Business Network

GOVERNMENT

Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany - Washington D.C.
The German Embassy is responsible for all aspects of German-American relations.

Consulate of the Federal Republic of Germany - New York
The Consulates provide services and information, focusing on visas, passports and citizenship and other consular matters.
Philadelphia Office:

Honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany
Phone: (215) 568-5573
Fax: (215) 665-0375
E-mail: honconsulphila@aol.com

German Information Center - New York

ACCOUNTING

Asher & Company, Ltd. 

Asher & Company, Ltd. offers personalized accounting and tax services to growth-oriented businesses on a regional, national and global basis. Our membership in Moore Stephens International Limited (the 11th largest accounting organization in the world) provides access to accounting professionals in nearly 100 countries. The knowledge of the local business environment and the depth of Moore Stephens give our clients high quality service in the most efficient manner.

BDO Seidman LLP
BDO Seidman, LLP is a national professional services firm providing assurance, tax, financial, advisory and consulting services to a wide range of publicly traded and privately held companies. BDO Seidman serves clients through 37 offices and more than 300 independent alliance firm locations nationwide. As a Member Firm of BDO International, BDO Seidman, LLP serves multi-national clients by leveraging a global network of resources comprised of 626 Member Firm offices in 110 countries. BDO Warentreuhand AG, the Member Firm for Germany, has offices throughout the Federal Republic

KPMG LLP 
An accounting and tax firm that understands the needs of business in the global economy. They help their clients by devising result-oriented business strategies, providing insights that help them stay ahead of the competition and achieve market-leading results. KPMG LLP is the U.S. member firm of KPMG International. KPMG's International's member firms have more than 108,000 professionals, including 7,000 partners, in 159 countries.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers is the largest professional services firm in the world, and has over 125,000 employees worldwide in 900 offices located in 150 countries. We have over 9,000 partners who serve client needs.  With this leadership position, we provide all of our clients with the breadth, depth and level of services they require. It's about providing coverage, integrated expertise, fast deployment of resources, and access to industry- and practicedriven products, services and methodologies.  We offer the perspective of a global organization combined with detailed knowledge of local, state and national issues. These services include audit, accounting, and tax advice; management and information technology consulting; financial advisory services including project finance and litigation support.

BANKING

Citizens Bank 
Commercial Banking

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

ICM America, LLC
ICM America is the only international consultancy that assures 100% senior level consultants to deliver SAP and eBusiness solutions. ICM is one of the leading independent SAP Implementation partners with global operations in more than 6 countries. The combination of our industry specific R/3 expertise, our extensive knowledge of today's modern technologies and our specialized task forces for consulting, training, product development make us a strong partner.

IDS Scheer, Inc.
The global industry leader for more than 15 years, IDS Scheer delivers proven consulting and software solutions to organizations to enable business process excellence. With more than 1,500 employees worldwide, IDS Scheer combines leading edge technology with a range of vertical market expertise to help organizations streamline enterprise resource planning, supply-chain management, customer relationship management, and e-business initatives.

SAP America, Inc.
The world's leading provider of e-business software solutions. Through mySAP.com e-business platform, people in businesses around the globe are improving relationships with customers and partners, streamlining operations, and achieving significant efficiencies throughout their supply chains. Today, more than 13,000 companies in over 100 countries run more than 30,000 installations of SAP software. With subsidiaries in over 50 countries, the company is listed on several exchanges including the Frankfurt stock exchange and NYSE under the symbol "SAP".

INSURANCE

Johnson, Kendall & Johnson, Inc.
Johnson, Kendall & Johnson, Inc. is a full-service insurance brokerage and risk management firm that has been
managing personal and corporate needs since 1959. JKJ offers a combination of personalized service, loss control capabilities, claim consulting and innovative program design in Property & Casualty and Risk Management, Group Benefits, and Personal insurance.

LEGAL

Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, LLP 
We provide a full range of legal services for international companies, and represent several Germany-based clients. Our expertise includes business transactions, business litigation, antitrust guidance, environmental issues, real estate and immigration matters.

MANUFACTURING

Bender, Inc.
Affiliated company of Bender GmbH, Germany. Sales & distribution organization for all products manufactured by the Bender Group, including electrical safety equipment including, ground fault circuit interrupters. Isotrol, the medical division of Bender, Inc. is engaged in the design, manufacturing & sales of isolated power panels for the worldwide healthcare market.

B. Braun Medical, Inc.
Manufacturer of medical products and pharmaceuticals

Elster Group
American Meter Company has been a leader in the measurement and control of natural gas since the very beginnings of the industry. Today, they continue to fulfill that role as a member of Elster / AMCO Group. This global organization brings the latest technology and best practices from leading European and American manufactures of gas measurement and control equipment to markets around the world.

Fidelia
Financial services to North American group companies of E.ON AG

Lehigh Cement Company
Lehigh Cement Company has served the construction industry in North America for more than 100 years as a producer of high quality portland and specialty cement and concrete products. Lehigh cements are widely used by ready-mix suppliers and for numerous highways, architectural, industrial and marine applications. As part of the HeidelbergCement Group of Germany, Lehigh is affiliated with some of the world's most technically advanced cement operations and related construction materials activities. Around the globe, HeidelbergCement has extensive operations in Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Great Britain and Scandinavia, as well as in Eastern Europe, Turkey, Asia, Africa and North America.

Pfister North America, Inc.
Integral, highly constant dosing systems of continuous gravimetric weighing technology for the Cement, Mining, Steel and Alternate Fuel Industries.

MISCELLANEOUS
Andrew T. Scheid Funeral Home
Funeral and cremation
TRANSLATION SERVICES

A W Translations
German-to-English Translations in Law, Business, and Finance.

Magnum Group, Inc.
Technical translations from/into most languages, Interpreters, Videoconferencing services, Typesetting, Software Localization & Voice-overs.

TRAVEL

Lufthansa German Airlines
Airline, Transportation - Passenger & Cargo

Tourist Convention & Visitors Bureau - Philadelphia 
The primary mission of the Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau is to market Philadelphia as a convention, meeting and tourist destination to national and international audiences.



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