Brigitte Peleman-Vantieghem Shares How The Belgian American Chamber of the South Effectively Shifted During The Crisis
INTERVIEWED BY MARYAN AIKEN. ASSISTED BY TAYLOR MAHER. CO CEO INTERN. KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY
“Listening to the practical challenges met by some of our members to access the SBA loans, we organized a webinar with a banker to provide them with quick and effective solutions.”
Brigitte Peleman-Vantieghem
Chair of the Board. President
Belgian American Chamber of the South
www.bacos.us
Year Business was founded : 2013
Number of employee : 1
University : Free University of Brussels (Belgium)
Major : Master in Law
Charity Involvement
BACoS organizes one event per year to give back to the community and co-organizes one event with other Chambers in the area for Giving Tuesday (for example last year it was a volunteering event at the Atlanta Community Food Bank)
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ABOUT BELGIAN AMERICAN CHAMBER OF THE SOUTH
Belgian American Chamber of The South is a private, non-profit organization that actively supports, promotes, and enhances business between Belgium and the Southeast of the United States. As a bi-lateral Chamber we mainly help people and business network. Through referrals and events, we promote companies, help leaders meet or young entrepreneurs further their careers, share success stories and give back to the community. The BELGIAN AMERICAN Chamber of the South enjoys the patronage of the Belgian Consul General, and the full support of the Flanders Investment & Trade Agency (FiT) and the Wallonia Export-Investment Agency (AWEX).
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What is your organization's vision and mission? Our core missions are to improve business and investment opportunities for the US-Belgian business community and help start or grow a business through our network and the right business partners.
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What inspired you to join your organization? When I moved to the U.S. and started to set up a company, the Chamber helped me find resources and the right persons. Over the years, I’ve been involved with the Chamber and have had the opportunity to meet business owners and employees of companies who I would have not otherwise met – and that has been inspiring. There is an incredible variety of businesses and so much talent to discover. Our community is a variety of Belgian and American companies and individuals that are here to grow with you in your entrepreneurship. We appreciate connecting members with companies we trust.
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Who are your ideal members? We don’t have an ideal profile, as diversity here is key: from CEOs of large multinational corporations to small businesses and local artisans. This also the raison-d’être of our Chamber: give an opportunity for people who wouldn’t otherwise meet to do so, for example if they share the same function but in another sector. Our ideal member is thus a member who supports a collaborative business environment, and is eager to attend a few events every year to see familiar faces but also meet and introduce new people and share ideas and resources.
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The Belgian American Chamber of the South (known as BACoS)
an energetic bi-lateral Chamber that actively supports, promotes, and enhances business between Belgium and the Southeast of the United States. Our core mission is to improve business and investment opportunities. The Chamber serves the States of Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Florida, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Mississippi.
Given the economic condition, health crisis, and the mandatory temporary closing of thousands of businesses, how are you coping & how have you shifted to help service your members? Like many others, we had to cancel all our in-person events and we hope to reschedule them in the fall. One of the first things we did was to send newsletters sharing all sorts of useful information for companies regarding COVID-19 but also forward requests for help (regarding medical equipment for example). Unsurprisingly, we shifted to « virtual events » by organizing webinars. Listening to the practical challenges met by some of our members to access the SBA loans, we organized a webinar with a banker to provide them with quick and effective solutions. Our discussion also touched upon the issue of insurance, which will play a key role for managing future pandemics. Last week a webinar with all the other European Chambers in Atlanta and the European Consulates discussed the future of EU-US trade relations and next week we are hosting a webinar on travel restrictions, which touch many people in their private and professional capacities.
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The Belgian American Chamber of The South
www.bacos.us
(678)467-8570
info@bacos.us
2405 Satellite Boulevard, Suite 200, Duluth, GA 30096
Social Media
https://www.facebook.com/belgianamericanchamber/
https://twitter.com/BACofSouth
https://www.linkedin.com/company/belgian-american-chamber-of-the-south/
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