About Us

About British-American Consulting Advocacy (BACA)

At British-American Consulting Advocacy (BACA), our mission is to provide exceptional consulting services that empower our clients to achieve their trade and investment goals. We strive to deliver customized market entry solutions that meet the unique needs of each client using a network of global and local partners.

$500M

Export Pipeline, FDI and Business Value Generated

20+

Years in US Government Contracting

15+

Years of experience in International Business and Bi-lateral Trade Expertise

Continents with established partners

Mission

Our Mission is to remove the barriers that constrain ambitious growth for Small and Medium Sized Businesses (SMBs), expertly scaling the financial walls that block out fractional expertise, the network barriers that isolate companies from decision-makers, and the market barriers that make international expansion feel like gambling. We do this through process-driven, culturally-intelligent guidance delivered at the right scale and fractional team structure.

Founder & Principal (CEO)

Hadiza J Bamgbose

Hadiza is Founder and CEO of BACA and leads the firm's Global Services, bringing 15+ years of international business experience grounded in a unique fusion of behavioural economics, and corporate trade diplomacy. As former International Trade Officer at the British Embassy Washington DC and part of the UK's Department for Business and Trade (DBT) team, she generated over $500M in export, business value and FDI pipeline value whilst building extensive networks across government, diplomatic, and commercial sectors.

Her career spans over a decade of global projects in infrastructure, clean energy, and financial services, where her entrepreneurial instincts and behavioural insights have driven meaningful outcomes. As a London-based consultant on a landmark mini city development in West Africa, her sustainability expertise informed the integration of renewable and clean energy power solutions during the planning phase - reducing material project risk while creating new pathways for growth and job creation in the region.

A recipient of multiple FCDO Champion Awards for Wellbeing Leadership and several international trade accolades, Hadiza combines rigorous analytical capability with diplomatic finesse and an instinctive commitment to people-centred outcomes. Her approach is grounded in the belief that sustainable business growth must empower individuals and communities - placing human wellbeing and inclusion at the heart of every strategy she shapes.

Culturally experienced in six countries and multilingual, she has served as a DEI leader across a number of institutions. She is currently a Co-Chair of British-American Business Associations (BABA) Small & Medium-Sized Businesses (SMB) Committee and remains embedded in DC's international community, maintaining important memberships across UK and US trade bodies. Her methodology - grounded in evidence-based practice and cultural intelligence - positions BACA as a trusted bridge between UK, US and global market opportunities.

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CFO & Head of Executive Services

Bambo Bamgbose

Bambo is the financial architect and Head of BACA's Executive Services. As CFO, he directs financial governance and delivery whilst using his extensive expertise in government contracting - a critical differentiator for BACA's UK & US clients - to navigate US federal procurement landscapes.

A Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Project Management Professional (PMP), he has over 25 years of sophisticated financial management experience, building, scaling and optimising organisations. He has deep knowledge of government contracting frameworks, compliance requirements, and secured opportunity identification. His background stands out in a career encompassing CFO, SVP and MD roles across organisations serving the US Departments of War (Defense), Education, and Energy, the FDA, NASA, NIH, CMS, and IRS.

Bambo has served in successive executive roles, most recently as Senior Vice President of Growth for a MD-based government contractor, during which he secured a $2 billion, 10-year contract vehicle at the Department of Education and delivered $300 million in project cost savings across a $6 billion portfolio. As CFO, he grew the organisation's financial position by 50x over two years through disciplined capital strategy and operational restructuring. His approach to resource optimisation enables BACA to deliver enterprise-grade services with boutique responsiveness - essential for SME firms entering unfamiliar regulatory environments in the US.

His dual expertise in financial stewardship and government procurement makes him invaluable to organisations seeking credible, compliant market entry into the US public sector.

Strategic Partners

BACA's global partners bring frontier markets mastery and export readiness expertise that complement our core advisory. Through strategic fractional engagement, we deliver world-class capability without enterprise overhead, enabling our clients to move faster, smarter, and with genuine competitive advantage in complex international markets.

Legal

Simone Arrington-Williams J.D.

STRATEGIC ADVISOR - Founder & Partner, Williams Global Law

Simone Arrington-Williams is a leading U.S. immigration and corporate counsel specialising in employment-based immigration, EB-5 investment visas, and corporate formation for international businesses and high-net-worth individuals. Educated at Howard University School of Law and University of Toronto (cum laude), she brings dual U.S.-Canada bar admission and deep expertise in visa strategy, corporate compliance, and multi-jurisdictional workforce mobility.

Her practice spans complex immigration matters for Fortune 500 firms, multinational corporations, and entrepreneurs—from L-1 intracompany transfers and E-2 treaty investments to EB-5 regional centre structuring and federal immigration litigation. Recognised as a Top 40 Lawyer Under 40 by the National Bar Association, International Pioneer Award recipient, and one of the 10 Best Attorneys for Client Satisfaction, Simone combines rigorous legal counsel with practical business acumen. Ms Arrington-Williams is a Board Member and Co-Chair of DC Chamber;s International Business Committee. As BACA's exclusive legal partner, she provides immigration strategy, corporate structuring, and compliance guidance critical for UK firms entering the U.S. market.

HR & Organisational Effectiveness

Dora Daniels SHRM-SCP, GPHR, CECP

STRATEGIC ADVISOR - Founder & Principal, LiveWorkLearn

Dora Daniels is an HR executive with dual expertise in organisational effectiveness and global talent strategy. Holding a Master of Arts in Educational Technology Leadership from George Washington University, she brings two decades of experience spanning executive, consultant, and practitioner roles across all facets of HR - compensation design, organisational development, nonprofit operations, and global workforce strategy.

Her client portfolio spans 25+ nonprofit, social enterprise, and mission-driven organisations across four continents (Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe) with revenues from $1M to $1B. As former VP of HR and Administration at Combined Properties, Inc., Dora combines strategic leadership with deep expertise in employee lifecycle management, compensation strategy, and organisational effectiveness. As BACA's exclusive HR and organisational effectiveness partner, she provides fractional C-level HR guidance ensuring compliant, strategically aligned people operations and sustainable scaling for growing US enterprises entering complex markets.

The Strategic Partnership Model

Fractional Expertise

HOW

How Fractional Expertise Works at BACA

We embed our exceptional partners directly into your projects on a fractional basis, giving you access to institutional-grade capabilities without the overhead of a full-time executive team.

Our Strategic partners include:

Simone Williams-Arrington (Williams Global Law): Providing Fortune 500-level legal and immigration strategy and corporate structuring.
Dora Daniels (LiveWorkLearn): Offering C-suite-equivalent HR and organisational effectiveness counsel.

Our Global Partners include:

Lord J. D. Waverley (MSME Union): Delivering frontier-market acumen and export-readiness strategies refined across hundreds of international transactions.
Linda Middleton-Jones (International Trade Matters): Providing best-in-class guidance on export documentation, methodology and cross-border transactions

We operate with our partners under legally binding confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements that mirror our institutional standards. Proprietary information, strategic plans, and financial data is compartmentalised and secure throughout engagement, with data governance aligned with GDPR and other applicable regulatory frameworks.

WHY

BACA's value estimation

Successfully entering new markets often requires specialised expertise that goes beyond your in-house capacity. However, hiring permanent senior staff for specific, short-term needs can create unsustainable costs. Our model provides a value-added, cost attractive option.

Our partners are strategic collaborators deeply committed to BACA’s mission of advancing Micro and SME growth, supporting underrepresented founders and partnering with industry innovators.