Stephen Wares

  • Stephen Wares
    Chairman, BABC Northern California
    CCW Business Solutions, Inc.

CCW Business Solutions helps US based technology companies develop and execute their international expansion plans. We provide our clients with a range of international payroll, accounting, tax, compliance and HR solutions designed to make it easy for them to manage and control their overseas sales and support offices. 

 

 As VP of Business Development, I am responsible for all aspects of CCW’s US marketing and sales activities as well as the development of strategic partnerships. 

I have been helping companies expand globally since 1999 and am well known in the San Francisco Bay Area for my expertise in the issues and challenges facing US companies as they venture overseas for the first time and for my ability to help them develop and execute successful international expansion plans. I have worked with hundreds of companies including Slack, Snowflake, Nutanix and Okta most of which have established UK based offices to drive their European expansion. In addition, I have spoken on panels at events discussing international expansion topics and presented workshops at events throughout the US for a variety of organizations including Dow Jones, CFO Roundtable, Financial Executives International, VC Task Force and TiE. 

I have been on the board at the BABC San Francisco since 2011 ,served as President from 2019-2022 and am currently the Chairman.