Join Raphael House as they celebrate 50 years of helping families in the Bay Area! Help honor the legacy of founder, Ella Rigney, former executive director, Fr. David Lowell and family, and the more than 20,000 families you have helped us serve over the years.

This event will be different from galas in the past to ensure your well-being, and will include a special cocktail reception and fundraiser -- emceed by Liam Mayclem, San Francisco's "Foodie Chap."

Capacity is limited but your support is limitless! You are a part of Raphael House’s rich history and successful programs. They can only do this important work with you by their side, and so they look forward to celebrating with you!

You are invited to a virtual roundtable discussion about The Future of the US-UK Trade & Investment Relationship, presented by the British American Business Council Philadelphia, Thursday, February 24th, 2022 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EST. $25 per Member ticket; $35 per Non-Member ticket.

This exclusive program will deliver an insider’s view about the advancing progress of US-UK trade negotiations and the strengthening of the relationship between the two nations.The dynamic conversation will reveal timely insights about post-COP green growth strategies; sector-specific updates about transatlantic businesses expanding and investing across the trade corridor; and key areas of focus in 2022, including growth and innovation practices shared between the US and the UK, such as tech and digital trade, financial services, business mobility, and more.

Irené Waldman has been named as the Saint Andrew’s Society of San Francisco’s new President. Irené is a highly respected global professional who brings a wealth of global professional experience to complement her entrepreneurial mindset. She is excited to lead the team and continue the legacy, momentum and growth that the Society has seen in the past few years. Irené has served with the Society in various leadership positions over the last 6 years and motivated to help bring more awareness to the good work that the Society conducts in the USA and in Scotland.

Celebrate an auspicious new year with Penfolds and treat your guests to a Bin 389 ‘Baby Grange’ Limited Edition Magnum - complete with customized gift box. Bin 389 was often referred to as ‘Baby Grange,’ in part because components of the wine are matured in the same barrels that held the previous vintage of Grange. First made in 1960 by the legendary Max Schubert, this was the wine that helped forge Penfolds reputation with red wine drinkers by combining the structure of cabernet sauvignon with the richness of shiraz.

This commemorative wine is selling out! Secure yours now online or over the phone at 800-255-9966 and get ground shipping included on all orders.

Romance Awaits at the InterContinental^® Mark Hopkins

Celebrate your love in the sweetest way with a stay in a luxury suite at the Intercontinental^® Mark Hopkins in San Francisco's famed Nob Hill. This package includes a welcome rose, a bottle of chilled Piper-Heidsieck Champagne upon arrival, and overnight valet parking. 

Valid for stays between Feb. 11 - 21, 2022.

When thinking about the exit of your business, sometimes the connotations can lean toward the negative. That certainly shouldn’t be the case. A business exit can be a very exciting, happy time for all involved – as the focus is usually on its continued growth.

Now, granted, you may not have always had an exit in mind. Since you opened doors, and since that first dollar showed up in your business account, your goal has been focused on all you can for growth and profitability. But life happens, things change, and your business evolved – and the truth is there’s going to come a time when exiting is the next logical, and healthy, step.

If you’ve started to feel that shift – your middle market business evolving to a new life stage that may not necessarily involve you – it’s good to establish an exit strategy right away.

Here are 3 of the most effective and potentially profitable exit strategies for middle market businesses:

Read the full article to learn more here.

The stunning drama, Mothering Sunday, will screen in advance of the festival. Adapted from Graham Swift’s 2016 novel, the movie dramatizes the secret affair between a young housemaid Jane who knows her place and the well-heeled son of the family’s neighbor, who doesn’t. Star-studded with Josh O’Connor, Odessa Young, Colin Firth and Olivia Colman.There has been kind of a fuss in the media about the amount of nudity in the film. So be forewarned and come and judge for yourself.

The Bay Area Council Economic Institute has released a new report entitled: Value for Money: How the Federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Can Transform Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation in California on how the bipartisan federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act could impact the market for public-private partnerships (P3) for transportation in California.

The report can be accessed on the Institute’s website here. 

For the past two years, our community has advocated for the resumption of safe, unhindered travel across the transatlantic corridor, and we now welcome the UK Government’s decision to simplify existing travel regulations. Stay up to date on the current travel requirements here.

Additional checks will be required later this year, including physical checks on sanitary and phytosanitary goods and a requirement for full safety and security declarations for all imports. More information can be found here.

The US and UK announced the start of bilateral discussions aimed at addressing the US’s use of Section 232 tariffs on British imports and the UK’s retaliatory tariffs on US goods. The announcement was made in a meeting between UK Secretary of State for International Trade Ann-Marie Trevelyan and US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo earlier this month, during which the two governments also discussed global steel and aluminium excess capacity-driven in large part by China—and emphasized the importance of the US and UK’s shared values. The announcement follows shortly after the US and the EU agreed to suspend steel and aluminium tariffs. 

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