President: Marc Verstaen

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The French American Chambre of Commerce, San
Francisco

• President Marc Verstaen
• Email marc_at_faccsf.com

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FACCSF Who are we?Our mission

• We are a member driven organization dedicated to
  serving the needs of the French-American business
  community throughout Northern California.  

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FACCSF Who are we?A Local Presence

• The French American Chamber of Commerce is a
  local non profit
• 220 Members in Northern California
• Around 40 events per year
• Trade Services to French and American Companies
  doing business across the Atlantic

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FACCSF Who are we?Our Members

• Major players like Business Objects, Bank of the
  West, Air France, Citibank, TV5,
• 2/3 small and medium sized companies
• Industries B2B (1/3), High Tech Life Science
  (1/3), B2C (1/3)
• Mostly American companies with affinities with
  France

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FACCSF Who are we?Our Events

• 4 Life Science Breakfast per year
• 4 High Tech Conferences per year
• Conferences on Transatlantic issues (accounting,
  taxes, legal)
• 2-3 European events per year
• 5 Women in Business Luncheon per year
• La Soiree, our Yearly French Wine and Food event
• A prestige dinner or lunch every year
• DBF a Monthly French speaking event

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FACCSF Who are we? A worldwide Network

• Part of a National and Global network of
  Professional,20 Chapters in the US75 Countries
  around the world
• Direct contact with all the French Chambers of
  Commerce in France

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FACCSF Our Services

• Networking locally and abroad
• Referrals
• J1 Visa sponsor
• Business Booster Program (mentoring and
  consulting through our network)
• Event planning and event logistics

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FACCSF Our Services

• Researching distributors and channels (food and
  manufacturing industry) and Providers.
• Contact List
• Direct Marketing
• Trade Missions organization
• Business Hosting

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We are always looking for

• Distributors
• Sales agents
• Products for the French market
• Service providers for French Companies
  implementing their business in Northern
  California (legal, logistics, accounting,
  marketing, consulting)

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How can I benefit from the FACCSF

• Attend our events
• Become a member with three levels of membership
• Entrepreneur 300/year
• Business 600/year
• Counselor 1,500/year