| Fostering Bilateral Trade and Investment Flows Between Brazil and Florida |
The Council
The Brazil-Florida Business Council, Inc. ("BFBC") is an independent, not-for-profit business association based in Tampa, Florida. The BFBC was established in 2014 to forge closer ties between the business communities of Brazil and Florida by fostering bilateral trade and investment opportunities in both regions. The BFBC will provide a forum to nurture the exchange of ideas, foster networking opportunities, facilitate and drive economic growth. As a non-governmental association, the BFBC is supported by membership dues.
The BFBC is run by a volunteer board of directors composed of representatives from member companies.
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| Fernando Cariello  Fernando has over 30 years of international experience helping technology companies enter, operate, and scale in the United States—building go-to-market strategy, establishing local operations, and executing partnerships and commercialization. He is New Business Director for Drummond Advisors; and Dybo, a startup created by Drummond Advisors to help founders and companies run U.S. operations with the right back-office. He is also a Investor in Staged Ventures (post-seed syndicate). Fernando founded the tech incubator CuboStart (acquired by DYBO) and co-founded Base Miami (now Mana Tech), an accelerator that uses Miami as a platform for global expansion. He is also a mentor, market development strategist, and investor in technology companies, with 18 current portfolio companies and five exits. |
