About the America-Israel Chamber of Commerce

Accounting

Simonson, Lipschutz & Fogel

Detail: Tax planning, compliance, entity selection, financial reports and forecasts to obtain debt participation and equity.

Representative Network: City and state regulatory and legislative bodies, private placement.

Banking - Commercial

Israel Discount Bank of NY

Detail: Middle market, asset based and commerical real estate lending, factoring, trade finance, U.S. and international private banking, equipment leasing and non-FDIC-insured investment products.

Banking - Life Sciences & Technology

Citizens Bank

Detail: Full range of banking and related services available to technology and life science businesses at every stage of their life cycle

Banking - Retail

HSBC

Detail: Small business & middle market in Philadelphia, private wealth management in Israel, international network incl. 76 countries in Europe, the Asian-Pacific region, the Americas, the Middle East and Africa.

Benefits

Progress Finanical Services

Detail: 401k plans and group health insurance for employees

Business Development

Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern PA

Detail: Business expertise and technical support to regional emerging technology enterprises

Business Development

Blank Rome LLP

Detail: Strategic advisory services and business planning in corporate finance, business tax, employment law, intellectual property protection, intl. trade, environmental law and govt. contracts throughout the lifecycle of an emerging business.

Business Development

Wolf Block LLP

Detail: Legal services, introductions to investors and strategic partners, feedback on business plans, presentation coaching, and strategic feedback.

Representative Network: Israeli companies for M&A, venture capital investments, contracts, litigation, ip, and introduction to investors . Wolf Block is the annual host of the Israel Venture Conference, last year attracting 24 Israeli companies that met 75 leading venture capitalists and investors.

Capital

Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern PA

Detail: Risk capital to regional emerging technology enterprises. Co-sponsors publicly funded Nanotechnology Institute.

Capital

Delaware Innovation Fund

Detail: Non-profit venture fund that capitalizes pre-seed and early stage companies in Delaware and the Mid-Atlantic Regions.

Representative Network: Mid-atlantic venture capital firms. Hosts two venture fairs annually.

Capital

SVM Associates

Detail: Technology merchant banking firm

Representative Network: Equity interests in FBR Israel, Infinity Ventures II, Vintage Ventures, LP and Plenus Venture Lending.

Capital

Sage Financial Group

Detail: Referrals, Capital

Representative Network: Pharmaceutical Companies, Quasi-governmental funding entities.

Education - Consulting

Fox School of Business & Mgmt. / Temple Unversity

Detail: Fox's Global Enterpreneurship in Technology Program provides business planning and consulting services to eligible Israeli companies.

Representative Network: Extensive network of advsors consisting of regional business leaders and industry experts and faculty from Temple University and B.G.U.

Education - Consulting

Wharton Global Consulting Practicum

Detail: Business plan development for foreign companies by Wharton and Recanati students under the supervision of business mentor.

Education - Internships

Drexel University

Detail: Beg. Fall 2007, salaried co-op work positions in Israeli companies.

Financial Services - Consulting

Progress Finanical Services

Detail: Insurance and asset management.

Govt. Relations

Blank Rome Government Relations LLC

Detail: Communicators, business strategists, issue managers, persuaders and advocates for international businesses and organizations. Educate Congress, the media and CFIUS member agences to faciliate successful notifications for acquisitions.

Representative Network: Broad, bi-partisan, bicameral network in Congress and the White House, and Depts. Of State, Treasury, Trans. Defense, Energy, Housing, Justice and Homeland Sec. Network also includes state and local elected officials, business leaders and labor leaders

Govt. Relations

Wolf Block LLP

Detail: Introductions to opportunities to sell to government-federal, state, local & more.

Representative Network: Government contacts.

Govt. Relations - State

Wolf Block LLP

Detail: Consultation, networking and referral services to legal,government, academic, economic and Jewish communal resources.

Representative Network: PA Office of Int. Bus. Dev., Represented Israeli companies including Syfan, Suntuf and Albaad on behalf of Pennsylvania govt.

Govt. Relations - State

NJBIA

Detail: Represents the business community befoe the NJ State legislature and state agencies and informs members aboul developments in the law.

Representative Network: 23,500 member companies

Homeland Security

Blank Rome Government Relations LLC

Detail: Assist clients to navigate laws in the areas of government contracts, technology, maritime, tourism, transportation.

Representative Network: Team includes former Homeland Security Office and White House staffers

Immigration

Blank Rome LLP

Detail: Nonimmigrant and immigrant visas for foreing national, policies for employing non-U.S. nationals.

Immigration

Steel Rudnick & Ruben

Detail: Immigration Specialist

International Law

Blank Rome LLP

Detail: International business transactions, cross-border secured financing, tax compliance, representation before CFIUS and FOCI, corporate governance

International Trade

World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia

Detail: Seminars and programs that can be customized for specific industry sectors.

Representative Network: Industry sector database of more than 6,000 businesses, government and other entities that assist foreign entities in the region, Trade Rep. in Israel, World Trade Center Tel Aviv, US and Intl. business councils

IT Solutions

Teknuko

Detail: Delivering IT infrastructure services and solutions to small and medium size businesses in the Tri-State area.

Law

Blank Rome LLP

Detail: Employment, energy, financial services, life sciences, public contracts, real estate, government representation, transportation.

Representative Network: Angel, venture, private equity, hedge fund and banking communities, major pharmaceutical, medical device, immunological research, medical testing, genomics tech., pharma mktg. companies, electric and gas companies,and federal and state regulatory agencies.

Law

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney

Detail: Full service law firm with nationwide offices and government relations practice

Law

Pepper Hamilton LLP

Detail: Full service representation of Israeli businessess and entrepreneurs in transactions and other matters in the U.S. Experts in undersanding the processes, operations and culture of Israeli businsess, the challenges unique to the Israeli market and cross-border transactions.

Representative Network: Publicly traded companies to high-tech start-ups

Law

Reed Smith LLP

Detail: Legal services ranging from corporate financing advice to employment to intellectual property to immigration focused on helping foreign compaies to set-up domestically.

Representative Network: Expansive network in life sciences and financial services. Representation of Israeli companies in software, technology, life sciences and manufacturing sectors.

Manufacturing - Referral

MicroMRI

Detail: Hi-tech medical device company with ties to engineering contract firms, vcs, and plastic manufacturers.

Representative Network: Engineering contract firms, vcs, and plastic manufacturers

Manufacturing - Fabrication

BVI Precision Materials

Detail: Full service law firm with nationwide offices.

Representative Network: Industry sectors serviced include: mining aggregate materials, cement, steel, shipbuilding/marine, military, power generation, environmental, pharmaceutical, infrastructure, food service equipment, material handling.

Medical Devices

Premier Dental Products Co.

Detail: Distribution of disposable products, instruments and devices in the medical market.

Representative Network: Dental/Medical industry including Dence, Patterson, Dentsply, Polling, Dental One.

Printing

Sir Speedy Printing of Newtown

Detail: Business document services, in English and Hebrew. Services include online ordering, graphic design, full-color offset, copying, book publishing, mailing services, and multiple printed products.

Representative Network: Collaborations with ENW Marketing in Raanana. Niche market for companies with printing needs in Hebrew and English.

Professional Development

Adina Newberg Global and CrossCultural Coaching

Detail: Transitions, professional cues and cultural issues for individuals and businesses in this region from Israel.

Professional Development

Sheerr Communications, Inc.

Detail: Presentation skills, speaker training, media coaching.

Representative Network: Offices in Philadelphia region and Israel.

Real Estate

Willner Properties

Detail: Real estate developer with suburban properties, retail and residential, available for short-term and standard use on terms conducive to emerging businesses.

Real Estate

TactixReal Estate Advisors

Detail: Tenant representative for lease of commercial real estate. Expertise with foreign companies.

Representative Network: Kulicke & Soffa, AND1, SEI Investments, leading law firms.

Technology Incubator

Drexel University

Detail: Drexel Univesity manages ACIN, a technology incubator, located in Camden, NJ.

Website

The Creative Web Group, Inc.

Detail: Creative is a full service advertising company specializing in printing, multimedia, website design and website hosting. For more details, please visit www.creativeprintgroup.com