BABC Membership

The Benefits For You

As a member of the British-American Business Council (BABC) Tampa Bay, Inc., you receive the following benefits:

1. Access to the BABC, a transatlantic business network of more than 4,000 companies in more than 30 major cities throughout North America and the UK.
2. Trade Information Service: Get your questions answered and identify potential clients, vendors and business partners offered by the London office of British American Business, Inc., to all BABC member companies.
3. Online Membership Directory: Identify and develop business with clients, vendors and business partners in more than 30 cities.
4. Promote your company to other BABC chapter members companies throughout North America and the UK by hyper-linking your listing on the BABC Online Membership Directory to your own site.
5. Luncheon programs featuring a broad range of high-level speakers.
6. Evening networking "Happy Hours."
7. Seminars on specialized topics, such as, Immigration Law, Public Sector Markets, The UK and the Euro, UK-US Aviation, and Tax and Financial Planning.
8. Social events, such as, golf tournaments, Pub Nights, and black-tie Dinner Dances.
9. J-1 Visa Program: Bring qualified employees into the Unites States for training and work experience in a smooth, swift, and cost-effective way.
10. Expand your business network in some 30 cities by participating in the BABC six monthly conferences, which bring together leaders and members of all the chapters of the BABC.
11. Quarterly Association "Newsletter."
12. Joint programs with other local bilateral associations.
13. Annual "Membership Directory & Resource Guide."
14. "UK & USA" magazine mailed directly to you every quarter. Learn about trends and issues in transatlantic business.

Plus much more !!!     

Your Investment

The following provides various membership classifications that you may consider. 
Select the one that provides the best fit for your organization structure and goals.

Churchill Council ($10,000): By invitation only.

Trustee ($1,000): Offered to major corporations that wish to maintain a high profile in the British-American business community in the Tampa Bay area. Membership includes six (6) individual members from the company (including two voting members). You receive a corporate logo on the Home Page under listing of Trustee Members, corporate logo and company description in the on-line membership directory, access to on-line member directory, option to be part of the publicly searchable database, and the right to display promotional materials at every monthly Network event (subject to BABC prior approval and subject to any reasonable restrictions imposed by the host of the Network event).  

Corporate ($500): Designed for any business or professional enterprise with annual revenues in excess of $1 million. This membership is advantageous for larger companies that have several employees with international responsibilities. Four (4) delegates from the company may participate in BABC activities and access the Member Benefits (including two voting members). Members receive a company description in the on-line directory, access to on-line member directory, and the option to be part of the publicly searchable database.

Business ($250): Designed for any business or professional enterprise with annual revenues under $1 million. Business membership entitles two (2) executives to participate in BABC activities and to receive the Member Benefits (including one voting member.) You receive a company listing in the on-line directory, access to on-line member directory, and the option to be part of the publicly searchable database.

Affiliate ($200): Designed for U.S. and U.K. companies located outside of the immediate Tampa Bay area. This membership entitles two (2) executives to participate in the BABC activities and to receive the Member Benefits. You receive a company listing in the on-line directory, access to on-line member directory, and the option to be part of the publicly searchable database.

Honorary ($0): Designed for dignitaries, governmental officials, educational institution officials and nonprofit organizational officials. Membership entitles individual to participate in the BABC activities and to receive the Member Benefits, organization listing in the on-line directory, access to on-line member directory, and the option to be part of the publicly searchable database. 

Individual ($150): Designed for entrepreneurs and self-employed individuals. Membership is for one (1) non-voting member who will receive access to BABC on-line member directory (not to the www.babc.org directory) and will be listed in the BABC online member directory as individual (NOT in business name).  This member will not be listed in the babc.org online member directory.