Priority development : South America, North America
Countries/Regions already covered : South America, Canada, United States

To be a leading international provider of peer advisory and coaching solutions to leaders of privately held businesses. Based on real-world experience, we will encourage and empower our members to achieve their business and personal vision.

The Alternative Board® is an international membership organization of CEOs, presidents and business owners who improve their companies by attending monthly board meetings led by experienced facilitators trained in the TAB process. Members share experience and expertise to help one another avoid mistakes and overcome challenges.

Established in 1990, The Alternative Board® facilitates monthly peer advisory boards comprised of local owners, presidents and CEOs who run non-competing businesses. Each month members gather to share experience and solve challenges to grow to the next level.

TAB Boards® consist of presidents, CEOs, owners and managing partners of privately owned businesses. The boards of up to 12 members each meet monthly under the guidance of a TAB-Certified Facilitator/Coach. Board members also receive monthly one-on-one hour-long private coaching sessions from their facilitator/coach. Because no one lays claim to the member’s business, the result is no-holds-barred feedback and a sounding board for best business practices.

A thorough training process was developed for TAB-Certified Facilitators/SBL-Certified Coaches. Each facilitator/coach has extensive top-level business management experience and many have active consulting practices. Facilitators serve as executive coaches, guiding members through planning and development processes and moderating boards.

More than 200 TAB-Certified Facilitators/Coaches now conduct monthly board meetings across the United States, Canada and South America. Since its inception, thousands of businesses have benefited from the TAB process.

Service: Provider of peer advisory and coaching solutions to leaders of privately held businesses.

You can manage and grow your TAB business more effectively with leading edge TAB-tailored products:

- Pipeline Management Tool helps you stay organized and maintain effective contact streams regarding marketing campaigns, prospects, TAB Board meetings and more!

- TAB Business Vantage® helps you analyze an owner's business by comparing what its management believes are the driving forces of the business to their actual current business practices.

- Strategic Business Leadership® (SBL) is our proprietary coaching process to help business owners lead their businesses strategically rather than by "idea of the week."

Training
At TAB World Headquarters in Denver, Colorado, new facilitators will receive training on such topics as how to obtain new members, facilitate TAB Board meetings and provide private business coaching. Training is delivered using a variety of tools, including the TAB confidential manual, PowerPoint presentations, role-playing, videos and more. You are responsible for your travel, accommodations and dinner expenses during training week.

The initial six days of training cover:

- Marketing for new members
- Interviewing and closing
- TAB Business Vantage®
- Facilitation techniques
- Private coaching sessions
- Member retention
- Strategic Business Leadership® Certification

TAB also provides other training tools designed to help you continue to improve your TAB business including:

- First Year Advanced Training Program
- First Year Coaching
- Semi-annual International Facilitator Conferences

If you're like most of our top-notch consultants, former corporate executives or entrepreneurs, you'll find tremendous satisfaction with TAB in helping owners of privately held businesses achieve their vision of success, if any of the following points apply to you.

- A profession in which you can apply your experience, aptitudes and strengths
- Significant, consistent and predictable cash flow from membership dues
- Expanded consulting opportunities
- Work/Life balance
- Control over the hours you want to work
- A local client base with no required out-of-town travel
- Long-term client relationships
- A strong referral network
- More control over your own success
- Equity build-up with a viable exit strategy
- A protected territory for member marketing
- Sales support
- No required cold calling
- Billing, collections and other administrative support
Effective marketing methods and materials
- National media relations exposure and local PR assistance

TAB franchisees must have a minimum of 10 years of top-level business experience working in an executive-level position or consulting with business owners or top-level management. They must also possess excellent communication skills, self-confidence, a “take charge” personality, a desire to control their own destiny, and a personable and persuasive nature.

Alternative Board, The
Karleen Bolin - Franchise Acquisition Specialist
1640 Grant St., #200 - CO 80203 - Denver - United States