Florida’s only website for everything British
THIS IS THE ONLY STATEWIDE REFERENCE WEBSITE FOR FLORIDA’S LARGE RESIDENT BRITISH POPULATION. CONCEIVED AND LAUNCHED IN 1996 BY CURRENT PUBLISHER PATRICIA KAWAJA, EX-LONDONER AND FLORIDA EDITOR OF “UNION JACK [USA NATIONAL] NEWSPAPER ” FOR 24 YEARS. CONTACT THE WEBSITE PUBLISHER, BRITISH BUREAU OF FLORIDA: EMAIL QUERIES OR REQUEST ADRATES TO britishbusinessflorida@gmail.com ASK ANY QUESTIONS RELATING TO BRITISH MATTERS IN FLORIDA. OUR EXPERT PROFESSIONAL BRITISH TEAM GUARANTEES TO GET YOU SORTED, AS WE BRITS SAY! ON SUBJECT LINE PUT “British Florida website query.” INCLUDE YOUR CITY. OR PHONE THE BRITISH BUREAU OFFICE IN DOWNTOWN MIAMI [305] 371-9340 DURING FLORIDA OFFICE HOURS.
► ► ART BASEL 2019 Miami Beach will run December 5-8. Featuring numerous galleries and exhibitors from the UK, this is Florida‘s cultural event of the year. I have attended every year since its 2002 launch, with art collector friends over especially from London. The show always features about 300 premier galleries from 32 countries, including influential collectors, directors, curators, trustees and patrons of leading international museums and institutions. These included London’s Serpentine Galleries and the Tate. It’s enjoyable to ogle handsome English dealers in pin-stripe Saville Row suits as much as their inventory. No flip-flops here. There are over 800 art-related events and satellite parties in all districts of Miami. Famed British artists exhibit/attend every year, such as Tracy Emin who flies in especially and holds court at the Miami Beach location of London’s Soho House. Participants make it the most prestigious Art show of the Americas, featuring established galleries and dynamic newcomers, ranging from a few hundred dollars to several million for museum-quality masterpieces. INFO and TICKETS: www.artbasel.com Click on the Miami Beach section.
YOUR UK PENSION: ARE YOU OVER 55? DID YOU PAY INTO A UK COMPANY/PRIVATE PENSION? Do you know whether and how you can access your lump sum and bring it over to the USA? For a FREE review of your UK pension contact Mark Solomons in Florida with Florin Pensions direct on [561] 793-1311 or via email msolomons@florinpensions.com On Subject line put: “To Mark Solomons—UK pension query”. Include your name + city + phone + a sentence about the type of company/private pension you paid into. Mark is a longtime member of the Florida Association of British Business. As FABB’s UK pensions expert he has unfrozen many pensions for USA expats over the years.
SOCCER FANS OF SOUTH FLORIDA: Major English Premier League event!! December 14 and 15, 2019 at the Clevelander Hotel [305] 532-4006 in South Beach. NBC SPORTS AND PREMIER LEAGUE HEADING TO MIAMI FOR NEXT “PREMIER LEAGUE MORNINGS LIVE” FAN FESTIVAL. NBC Sports’ Studio Team of Rebecca Lowe, Robbie Earle, Kyle Martino & Robbie Mustoe to Host Premier League Mornings Live, presented by Barclays, on Location Two-Day Event at Miami Beach’s Historic Clevelander South Beach Hotel. Fan Festival will show 9 Premier League Fixtures, culminating in Arsenal v. Manchester City on Sunday, December 15 at 11:30 a.m. The Premier League Trophy, club mascots and special guests will be in attendance at the event. Local soccer fans can attend for free by signing up on https://www.nbcsports.com/PremierLeagueMorningsLive
► For UK Brits wishing to move to Florida : Since 1997, FABB has helped more Brits get established in Florida than anyone else. Avoid being conned! We strongly recommend you join, to use our trusted, expert team and advice custom to YOU. To apply send an email to britishbusinessflorida@gmail.com with “JOIN FABB from UK” on the subject line. Include: Current city + age + occupation + single/married/children? Below one of the many testimonials from our UK members who used FABB for their move : “We made it to Florida–thanks to FABB! We used FABB’s trusted, experienced team : FABBs businessbroker to find us an E2 business to buy, their Immigration attorney to handle our visa application, FABB’s accountant to do the due diligence before buying, FABB’s shipping company and more. FABB gave us peace of mind and oiled the works for this major step in our lives. The small membership fee saved us worry, precious time and possible fraud by others. “—OLWEN STUBBS, who moved to Central Florida from Wales in 2007. THE ULTIMATE TESTIMONIAL: “All UK Britons planning to emigrate to Florida are recommended to join FABB.” —Her Majesty’s British Consul-General for Florida stated at a public function in 2002. ++
► MIAMI CRUISELINE HQ HIRING SOUTH FLORIDA RESIDENT BRITS–Immediate and ongoing need 2019. Must already have US work visa. Several salaried positions, working from their Broward offices. For details see their ad on the JOBS page on this website.
TIP £$£$: Want to transfer money from the UK to Florida. DON’T USE YOUR BANK! Use Moneycorp. [I use Moneycorp myself—Publisher]. TO FIND OUT MORE: Phone Moneycorp’s Kelly Cutchin on [863] 207-6616 at their USA HQ in Orlando to ask all your questions. Or email your query to kelly.cutchin@moneycorp.com The pound is shaky. That affects all expats in Florida who still have UK dealings. But Moneycorp’s rates are currently the best. To transfer your precious funds, we highly recommend the services of Moneycorp. This will save you fees and grief, as we Londoners say! What your own bank won’t do is save you the considerable exchange fees. Moneycorp does that for you. At lower rates than any bank. Moneycorp is the only UK currency exchange company licensed to deal in 50 states. Expat Brits here–including many personal Brit friends of mine–have used this currency service for years and report savings and satisfaction. Moneycorp’s HQ is in the UK. Posted by the Florida Association of British Business [FABB]. Moneycorp have been trusted members since 2005.
FOR SALE IN ARCADIA, CENTRAL FLORIDA. Charming English Tearoom/Restaurant.
Arcadia is an hour east of Sarasota, an hour north of Ft. Myers. About the business: located in historic downtown Antique district. Tea room/Restaurant has been in place for over 10 years. Turn key operation. Known for authentic High Teas and Afternoon Teas. Restaurant also has a beer and wine license. Gross Sales $220,000. Website www.Marymargaretsteaandbiscuit.com REASON FOR SALE: Family. ASKING PRICE: $75,000 Interested buyers should contact current British owner Helen Cooke on cell [941] 408-3291 or email to helenmc2010@live.com
► VIRGIN VOYAGES will start cruises out of Port Miami in 2020. Florida expat Brits WILL be aboard!
BOOKINGS ARE NOW OPEN on www.virginvoyages.com See photos of their first beautiful ship the Scarlet Lady and current news on the dedicated VIRGIN VOYAGES page on this website.
► DAVID BECKHAM’S MLS Miami team officially launched January 29, 2018 at the Miami press conference I attended, with Beckham present. The team is called Inter Miami: See details on the SOCCER IN FLORIDA page on this website. The team’s first match will be played March 2020 in their new Ft. Lauderdale training facility until the Miami stadium is built. INFO/TICKETS on www.intermiamicf.com
► NEED IMMIGRATION ADVICE? Go to the page called “Immigration Attorney We Recommend” on this website.
HIRE A BRITISH ACCENT FOR YOUR PROJECT. Persuasive, authoritative, attractive, always in style, trendy and alluring–a great sales tool. For commercials, radio, your company phone system or any other purpose. Call the British Bureau office [305] 371-9340 to discuss your needs. JOIN OUR BRITS IN FLORIDA EMAIL LIST! Email your name and current
city to britishbusinessflorida@gmail.com
ARE YOU A BRIT LIVING IN FLORIDA? OR A UK BRIT WITH PROPERTY THERE? Sign up for our eBritnews email—invitations to local British events and info relevant to expats. Send email to britishbusinessflorida@gmail.com On subject line put: Receive Florida eBritnews. IMPORTANT: Include your city + contact phone.
UK-USA FACT: Each country is the biggest investor in the other. That has been the case for decades, before the UK joined the European Union, so unlikely to change after Brexit. Trade in UK and US totalled an estimated $235.9 billion in 2017, according to the US Trade Department. Every day more than a million Brits go to work for American companies and vice versa.
Single? Want to date, marry maybe, a brilliant, sexy Brit? Even an ordinary Brit still beats the rest!! Male or female in any part of the USA. |Click on ad above. Add your profile. www.datebritishguys.com
► COUPON!!! Get 20% off your bill at the ROYAL INDIA RESTAURANT 3801 Griffin Road, west Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33312. [954] 964-0071. Best Indian food in Florida, beloved by curry-loving Brits. Just show this ad to your server. [Dine-in after 5p.m. only]. It’s MY favourite Indian restaurant—Patricia Kawaja, publisher of www.britishflorida.com
► THE ROYAL FAMILY, all their members: Always find the latest, accurate [!] info
on their official website www.royal.gov.uk
► FOR ALL UK NEWS including Brexit latest, consult the BBC website www.bbc.com
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U JOB-HUNTING ? FABB [Florida Assocation of British Business] compiles a unique list of all job websites in Florida. This leads you to every employment vacancy in all professions in the Sunshine State. Our list includes British headhunters and recruiters who take an extra interest in British job-seekers. Nobody else has this complete list. Our work saves YOU days of research time. Small one time fee of $99 to cover staff time. Pre-pay by VISA/Mastercard then we email you the information within 24 hours. Email your query with name + city+ contact phone to britishbusinessflorida@gmail.com On subject line put: FABB’s Jobs List. FABB office in Miami [305] 371-9340
► FABB [Florida Association of British Business] was voted the Best British Business Group in the USA in 2010 by the UK Weekly Telegraph, reaching expatriate readers in 49 countries. IF YOU ARE A BRITISH-RUN BUSINESS IN FLORIDA, JOIN TO SHOWCASE AND MARKET YOUR BUSINESS to the resident British community in all parts of Florida. Find FABB’s member British businesses and professionals in Florida listed on this website. To ask how membership can bring YOU more customers + help your business grow, email your query to britishbusinessflorida@gmail.com On subject line put “FABB Membership Florida Business. Or call FABB office [305] 371-9340 during Florida business hours.
to britishbusinessflorida@gmail.com On Subject line put: FABB’s Jobs list
► A BRITISH REALTOR UNDERSTANDS YOU BETTER! Looking to buy/rent in Florida? FABB’s realtors network was established in 1997 and we strongly advise UK buyers to use one from our team listed on this website –See Property page. FABB has the only statewide network of qualified, Florida-licensed expat British real estate professionals. They work closely with UK-based Brits and resident Florida expats to find them a holiday home, permanent residence or commercial property. A fellow Brit understands you better. Avoid the pitfalls of negotiations in a foreign land. IMPORTANT : Only select a realtor operating in the LOCAL Florida area you wish to live.
► FOR CHEAPEST FLIGHTS TO UK and European cities: Use code 9340. BEFORE YOU BOOK ELSEWHERE : Contact the British travel whizz we Florida Brits all use for a farequote: Richard Hubbard [786] 552-6214. NOTE: Give Richard reference code 9340 for best deal on any airline. Miami-based Richard has served British and American clients across Florida for 2 decades—-anybody who wants to fly to Europe. Great personal service from a fellow Brit! Or email Richard your travel query with your phone number to rih@continentaltravelgroup.com In email give him reference code 9340. NOTE: Richard handles flights FROM the UK too–maybe you want to buy a ticket for family to come over to visit you? Ask Richard for a quote.
► FLORIDA IS THE USA’S TOP DESTINATION TO RELOCATE says a 2018 study published by national mortgage company Lending Tree. The company analysed loan requests by destination across the USA. Overall Florida ranked first.
NEED A UK PASSPORT? Want to save the hassle of doing it yourself? Use the above UK Abroad service. Based in Miami they handle UK passport renewals for expat Brits anywhere in the USA. Call [800] 806-0975 and they will explain all.
► ► The British Bureau has the only statewide database of resident Britons and British businesses in every Florida zipcode, compiled since 1991 and updated weekly. To access our British database in your marketing, send query to britishbusinessflorida@gmail.com
DO YOU NEED TO BUY AN E2 QUALIFYING BUSINESS for your Florida move?
Find them on the BUSINESSES FOR SALE PAGE on this website.
► ► Do you own a vacation home in Orlando/Kissimmee? Need peace of mind while you’re away?
Use our experts from the Property Management page.
WATCH UK TV RIGHT HERE IN THE USA! Go to website www.mytvabroad.tv
FACT: The World Wide web, now known as the Internet, was invented in 1989 by British computer scientist Sir Tim Berners-Lee, born in 1956.
WATCH UK TV RIGHT HERE IN THE USA! Go to website www.mytvabroad.tv
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NOTE ABOUT THE PUBLISHER OF THIS WEBSITE: For 24 years, publisher Patricia Kawaja also chronicled the activities and business successes of Florida’s British community, as Florida columnist for Union Jack British Newspaper, until it ceased publication in 2016. It was the USA’s only national publication for the expat British community. Contact her via email to britishbusinessflorida@gmail.com
