British American Business Council, Palm Beach and the Treasure Coast

The British-American Business Council, Palm Beach and the Treasure Coast (BABC Palm Beach) is a member of the British-American Business Council (BABC) – the largest transatlantic business network, with 23 chapters and 3,000 member companies, including many of the world's largest multinationals, based in major business centers throughout North America and the United Kingdom. Our members can take advantage of our participation in the BABC to extend their own business network, and connect directly with the members of all of its other chapters, through their exclusive access to the BABC’s password-protected Online Membership Directory, and by participating in the events run by the BABC’s other chapters at the local member rate, and in the BABC’s Annual Transatlantic Business Conferences.

The BABC held its last Annual Transatlantic Business Conference in Chicago, from April 23-25, 2008, focusing on the theme ‘Connectivity in a Transatlantic World’, The BABC's previous two conferences were held in Los Angeles (2007) and London (2006).

The 2009 Annual Transatlantic Business Conference will be held in Washington DC, April 29-March 1, at the Ritz Carlton - "Strengthening Transatlantic Links" The Conference offers an outstanding opportunity for high-level business discussion and networking with senior executives from both sides of the Atlantic. For more information, please contact Patricia Karhuse (info@babawashington.org)

“My colleagues and I have gained a tremendous amount of business value from our participation in the BABC’s Annual Conferences. They provide great opportunities to network and establish useful business relationships with potential clients and business partners throughout North America and the UK, as well as more generally to promote our corporate brand and gain valuable business intelligence. The business and social programs are always outstanding. I would strongly encourage other BABC members – wherever they are based -- to take advantage of this unique business development opportunity."

Chris Nicholson, Chairman, Deloitte Global Energy & Resources

The BABC also offers our members access to a broad range of other services including:

its J1 Visa program, enabling member companies to bring qualified employees into the USA;
extensive business databases providing detailed financial, descriptive and ownership information on the top 300,000 companies in 38 European countries and the top 350,000 US and Canada-based companies;
a range of marketing opportunities to promote their goods and services to other member companies throughout the BABC network;
a range of money-saving opportunities to take advantage of the discounts offered by other BABC member companies on their goods and services;
regular business/economic updates (“Investment News’), prepared and circulated by the BABC for its member companies;
regular policy updates (‘Policy Focus’), also circulated by the BABC for its member companies, summarizing major policy developments in Brussels, London and Washington, DC, and policy initiatives taken on behalf of the BABC’s member companies.

The BABC works closely with both the UK and US Governments, in the promotion of our mutual interests in the promotion of transatlantic business, and of the interests of our member companies.

We are now entering our third year of operation in Palm Beach county. Come join us!

Let's do business!

Michael Towner

President, BABC Palm Beach