Florida’s only website for everything British
ATTENTION BRITS!! Stay in Florida’s British loop. Email your name + city to britishbusinessflorida@gmail.com We’ll send you local eBritnews + invitations to British events near you.
On subject line put: Send the eBritnews. ► Got a British-American query? Send it to britishbusinessflorida@gmail.com Our Florida-based team of British experts will get you answers! Have done so for 30 years. We even advised the BBC on setting up its Miami office back in 1995!
► WANT TO MOVE TO FLORIDA? CLICK ON THE GREEN EMIGRATE page on left menu.
► Wednedsay May 21 from 6-8p.m in Miami. The British-American Business Council of Miami [BABC] is hosting a networking Happy Hour event and brewery tour.
To attend email your name and city to britishbusinessflorida@gmail.com On subject line put ” May 21 event.”
UK-FLORIDA BUSINESS EVENT Thursday May 29, 2025 in Ft. Lauderdale. Hosted by British-American Business Council of Miami [BABC], BACC Ft. Lauderdale, RSM financial and the British Consulate-General. Free to attend. Rufus Drabble, His Majesty’s British Consul-Genral for Florida will attend. Make useful British/transatlantic business contacts. For an invitation email your name + city + business name to britishbusinessflorida@gmail.com On Subject line put: May 29 Business event
£$£$ TIP: WHEN TRANSFERRING OVER UK CURRENCY, DON’T USE YOUR BANK! USE MONEYCORP. At lower rates than any bank. Expat Brits here have used this currency service for years and report savings and satisfaction. It’s a UK company with a Florida office. It offers payments in over 120 currencies. Moneycorp faciliates international payments through online transfers, phone transfers and local settlement accounts. This makes sending and receiving money globally convenient and efficient. TO FIND OUT MORE: Call Moneycorp’s USA Senior Country Manager Kelly Cutchin on cell [863] 207-6616 in Orlando. OR email your query to kelly.cutchin@moneycorp.com On subject line put ” TO KELLY—Florida query.” [ I use Moneycorp myself–highly recommended–PK, website publisher]
► MEDICAL INSURANCE IN FLORIDA FOR BRITS. FACT: You need Medical Insurance in the USA! Call FABB’s agent Scott Rose who specializes in medical insurance for Brits. We have worked with him for over 20 years. Says Scott: ” We can also cover newly arrived immigrants from the UK at a discounted rate”. Various plans for all ages, including Lloyds of London, Medicare advice, Affordable Healthcare [Obamacare] . Also the affordable health savings account [HSA] plan for Florida Brits. ALSO: Temporary VISITORS INSURANCE coverage for your relatives or friends visiting from the UK for 3/6 months. ALSO: A plan available for seniors age 63-73 and LongTerm Care Insurance for people over 60. ALSO Dental and Vision insurance. Life insurance that includes Long Term Care. Annuities. For all your Florida Medical Insurance needs contact Scott Rose at MAINSTREET SOLUTIONS INSURANCE Tel. (561) 392-4485 Scott’s direct email: mainstreetins@msn.com On subject line put: TO SCOTT—-Medical Insurance for Brits. Hundreds of British expats in all parts of Florida, including myself, have their coverage with Scott—-Patricia Kawaja FABB President. OFFICE: 333 Camino Gardens Blvd. Suite 204C, Boca Raton, FL 33432. See website: www.scottalexanderrose.com +
► NEWCOMER BRITS—NEED CAR INSURANCE? See the DRIVING IN FLORIDA page on this website and contact our agent Trae West.
WANT TO SHIP SOMETHING from ANYWHERE in FLORIDA to anywhere in UK or abroad? Contact our British agent Steve Winters
on the SHIPPING page on this website.
► SEEKING TO BUY A FLORIDA BUSINESS FOR YOUR E2 VISA? We recommend our FABB member fellow Brit Richard Veale. Through his Business Brokers of Florida MLS site he can search all businesses FOR YOU in any Florida city. Originally from Essex, he is is an experienced licenced business broker [and real estate broker] with Profiles International Realty. He has helped UK clients find the ideal business. Contact fellow Brit Richard to see the list of current businesses for sale in the Central Florida area–also Ft. Myers. Based in Orlando, with a Ft. Myers branch office, reach him on his cell [321] 297-8161 or email richard@profilesrealty.com WEBSITE www.profilesrealty.com Richard was voted Business Brokers of Florida Top Five, won Deal Maker Award 2009, Business Brokers of Florida Million Dollar Award 2008 and 2009, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022. FABB member since 2007.
► HOW TO USE THIS RESOURCE WEBSITE: Click on the side menus to find British events in Florida, British realtors, Financial advice for expats, UK-USA Tax accountants, British-owned businesses and professionals, British shops, British Pubs, British Clubs here, the British Government in Florida, Scottish Festivals, E2 qualifying Businesses for Sale, Soccer in Florida, Jobs for Brits, UK pensions, Immigration attorney we recommend, FABB’S UK-Florida relocation services, British solicitors/attorneys, Shipping to/from UK, How to Renew Your UK passport and more.
TO REACH THE BRITISH CONSULATE OFFICE IN MIAMI: Call [305] 400-6400. For their services see the UK GOVERNMENT page on this website.
NOTE: They do NOT handle USA immigration matters.
Need a Job in Florida? See the JOBS FOR BRITS page on this website.
► 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 are a British business-owner or professional in Florida, join FABB to showcase and market your business/service to the resident British community in all parts of Florida. Find FABB’s member British businesses and professionals in Florida listed on left menu of 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 query.” Or call [305] 450-1755 during Florida business hours.
TESTIMONIAL [Just one of hundreds on file] ” Your website is the best I’ve ever seen for expat Brits and I’ve been on lots!” –OLIVIA HILL in Gwent, Wales.
FIND A BRITISH EVENT NEAR YOU listed on the British Events Florida page on this website.
WANT TO MIX WITH OTHER EXPAT BRITS NEAR YOU? See the BRITISH CLUBS and BRITISH PUBS pages on this website.
► IN MIAMI—THE ANGLICAN CHORALE of Southeast Florida sings at Trinity Cathedral downtown Miami. Uplifting and joyous! See all the performance dates on www.trinitymiami.org
Want to find out if you’re eligible for a UK pension? Read the UK PENSIONS page on this website.
USE A BRITISH ACCENT FOR YOUR PROJECT. Add class and influence to your message. IDEAS: Come to your Miami location and record a British accent greeting on your business phone system. OR record something for you in a British accent. OR read stories to your group of Miami children in a clear British accent. OR teach Hispanic accent reduction via British accent. Ask for what you need! These days a British accent is a superb marketing asset: persuasive, authoritative, classy, always in style, trendy and alluring–a great sales tool. Offered by ex-Londoner and professional, experienced British voiceover actress and Miami resident. Many satisfied local clients. Call the British Bureau on [305] 450-1755 in downtown Miami to discuss your needs or email query to britishbusinessflorida@gmail.com Fees negotiable, hourly or by project.
► NEED TO BUY AN E2 QUALIFYING BUSINESS for your Florida move? Find them on the BUSINESSES FOR SALE page on this website.
For current Royal news and photos, view their OFFICIAL website www.royal.uk
I recommend a Virgin Voyages cruise from Port Miami. Owned by Brilliant Brit Sir Richard Branson, who comes often to Miami and owns a home here. [I was invited media inaugural guest onboard the ship Scarlet Lady in September 2021 and sailed as passenger on their December 2022 Christmas cruise to Mexico. Had a super experience in every way—–PK, publisher] For info/to book a cruise an any of their ships see www.virginvoyages.com
For current UK daily news always consult the BBC website www.bbc.co.uk BRITISH BUSINESSES + PROFESSIONALS IN FLORIDA ARE LISTED ON THE Brilliant Brits page on the left menu of this website. The British Bureau maintains the only statewide database of resident Britons and British businesses in every Florida zip code. Compiled since 1991 and updated daily.
This website, to serve Florida’s large ex-pat British community, was launched 1996 by publisher Patricia Kawaja, ex-Londoner.
Miami Office : The British Bureau of Florida [305] 450-1755. Email queries to: britishbusinessflorida@gmail.com
Publisher Patricia Kawaja.
