The Council for Business
with Britain (CBB) is now a member of the British Chambers of
Commerce and marked this collaboration with an open networking event. The
virtual gathering titled ‘The Power of a Global Network’ gave CBB members and other
businesses across Sri Lanka a platform to connect with over 50 Regional
Chambers of Commerce in the UK -as well as 70 International British Chambers
across the globe, and explore the many trade, investment, learning, and networking
opportunities this partnership would pave the way for in the years to come.
Through its
association with the British Chambers of Commerce, CBB members will benefit
from unparalleled insight into the UK business
community, and also a network of over 120 business communities globally;
through the support of shared goals to generate maximum strategic impact for all
parties involved.
“We are pleased to now
be able to identify ourselves as a part of this prestigious global network,” said Roshanie
Jayasundera Moraes, President of the Council for Business with Britain. “Through
our partnership with the British Chambers of Commerce, we will be able to
provide even greater value to our members in terms of exclusive insight on how
to grow their business securely and strategically in both new and existing
markets in the UK, while simultaneously supporting wider government-led efforts
to uplift the economy through trade between the two countries.”
The not-for-profit
organization was founded in 2000 through the merger of the Sri Lanka and United
Kingdom Business Council and the British Business Association (BBA), with the
aim to promote bi-lateral trade, as well as to foster and maintain a conducive
business relationship between Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom.
With a membership of
157 medium to large corporations in Sri Lanka -hailing from sectors ranging
from apparel to tourism, logistics to fisheries, etc.- the CBB facilitates the
free exchange of ideas, information, and advice on UK trade and investment
pertaining to its members, introduces members’ business activities to potential
UK trade partners, stimulates and aids in co-operation between member companies
and other organizations, while also organizing various trade and investment
promotion missions, and informative and interactive forums, seminars, and
awareness programmes on doing business with the UK. Additionally, the
council has also been actively supporting the training of English Language in
partnership with the British Council for over 15 years.
“Sri Lanka’s growing
export market is one that UK companies have been increasingly interested in as
the UK moves towards forging new and lasting trading relationships across the
world, and our members across every business hub in the UK will be keen to
explore activities and initiatives around the promotion of business and
opportunities for trade and investment with Sri Lanka,” said Anne Marie
Martin, Director of Global Business Networks at the British Chambers of
Commerce. “Now, alongside the Council for Business with Britain in Sri
Lanka, we are able to actively serve and support the Sri Lankan business
community with our extensive international network of like-minded companies,
while in turn also reaping the benefits of investing in the commerce of a
prospering economy.”
The British Chambers
of Commerce sits at the heart of a powerful network of 53 accredited Chambers
of Commerce across the UK, and over 70 international British Chambers of
Commerce worldwide; representing thousands of businesses of all sizes and from all
sectors.
