’Jolly-Old’ England Meets New England

By Kathy and Louis Emond, New England Bureau Chiefs  

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The British American Business Council of New England (BABCNE) is a non-profit international business association with a membership of more than 100 New England-based companies and individuals involved in, or want to be involved in, transatlantic trade. It was launched in September 1986 by HRH The Prince of Wales. To us Americans, he’s better known as Prince Charles.

This Business Council is dedicated to helping its members build and manage their businesses by providing them with introductions and referrals, marketing and networking opportunities, and business intelligence through a variety of programs, trade services, and publications. The programs range from events with distinguished speakers, such as British Consul-General, Dr. Phil Budden or Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor or Timothy Murray, from government, industry and academia, to informational seminars on current business issues and international networking evenings.

BABCNE is a founding member of the British American Business Council network which consists of 32 business organizations located in the US and UK, and with affiliates in Canada and Mexico. Its combined membership includes around 4,000 companies and individuals involved in international trade, and provides invaluable networking opportunities to the members of the various chapters.

Chapters are in Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Cleveland, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, Orange County CA, Orlando, Palm Beach, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, D.C.

We like to think of it as New England Meets Old England, and wonder why it took so long for us to find it. An EU (European Union) Beer Fest (The French, German and Italian business associations are also participating, so this will be a great event. I imagine the discussions about who makes the best beer will be lively and interesting.), a Golf Tournament, and an Annual Christmas Luncheon at the Harvard Club of Boston are some of the activities planned for the rest of 2008. Members can also attend events in any of the chapters. We would certainly like to make a tour of the other chapters. They certainly are located in great cities.

The photos from past events that are posted on the website show what appear to people doing lots of networking, and enjoying themselves.

We have added the BABCNE on our list of networking organizations to check out. If you live near one of the chapter cities, we recommend you do the same.

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