About Us
Small business owners don’t receive the same invaluable business advice and assistance, which large corporations receive from their boards of directors. For small business owners, personal and business lives are impacted by the owner’s decisions, which can be very daunting to face alone.
The Alternative Board brings the benefits of a large business board advice model to small businesses
The Alternative Board™, helps small to mid-sized business owners achieve their goals through the benefits of peer advisory board collaboration, private business coaching, and it’s own specifically designed business diagnostic tools. The Alternative Board is the business owner’s strategic advantage delivering proven results. Members grow their businesses, by optimising profitability, productivity, as well as personal fulfilment.
Become a TAB Business Owner and you too can become a part of this globally successful franchise.
The Alternative Board Story
Allen Fishman was enjoying retirement, after having taken a struggling electronics company from receivership to being publicly traded on NASDAQ. It was then, upon his reflection, that he realised having a board of directors had been a huge advantage to him throughout his career.
Allen Fishman began to think about how he could reproduce this opportunity for small and mid-sized, privately held businesses. He thus ended his retirement early. In 1990, Fishman developed an economic alternative to a high-paid board of directors. The Alternative Board was born.
“Now, every business owner can benefit from the strategic advantage of having outside business advice,” Fishman says. “This helps our Members operate their businesses more effectively while maintaining an enjoyable work-life balance.”
What began as a trial in Fishman’s local St. Louis market has developed into the world’s largest franchise system which provides peer advisory boards and coaching services. TAB now has thousands of Members in 21 countries around the world.
“TAB continues to fill the need it first filled 30 years ago,” Fishman says. “The benefits are timeless.”
How The Alternative Board Works
Utilising a membership subscription model, TAB franchisees generate consistent, predictable income from membership of TAB boards and business coaching, but also from delivering additional consulting and training services to TAB members.
One important aspect of the TAB model is that franchisees have the ability to tailor the model to suit their personal goals and lifestyle.
Benefits of The Alternative Board
Predictable income & multiple revenue streams
Inbound referrals
World-class ongoing training
No overnight travel
TAB takes care of accounting
No employees
Work from home
Organic growth
Industry-leading online tools
Marketing and IT support
Scaleable asset
Subscription model
Low overhead
Proven lead generation programs
Business hours
Protected Territory
The Leadership Team
Claire Wilson
CEO and Master Franchisor for The Alternative Board Australia
Having made the transition from corporate life to owning my own business, I know how rewarding this can be, but also how challenging. I am passionate about providing business owners the community and support they need to thrive through the ups and downs of business and achieve their personal vision of success. The TAB model enables me to deliver this for our franchisees and for all TAB Members and every day I am proud to be part of a community that positively touches so many lives and people.
Allen E. Fishman
Founder and Executive Chairman
The number one reason to join TAB is to make your life less stressful, more enjoyable, and more successful.
Jason P. Zickerman
Worldwide President and CEO
There are many great things about TAB, but at the center of all great companies are its people. The TAB community, from the team at home office, and our regional offices around the globe, to our world-class Facilitator / Coaches and our TAB Members, make our company not just great, but HIGH CALIBER.
Dana Besbris
Chief of Staff
Working at TAB is invigorating and exciting because of the high-caliber members of our community. Being a part of an organization that helps business owners reach their Personal Vision makes walking through the doors at TAB with a smile on my face an everyday occurrence.
David Scarola
Chief Experience Officer
Being part of TAB is a great idea because you are joining an elite, supportive community, you are backed by a passionate home office staff and you have the opportunity to change people’s lives.
Phil Schwolert
Director of Membership Acquisition
“What got you here, won’t get you there.” Embrace that reality and you embrace the number one reason to join TAB. More importantly, you begin the journey to your “there.”
Jodie Shaw
Chief Marketing Officer
The best reason to join TAB is the difference you will make in the lives of others. When you help a business owner, you help a company of people. The TAB brand helps companies, but ultimately it changes local communities.
About The Alternative Board Culture
As a TAB Business Owner, you will become an important part of our High Calibre culture. We endorse and celebrates its Members’ personal and business goals through measured accountability, shared knowledge, ongoing learning, innovation, and utilising global best practices and proprietry tools. It’s what we call “shared wisdom, bottom-line success.” Our slogan is more than what’s on our stationery. It’s our culture, the underlying secret to our success, and one of the many reasons TAB Members benefit from being a member for years. We don’t just talk about Community, we live it. Our Members come from more than 21 countries, and support each other at every turn, sharing advice in their local board meetings and virtually around the world. They offer each other counsel through challenging times and take advantage of opportunities together.
A High Calibre organisation which is made up of the Highest Calibre people.
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