Business Partner Cities network

The Business Partner Cities (BPC) network aims to facilitate the promotion of business interaction within the Asia–Pacific region, contributing to mutual economic development of each member city. In particular, its aim is to create opportunities for small- to medium-sized enterprises to establish links with their counterparts throughout the network.

In 1999, the City of Melbourne joined the BPC network seeking to build stronger business links between Melbourne enterprises and business and investment links with Asia–Pacific’s most dynamic and influential business cities.

Activities that occur under the banner of BPC include:

• exchange between peak business and investment organisations of member cities
• business missions to member cities, targeting small- and medium-sized companies
• promotion of international business between companies located in BPC member cities
• information exchange on economic development matters including infrastructure issues affecting business in each of the BPC member cities.

Business Mission and Study Tour: Osaka 2011

Find out more about the October mission to Osaka, Japan here.

Melbourne’s participation

Melbourne’s participation in the network is currently administered by the City of Melbourne and Australian Industry Group who:

• provide information and business matching services to visiting delegations from BPC cities

• promote Melbourne’s membership of BPC through their network of member firms
• promote the BPC network to the wider business community in Melbourne, Victoria and Australia
• provide and maintain accurate information and database records.

For more information on the opportunities that the BPC network can offer your business, please visit IBPC Osaka Network Center or contact:

BPC Network member cities