Linking US companies with a transcontinental network
of Africa’s leading businesswomen.
Across the Atlantic or Inside Africa Find your Perfect Partner at the US-Africa Business Bridge
The US-Africa Business Bridge links leading African businesswomen with deep experience in the United States, to American companies looking to enter the African market.
And, as an additional and unique feature, the Bridge’s database can be used by our elite female entrepreneurs to identify and match with their counterparts across the continent for intra-African trade.
We are a trade association helping American and African companies to find unique partnerships and expand their business horizons.
Through our proprietary vetting and matching services, American companies find reliable and knowledgeable partners in elite African businesswomen while African companies find American partners that can open the US market for them.
We uncover opportunities that would otherwise be difficult to identify and allow our members to explore previously unavailable avenues.
Through our proprietary vetting and matching services, American and African companies find reliable and knowledgeable partners.
We are a trade association that matches US and African
companies and keeps our members in touch with business trends thru
conferences and webinars.
We uncover opportunities that would otherwise be difficult to identify.
We use cutting edge IT technologies to identify and match businesses.
Business through zoom, blockchain, and other cutting-edge technologies means every part of the world can be accessed by those looking for business partners.
The Bridge’s exclusive database of companies allows businesses to partner across Africa and to the US.
We take every advantage of the trade liberalization measures of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
The new AfCFTA is eliminating barriers to trade across Africa. National boundaries no longer limit business dealings across the continent as tariff and nontariff barriers fall. Thus, it is an ideal time for American businesses to enter the African market to establish in one country and expand into others. Similarly, African businesses will be able to grow through partnerships across national boundaries.
We leverage the increasing number of Africa’s prominent businesswomen who can use the Bridge’s exclusive database to find American partners or partners among their counterparts across Africa.
Since the 1990s, African women have played increasing roles in politics and business. The Bridge’s Africa component is exclusively women-owned companies.these are elite companies at the top of their industries. Bridge women all have experience in the United States and are ideal partners for American companies.
Find African partners with deep knowledge of the American market, and experience in both the United States and Africa.
Connect with Africa’s leading women entrepreneurs who are part of the US-Africa Business Bridge database. Leverage their interest in working with American companies to advance their own and their partners’ goals. Benefit from the wealth of opportunities available to US firms ready to expand into Africa.
Find U.S. companies ready to enter the African market who are in search of knowledgeable and reliable partners on the ground. Profit from American investment and expertise. Grow your own business and explore the possibility of expanding it into the United States.
Or use the Bridge’s database to find other businesswomen across Africa to expand your own supply and talent chains
Increase your business potential by tapping into a unique network.
21st Century Concepts
outlining successful approaches to the US market;
market research for entry strategies, scale outs and scale ups;
access to strategic partners in the US;
introductions to various US regional, state and niche markets;
guidance on American business practices;
briefings on US trade law to include AGOA and how to benefit from it;
background on US government agencies involved in trade and investment in Africa and introductions to American trade organizations and industry events.
In addition to matchmaking, the Bridge will offer for-fee advisory services to familiarize member firms with market conditions and opportunities both in Africa and the US. They will be developed on a custom basis and could include: geo-political risk analysis; business climate analysis; examination of legal regimes, sectoral and market analysis, growth areas, information on upcoming projects and more.
Also offered would be introductions to strategic business partners, financial backers, government ministries and agencies and professional associations, as well as exposure of country specific services to include legal, insurance and accounting. Meetings with relevant officials, invitations to conferences and other partnership activities would also be offered.
Advice on which countries or sectors would offer the best opportunities for our clients to enter or expand in Africa based on their products or services;
market research for entry strategies, scale outs and scale ups;
access to strategic partners – including in governments;
leads on possible projects or deals and helps in pursuing and implementing them;
briefings on how the new African Continental Free Trade Agreement
(AfCFTA) opens up business opportunities for American companies across the continent;
briefings on what the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) is and how to take advantage of it, and briefings on US government entities that work in Africa and that might be seeking partners or that might provide financing.
The US-Africa Business Bridge will promote a more robust US business presence in Africa – leading to an increase in US jobs and more US exports to Africa.
In addition, it will give the leading female entrepreneurs of Africa – who are motivated by long-term success – opportunities to grow their businesses across Africa or with the United States.