“Promotion of international investment and trade between North America and Wales”By Chris Jones
Director General, Wales North American Business Chamber
New York, March, 2009
“The WNABC was founded over a decade ago. We function as the private sector support system for North American companies operating in Wales and for Welsh companies seeking to expand into North American markets. We have continued to grow and develop in 2008 and into 2009 -- which is just as well because, in these problematic economic times, the work of a Chamber like ours seems to be counter-cyclical -- there's more demand for pooled information, more need for networking, than ever before.
As a result, we have added multiple internet portals and continue to expand our main web site. In Cardiff we have launched a series of informational receptions and the take-up has been highly encouraging. The aim is, of course, to be of service not only to large and well-established companies but also to small and medium-sized enterprises, in which case we offer a very low cost introduction to the universe of actors involved in our part of the transatlantic business flow.
After Europe, North America remains the prime target for most Welsh exporters but it's also a very diverse and complex one, and the Chamber draws on the experience base of its membership to provide advice and support, from the very general to the very specific, on how to do business over here. Likewise, we provide a network of contacts and background for American companies thinking of investing in Wales.
In this way we act to complement the substantial North American operations of International Business Wales, the Welsh Government's own development agency for inward and outward trade and investment.
We look forward to meeting and working with you, either virtually or face-to-face. To access our network, please visit our web site at www.wnabc.com”
Sincerely,
