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Offices: Alameda, California
The California-Asia Business Council is one of California's leading private-sector,
non-profit, international business-promotion associations. Their mission
is to help California firms of all sizes develop or expand their commercial
ties with the economies of Southeast Asia and China. Cal-Asia members range
from some of the nation's largest multinational companies to small and medium-sized
exporters, importers, manufacturers, and service companies. Industries represented
range from infrastructure development to telecommunications and e-commerce,
and also export-import, resource development, global transportation, banking
and finance.
Offices: Washington, DC
The CABC is the premier voice of the Canadian American business community
in Washington. Established in 1987, the Council is a non-profit, issues-oriented
organization dedicated to elevating the private sector perspective on issues
that affect our two nations. The Council's activities include high-level
briefings on issues of current concern, assistance with practical trade
and policy challenges, and providing significant networking opportunities
and informative seminars. Each year the Council also celebrates innovative
cross-border partnerships through its prestigious Canadian American Award
for Business Achievement.
Offices: Ottawa, Ontario
The Canadian Council of Chief Executives is an organization composed of
the CEOs of Canada's leading enterprises. They engage in an active program
of public policy research, consultation and advocacy. The CCCE is Canada's
premier business association, with an outstanding record of achievement
in matching entrepreneurial initiative with sound public policy choices.
Over the past three decades, the Council has played a private sector leadership
role in shaping fiscal, taxation, trade, competition, energy, environmental,
education and corporate governance policies.
Offices: Exton, Pennsylvania
The Chester County International Business Council is an economic development
initiative of the Chester County Economic Development Council. The CCIBC
receives guidance and expertise from its volunteer 33-person Advisory Board
and funding from the World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia to deliver
export assistance services to small to medium sized companies located in
Chester County. The Council's international trade program was successful
in assisting Chester County companies in generating over $14 million in
export sales for last year.
Offices: Denver, Colorado
The CBC is a statewide, equal-opportunity chamber of commerce comprised
of gay and gay-supportive business owners and professionals. They are the
heart of GLBT networking and business growth. The CBC promote professional
development, business diversity and personal enrichment. Their events provide
forums for learning, and networking.
Offices: London, England
The Commonwealth Business Council was established by the Commonwealth Heads
of Government Meeting in October 1997 to involve the private sector in the
promotion of trade and investment. The CBC acts as a bridge for co-operation
between business and government, concentrating on efforts to help remove
barriers to trade, mobilize investment into Commonwealth countries, foster
a good environment for business and investment, promote good practice in
corporate governance and corporate citizenship, and facilitate the engagement
of the private sector in information communication technology.
Offices: Fayetteville, North Carolina
The Cumberland County Business Council strives to improve quality of life
by creating wealth, jobs and investment in our community. Fayetteville's
outstanding workforce pool includes exiting military personnel who offer
a number of advantages for employers. In addition to their education, specialized
training and exposure to situations that make the toughest on-the-job task
seem routine, military-experienced personnel have ingrained fundamentals
such as loyalty, discipline, accountability and managerial skills.-Environment-
Offices: Boston, Massachusetts
The EBC was conceived in 1990 by environmental and energy company executives
who began meeting on a regular basis to exchange ideas and share experiences.
Their goal is to enhance business and job growth of both established and
emerging environmental and energy businesses. The EBC provides member companies
with programs, activities, and information to enable them to stay on the
cutting edge of environmental and energy technologies, management and regulatory
developments.
Offices: Washington, DC & Brussels, Belgium
The European-American Business Council is committed to fortifying EU-US
economic integration, growth and competitiveness. A primary EABC policy
focus is regulatory convergence, as regulatory disparities are today among
the most significant trade barriers across the globe. At each stage of growth,
the EABC has remained an independent business association—wholly funded
and led by member-companies.-Federal-
Offices: Annapolis Junction, Maryland
FBC specializes in producing trade show events and conferences, with an
emphasis on information technology, at Federal Government locations throughout
the United States. Each month thousands of federal employees attend these
events to evaluate the latest advances in information technology and update
their sources for future requirements. -Georgia-
Offices: Atlanta, Georgia
The Georgia Women’s Business Council is an organization for women business
owners interested in promoting, developing and maintaining business relationships
with major corporations, governmental agencies and other women business
owners. They are a non-profit organization with a mission to certify women-owned
business enterprises and to promote the activities directed toward the development,
establishment, expansion and encouragement of businesses owned by women.
Offices: Boston, Massachusetts
The German-American Business Council of Boston is a non-profit organization
comprised of companies, business people, and other professionals dedicated
to encouraging and cultivating German-American business and trade. The GABC
provides a forum for the exchange of knowledge and ideas, and for business
and professional contacts between its members. The GABC membership is open
to all interested professionals. 
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