Interview with Mark Makepeace Mark Makepeace Chief Executive, FTSE Russell 1. What do you think New York brings to the table that London doesn’t, and vice-versa? I think New York has this high energy—even in the way business is done. I don’t think any place can rival that energy. There’s this “get it done” attitude…
Why the UK’s Northern Powerhouse is a top trading destination for US firms Known as a hub of industry and innovation, the Northern Powerhouse region of the UK offers plentiful opportunities for US businesses looking to invest or trade. Five of the UK’s 10 largest cities – Liverpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle and Sheffield –…
Preparing Your Business for Expansion to the US This article was kindly provided to BAB by Dominique Thew, Communications Manager, Precision Global Consulting. You can find out more about them here. The business world is continually developing and emerging throughout the world, and it’s more important than ever for companies with ambitions for international…
CEO’S Message : June 2018 For those of us with a professional or personal obsession with the minutiae of trade policy negotiations, April was another interesting month. In the UK, with the terms of the separation agreement broadly done, attention has turned increasingly to the details of the future customs relationship between the UK and the…
CEO’S Message : May 2018 For those of us with a professional or personal obsession with the minutiae of trade policy negotiations, April was another interesting month. In the UK, with the terms of the separation agreement broadly done, attention has turned increasingly to the details of the future customs relationship between the UK and the…
CEO’S Message : April 2018 This past month BritishAmerican Business played host to Liam Fox, UK Secretary of State for International Trade, with our friends at the DIT in New York, who gave a wide ranging and optimistic speech about the UK’s future as an outward facing, independent nation with an open and global approach to trade. The…
CEO’S Message : March 2018 It has been a busy and exciting first six weeks for me as chief executive at BAB; I have attended nearly a dozen events in New York and London and have tried to meet as many of our members as I can. There is a terrific level of energy around the…
British-American Business Council (BABC) Launches Finding Your Way: The Trade and Investment Guide to the US 2018/19 – Produced by BritishAmerican Business (BAB) On 7 June 2018, BABC launched the latest publication in its Trade & Investment Guide series: ‘Finding Your Way: The Trade and Investment Guide to the US 2018/19’. The publication was…
BritishAmerican Business Honours Jim Barber, UPS and Jayne-Anne Gadhia, Virgin Money at 15th Annual Corporate Citizenship Awards Dinner London – On 6 June 2018, BritishAmerican Business (BAB) presented its Corporate Citizenship Awards for 2018 to Jim Barber, Chief Operating Officer, UPS, and Jayne-Anne Gadhia CBE, Chief Executive, Virgin Money, in recognition of their exceptional…
Angus McCallum Founder, Valent Communications It’s official – as the Bureau of Labor Statistics just reported, unemployment is at record lows across the economy. That’s the good news. The bad news – and it’s no news to employers – is that companies are finding it harder than ever before to fill vacant positions and keep the…