{"id":66352,"date":"2021-08-23T16:30:42","date_gmt":"2021-08-23T15:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bpcc.pt\/?p=66352"},"modified":"2021-08-23T16:44:06","modified_gmt":"2021-08-23T15:44:06","slug":"why-the-bpcc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bpcc.pt\/pt-pt\/why-the-bpcc\/","title":{"rendered":"Why the BPCC?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"66352\" class=\"elementor elementor-66352\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-70e229c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"70e229c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e5a37f9\" data-id=\"e5a37f9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-89d048f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"89d048f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6a1f0d\" data-id=\"d6a1f0d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-854f5d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"854f5d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/bpcc.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/CB-Rui-Web1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-66355\" alt=\"CEO and President BPCC\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bpcc.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/CB-Rui-Web1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/bpcc.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/CB-Rui-Web1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca7eff5\" data-id=\"ca7eff5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc4b4d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc4b4d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You would think that it in the midst of a pandemic year, when economic indicators were down across the board and the realities of Brexit kicked in, the British-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce (BPCC) would be struggling.<\/p><p>But nothing could have been further from the truth in 2020. The BPCC did surprisingly well in terms of revenue stream and corporate membership which actually increased, coming as \u201crather a surprise to us\u201d according to CEO Chris Barton and new chair Rui Pedro Almeida, CEO and Managing Partner of the Moneris Group.<\/p><p>And membership churn rate (5.5%) was less than in previous years. This year, however, will be more challenging, both believe, as traditional income streams from sponsorships and trade fairs (20%) dried up since the pandemic ruled out live events and trade shows.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-699b121 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"699b121\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cWe were able to reinvent ourselves, keep our business community together and grow our membership since there was a need during the pandemic for businesses to feel more united and connected,\u201d says Rui Pedro Almeida adding that the BPCC currently has more than 370 members, recording a net increase of 15 new members in 2020.<\/p><p>Chris Barton says that \u201cthe ability to adapt to changing circumstances was fundamental in these trying times\u201d.<\/p><p><strong>A comprehensive digital agenda<\/strong><\/p><p>In 2020, the BPCC had a comprehensive agenda with different speakers on subjects as wide as the legal aspects of layoffs, talks about marketing, presentations on oil price volatility and even webinars on managing stress and burnout in the workplace.<\/p><p>Rui Pedro Almeida points out that fully transitioning to digital was another major change in the way the chamber operates, catalysed by the pandemic.<\/p><p>\u201cI think we acted very swiftly regarding changes in the digital sphere. By March and April 2020 we were already running conferences, training workshops and seminars online, so I think we had a first-move advantage and acted very flexibly and our members really appreciated that,\u201d he says.<\/p><p>In fact, not only did the BPCC attract new members, some existing members upgraded to premium membership category, while the attendance rate in terms of events \u201cwent through the roof\u201d.<\/p><p>Of course, there\u2019s always the argument that during lockdown it was simply convenient and sufficiently distracting to log onto a webinar, and that may well have been the case in the first quarter of 2020. But as Chris Barton points out \u201cwhat is true today will not necessarily be true tomorrow\u201d.<\/p><p>\u201cZoom was a novelty and then became a nuisance, fashions change quickly and what people liked in the early days was to of fashion later on,\u201d he notes.<\/p><p><strong>Hybrid format events<\/strong><\/p><p>\u201cThe biggest challenge now is to become hybrid for those that can attend in person and those who, for time and logistical reasons, can only attend remotely,\u201d says Rui Pedro Almeida adding that this is particularly valuable when members or interested parties are spread throughout Portugal, or indeed the world.<\/p><p>\u201cLast year we started to prepare the trade missions that this year were supposed to be attended in-person, but have now become remote,\u201d he says pointing out that the BPCC had just completed a virtual trade mission on digital, media and IT which had been \u201ca huge success\u201d.<\/p><p>Rui Pedro Almeida explains that because missions had been conducted remotely, it was possible to foster relations that otherwise would have been more difficult. For example, the BPCC promoted meetings between Portuguese tech companies and Level 39, the world&#8217;s most connected tech community, with over 200 tech startups and scaleups based onsite and 1,250 leaders in cybersecurity, fintech and retail tech based in the United Kingdom which, he says, would have been \u201clogistically almost impossible\u201d to bring so many interested parties together.<\/p><p>\u201cThe ability to shift the value proposition to digital was absolutely fundamental and highlights that we are very much focused on content rather than just social events and cocktails. If you are content based and on-line, you remain relevant,\u201d he says.<\/p><p>Another important change resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic is that members based in the Algarve usually would meet with each other at events in the region. With the online events, the BPCC was able to reach a wider nationwide membership and distance was no longer an issue because people were wasting over an hour driving to and from events. \u201cIncluding travel time, a lunch event could typically take up four to five hours of a member\u2019s time. Now with remote events, it\u2019s an hour,\u201d says Chris Barton.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f81098 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f81098\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a607ed8\" data-id=\"a607ed8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7920a64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7920a64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Brexit teething problems<\/strong><\/p><p>On the issue of Brexit, the BPCC admits there have been some teething problems surrounding import and export paperwork. In some cases members in the logistics sector were able to resolve problems. \u201cEven when the paperwork has been correct there have been delays because of the backlog, with a queue in both directions,\u201d admits Chris Barton.<\/p><p>Barton also gives the example of a UK company specialising in treating oil slicks that had applied for a contract through the EU\u2019s Maritime Safety Agency in Lisbon which was excluded from bidding for the contract because they are British and not from EU Member States.<\/p><p>And while not sensing any antagonism or the active creating of difficulties from the Portuguese authorities, dealings elsewhere within the EU have been \u201cdifficult with a certain attitude of \u2018you left Europe, you\u2019ve made your bed so lie in it\u2019\u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-50c0bb4\" data-id=\"50c0bb4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9e5ba7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b9e5ba7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/bpcc.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/CB-Rui-Web.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-66357\" alt=\"CEO and President BPCC 1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bpcc.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/CB-Rui-Web.jpg 600w, https:\/\/bpcc.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/CB-Rui-Web-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b41e78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b41e78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rui Pedro Almeida, who is also CEO and Managing Partner at grupo Moneris, specialists in accountancy and management consultancy, says the BPCC has provided an \u201cinteresting membership base where we can showcase our expertise and have \u2018airtime\u2019 which some of our most important business partners and get referrals. We\u2019ve been involved in trade missions, training, webinars, seminars and are very much involved in the chamber\u2019s activities\u201d.<\/p><p>\u201cEvery year we ask ourselves the question on behalf of each member what are we providing for their membership fee and what are they getting out in terms of value as members? The feedback is positive through testimonials and the regional reps who meet regularly with members at their companies,\u201d says Chris Barton.<\/p><p>\u201cThis regional outreach makes us unique, since we are the only chamber with delegations in both Porto and the Algarve,\u201d concludes Chris Barton, CEO of the BPCC.<\/p><p>Chris Barton says the BPCC has always been quite good at being flexible, keeping up with changes and reacting. The mantra for the foreseeable future is \u201ccollaboration between members\u201d. Rui Pedro Almeida stresses that \u201cWe want to improve collaboration and increase business opportunities for our members, encouraging connectivity and promoting regular exchange of knowledge and ideas within our membership base\u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-794a64e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"794a64e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Text&amp;Photos:<\/strong><\/h6><h6 style=\"text-align: right;\">Chris Graeme (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.essential-business.pt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Essential Business<\/a>)<\/h6><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The British-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce (BPCC) celebrates its 110th anniversary this year and despite the pandemic, membership has increased. <span class=\"entry-read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bpcc.pt\/pt-pt\/why-the-bpcc\/\" class=\"cs-btn cs-btn-flat cs-btn-rounded cs-btn-xxs cs-btn-flat-accent\">Ler mais<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":66353,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-66352","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v27.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Why the BPCC? 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