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Why is the UK/US business relationship so special?
~Because trade, investment and visitor-ship between Central Florida is growing at a tremendous rate and you should be a part of it!.
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Britain is one of Central Florida's biggest international trading partners.
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The UK is the largest overseas investor in the US, and receives more than 40% of the US investment in Europe.
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US companies employ about a million people in the UK, and UK companies employ about a million people in the US.
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The UK and the US, respectively, provide an excellent base for onward business development into Europe and the Americas.
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The UK ranks ninth globally and second in Europe amont Florida's merchandise trade partners with total bilateral trade in 2006 reaching $2.9 billion.
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The leading British exports to Florida include chemical & motor vehicles, followed by beverage and luxury goods, pleasure vessels, IT products, and aerospace components.
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Membership in the British American Business Council (BABC) expands our networking.
Our affiliation with the BABC offers members the opportunity to connect with their 3000 members in North American and the U.K. Visit their website: http://www.babc.org.
The BABC is the largest transatlantic network with 23 chapters.
Its chapters and member companies participate in the BABC to gain access to a broader transatlantic business network and to a wide range of marketing, networking and business intelligence benefits and opportunities.
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