• "What I've gotten from TAB is being able to talk candidly with business owners who have tackled the questions I'm asking." read more...

    DSC

  • "TAB meetings are a breath of fresh air and have helped me think outside the box about a variety of issues from collections, to marketing to partnership." read more...

    Glenn

  • "I've learned to manage my business objectively by the numbers. It is making a huge difference in my management style and the growth of the business." read more...

    Member

  • "TAB has helped my business grow significantly by encouraging me to take a step back and identify the basics I need." read more...

    MrHandyMan

  • "Regardless of the specific skills or background, each and every member of my TAB board has been able to provide me with ideas that I can use to improve my business."

    PhilCliff

  • "As your business grows, you always learn more things that you're supposed to be doing or need to be planning for." read more...

    Trusant-Lee

  • "We have been with TAB for over five years and the relationship has been a key element of our success."

    Trusant- Owners
  • 2013
    • TAB Affiliated CEO Leads Business to Tennessee's Highest Performance Excellence Honor
  • 2012
    • Peer Groups Help Your Business Prosper in Tough Times
    • The Alternative Board St. Louis/Kelsey Group Honored as Top Consulting Firm
    • Over 70 Percent of Small Business Owners Predict a Healthier 2012, Attributing an Advisory Board to Success
    • 'On the Path to Success' with Arnold Goldman of The Alternative Board
    • The Alternative Board gets by with a little help from some friends: Peer Groups
    • Why Do Some Businesses Prosper in Tough Times?
    • Helping Business Owners Exit Gracefully: The Alternative Board Now Provides The Sellability Score
    • The Alternative Board Releases New Book: Strategic Business Leadership
    • Q&A: Jacquelyn Gernaey, The Alternative Board
    • Why do you not have a board? Part II: 5 steps to develop a board
    • Canadian Business Owners Cite "Sluggish Demand" and "Failure to Attract Top Talent" as Threats to Growth in 2012
    • Habits to avoid if you want to succeed in business
    • The Alternative Board: A dream start on the North Shore

Featured Articles

Five Questions: Al Bellenchia

by Kathryn Caggianelli, The Record
Running a company or organization can be like being in a fishbowl: sometimes you are energized by the freedom and independence, but it can also feel isolating and limiting. The Alternative Board (TAB) provides outside perspective to those who run businesses or organizations, through peer boards, coaching and strategic planning. TAB gives them the ability to gain knowledge and insight from others who sit in their chair (or rather, swim in their bowl,) as well as tools, systems and processes they can use to become better leaders.
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Peer Support for CEOs can Power Business Growth

South Coast Business Bulletin
By the time an executive reaches the top spot in the company, there's a sense that they are ready for the job. But no one can be truly prepared for such a role, say area business advisors who work with CEOs...
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Derbyshire Local Business Accelerators: Companies Will Each Have Five Minutes to Impress the Board

Derby Telegraph
The enterprises competing to be Derbyshire's Local Business accelerators will each have five minutes to present their case as to why they should be given the kind of support most firms can only dream of...
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The Alternative Board: Successful Business Owners Know Who to Talk to

The Business Channel
Since its launch early this year, The Alternative Board (New Zealand) has established its own network of company owners all working for each other to make their businesses more successful. Each month, they meet to discuss in complete confidence, their individual issues and find solutions together...
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As a leader, are you a cop or a coach?

Financial Post
I wrote a column recently on peer advisory boards, and why every smart entrepreneur should belong to one. These confidential forums bring business owners together to talk shop, compare notes and mentor each other...
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Local Business Accelerators is back to boost fledgling firms

This is Derbyshire
A project designed to give young businesses a high-octane boost to fuel growth has been relaunched in Derbyshire. The Local Business Accelerators scheme last year helped turn around a struggling gym, launch a hair and beauty salon in its first dedicated premises and take a photography business to the next level...
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The Alternative Board names its Franchisee of the Year

British Franchise Association
York franchisee Ed Reid scooped the first ever Franchise Owner of the Year award at The Alternative Board (TAB) spring conference after being chosen from a network of 18 franchisees across the UK...
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Clear benefits from joining peer boards

The Vancouver Sun
How do entrepreneurs learn from each other? And how do you get them to do the things they want to do, and need to do, but never seem to find time for? Last week's column focused on one answer to those questions: peer advisory boards. These are confidential forums in which owners of non-competitive businesses meet regularly through a trusted facilitator to share problems, explore solutions and encourage each other to keep going...
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