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THE BRITISH AMERICAN BUSINESS COUNCIL IS COMMITTED TO PROMOTING TRANSATLANTIC TRADE AND INVESTMENT BETWEEN THE US AND THE UK
CONTACT: Helen Grice T: 0121 607 1938
SAVE THE DATE 23 SEPTEMBER 2015
The British American Business Council is bringing together experts from various fields to give free advice to companies interested in trading with the US. There will be a chance to book a private
appointment with specialists covering subjects such as visas and immigration, US law, logistics, business relocation and tax and government support to exporters.
For details contact Helen Grice, manager – BABC Midlands, on 0121 607 1938 or email
h.grice@
birmingham-chamber.com
Local lawyer to
head up BABC A Birmingham lawyer has been appointed to the top role of a major US/UK networking organisation. Steve Allen (pictured), who is head of the
Birmingham office of law firm Mills & Reeve, has been appointed president of the British American Business Council (BABC), at its annual conference in New York. The BABC, which has
its headquarters in New York, has 20 chapters and more than 2,000 member companies, which are based throughout North America and the UK.
L-R: Oliver Corrigan, Luke Turner, Helen Grice, James Cobb and Megan Dudley
Students go west for US work placements
BY FRED BROMWICH F
our ambitious under-graduates from the University of Birmingham with an insatiable appetite for adventure
and travel hope their future careers will take off after jetting to America to take up business internships for 10 months. The placements have been secured by British
American Business Council (BABC) Midlands, whose Birmingham-based manager Helen Grice said that the students – James Cobb, Luke Turner, Megan Dudley and Oliver Corrigan – had been selected after a series of interviews held in conjunction with Dr Steve Hewitt, senior lecturer in American & Canadian Studies at Birmingham University. “We have enjoyed close links with the
university for a number of years and will be delighted if, as a result of the internships, it helps
to launch James, Luke, Megan and Oliver on a successful career path,” said Helen. Flying out to the US in September, James and
Luke will be based at British American Business in New York, while Megan and Oliver are San Francisco-bound; Megan going to the British American Business Council and Oliver to British American Business L.E.A.P. which helps companies establish a presence in the US market to sell their products and services. The foursome are all taking Business and
American Studies and have another year to go at university before graduating. Selly Oak-based Oliver, who has an American-born mother, would like ultimately to set up in business in the US, while Megan, whose home is in Nottingham, has her sights set on training as a lawyer. Luke plans to pursue a career within talent
representation or management and James is targeting a business career.
‘There are about 680 US companies who have chosen to invest in the West Midlands’
Steve has been involved with the BABC as a member of the executive committee of the Birmingham chapter since 2007. He has sat on the BABC’s executive committee in New York since 2009 and became vice-president of the organisation two years ago. He said: “It’s a huge honour to take up
this role at a time when the US and the EU are exploring the removal of custom duties and other restrictions to make it easier for companies to invest and get better access to markets. “There are about 680 US companies
which have invested in the West Midlands and the US is responsible for nearly a third of all foreign direct investment into the region. The US is also the top investor into the West Midlands, responsible for more than 9,500 new and 26,000 existing jobs. “This role will enable me, working with
others, to promote Birmingham and the West Midlands to North American investors.”
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