305 377 0992
Fax: +1 305 448 7605


UK Trade & Investment – USA
British Consulate
Brickell Bay Office Tower
Suite 2800
1001 Brickell Bay Drive
Miami, FL 33131
Tel: +1 205 374 1522


Minneapolis/St Paul
 
British-American Business Council
Minnesota, Inc
1684 Highland Parkway
Minneapolis-St. Paul MN 55116
Tel: +1 612 205 0505


New York City
 
BritishAmerican Business Inc
New York
52 Vanderbilt Avenue
20th Floor
New York, NY 10017
Tel: +1 212 661 4060
Fax: +1 212 661 4074

UK Trade & Investment – USA

British Consulate
845 Third Avenue
9th Floor
New York, NY 10022
Tel: +1 212 745 0300



Orange County
 
British-American Business Council of Orange County
Suite 440, 27068 La Paz Road
Aliso Viejo, CA 92656-3041
Tel: +1 949 916 2259
Fax: +1 949 215 3977



Orlando
 
British-American Chamber of Commerce of Central Florida
PO Box 691795
Orlando, FL 32869-1795
Tel: +1 407 428 6226
Fax: +1 407 428 6294



Philadelphia
 
British-American Business Council of Philadelphia
Suite 700, 200 South Broad Street
Philadelphia PA 19102-3896
Tel: +1 215 790 3686
Fax: +1 215 790 3600



Phoenix
 
British-American Business Council of Arizona
Suite 305, 2198 East Camelback Road
Phoenix
AZ 85016
Tel:+1 602 957 9752
Fax: +1 602 954 8089

UK Trade & Investment – USA

British Trade and Investment Office
Suite 500, 2375 East Camelback Road
Phoenix
AZ 85016
Tel: +1 602 387 5092


Pittsburgh
 
British-American Business Council – Pittsburgh Region
425 Sixth Avenue
6th Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Tel: +1 412 392 4555
Fax: +1 412 392 1040



San Diego
 
British-American Chamber of Commerce of San Diego
Suite 2-G, 2707 Congress Street
San Diego, CA 92110-2658
Tel: +1 619 525 3270
Fax: +1 619 525 3395



San Francisco
 
British-American Chamber of Commerce Northern California
Suite 303, 41 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94104
Tel: +1 415 296 8645
Fax: +1 415 296 9649


UK Trade & Investment – USA
British Consulate General
Suite 850, 1 Sansome Street
San Francisco, CA 94104
Tel: +1 415 617 1300


San Juan
 
Puerto Rico/United Kingdom Chamber of Commerce
Suite 1100
1509 Lopez Landron
San Juan, PR 00911
Tel: +1 787 721 0160
Fax: +1 787 721 7333


UK Trade & Investment – USA
British Consulate General
Torre Chardon
Suite 1236
350 Chardon Avenue
San Juan, PR 00918
Tel: +1 787 758 9828


Seattle
 
British-American Chamber of Commerce of the Pacific Northwest
PO Box 1080
Mercer Island WA 98040
Tel: +1 206 236 2116
Fax: +1 206 236 2117


UK Trade & Investment – USA
British Consulate
Suite 3001
900 Fourth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98164
Tel: +1 206 622 9255


Tampa
 
British-American Chamber of Commerce of Tampa Bay
PO Box 3447
Tampa, FL 33601
Tel: +1 813 259 9590
Fax: +1 813 258 5902



Washington DC
 
British-American Business Association of Washington, DC
PO Box 16482
Washington, DC 20041
Tel: +1 202 293 0010
Fax: +1 202 296 3332


UK Trade & Investment – USA
Trade Promotion Section
British Embassy
3100 Massachusetts Avenue
Washington, DC 20008-3600
Tel: +1 202 588 6500





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