2. Why not team up with the best
to develop your own business,
running dynamic peer boards and
providing business coaching to
ambitious business owners?
3. All over the UK, TAB Franchise Owners are running powerful and
profitable peer boards that help businesses to overcome barriers
and really fly.
Bit by bit, the economic backbone of the UK, the SME community, is
being transformed and the network of TAB Boards is playing its part
through an amazing team of experienced and incredibly supportive
Franchise Owners.
4. is the world’s largest franchisor of
peer board and coaching solutions.
5. Established for over years,
our Franchise Owners have helped
more than business owners
achieve their personal and business goals.
Worldwide UK
TAB STATS
as of Apr 2013
Established 1990 (USA) 2009
Franchise Owners 130 17
Members 2,500+ 250+
6. As a TAB Franchise Owner, you will chair monthly
of up to 10
business owners, managing directors and CEOs of Monthly
Peer Board
Meetings
privately owned companies.
Monthly
Meeting monthly, TAB Board members operate Coaching
TAB
in a confidential, environment where they can
present opportunities and challenges and benefit
Using the
from practical “real life” advice from fellow business Tools
owners.
7. In addition to facilitating TAB Board meetings, you will also
provide
utilising one of the TAB tools, Strategic Business Leadership (SBL)
process.
Through the you will help members define their
Additional
Consultancy personal and business visions, as well as the goals, strategies and
action plans to achieve those visions.
You will support business owners in getting their businesses to
deliver for them what they require which can lead to opportunities
for revenue.
8. Our Franchise Owners find tremendous satisfaction in helping owners of
SME businesses achieve their vision of success. If you are looking for any of
the following, a TAB franchise could be for you ...
A business in which you can apply Significant, consistent and
your experience, aptitudes and predictable cash flow from
strengths to help business owners membership subscriptions, with a
take action and achieve results. good return on your initial
investment .
A business in which you can apply Additional income from consultancy
your experience, aptitudes and projects in your field of expertise and
strengths to help business owners using the TAB tools and processes.
take action and achieve results.
9. Work / Life balance and control over Being your own boss and building a
the hours you want to work. business with a realisable capital
value.
A local client base. Long-term client relationships with a
strong referral network .
Effective marketing methods,
materials and support. Proven sales processes and support .
A central support team focused on Invoicing, debt collection and other
helping you achieve your own administrative support .
personal and business goals.
10. “
As a business model, TAB UK offers a very powerful combination of enabling
me to retain a high degree of autonomy in my decision making, whilst being
supported by a really capable and motivated central team. The key to getting
this balance right is both parties being genuinely aligned in their vision for my
business i.e. quick but sustainable launch, targeted marketing, and an
ongoing commitment to delivering fantastic service and value to our
members, whilst ultimately delivering great returns for me.
Choosing the right franchise is not a straightforward decision, but if working
with high quality people whilst delivering a genuinely differentiated service to
the business community is
something you’d value, then
you should seriously consider
The Alternative Board.”
Ed Reid
TAB Franchise Owner (York)
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11. TAB offers valuable tools, processes and resources to help you launch and
grow your TAB franchise. Our corporate team is focused on the development
of new solutions and dedicated to continuous improvement.
“
The support from the UK team
has been unparalleled, above
and beyond what I was
expecting.”
Kenton Robbins
TAB Franchise Owner
(Leeds Central)
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12. Marketing for
& acquiring
new members
Our training programme
ensure our new franchise Member
Interviewing
& closing new
retention
owners are confident and members
capable both in recruiting
members to establish their
6 day initial
TAB Boards and in
training
providing the full range of Running Strategies for
coaching content board
TAB services to retain those sessions composition
members for the long term.
Using the full
Facilitation
range of TAB
techniques
tools
13. TAB provides ongoing training and support to help you build on the
knowledge you gain at initial training. This includes:
Quarterly advanced Monthly ‘Board Meetings’
training days to keep you with your fellow franchise
up to date and build your owners to share experience
expertise and knowledge
Field support to help
Hands on marketing Annual
you launch your new
support conferences
business
Personal coaching to Extensive web-based
ensure you meet your library of business
own business goals resources
14. “
The support has been
excellent, from signing the
contract and through the
various stages of signing
23 members and
establishing four boards.”
Dave McCartney
TAB Franchise Owner
(Leeds North)
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15. “
The UK team gives us
really hands on support
on a continuing basis. The
US is also very good ... the
two conferences every
year are really brilliant.”
Tom Morton
TAB Franchise Owner
(Harrogate)
Click to watch online video
16. A TAB business gives you choices. You
decide - balancing income, capital growth
and lifestyle whilst you do work you
enjoy, when you want to do it. Your
income will build to a six figure sum in the 1st Year
first 2-3 years of your TAB business. Marketing Franchise
Budget Fee
£10,000 £35,000
Importantly, you are not competing with
other TAB Franchise Owners - you own an
exclusive territory so when the time
comes you can sell all or part of it, as Training Fee
many of our franchise owners have done £12,750
over the years.
You really are building a business for your future.
17. The selection process for becoming a TAB
Franchise Owner is on the following pages ...
18. Complete
Speak to your Application Form
Webinar
Merivium consultant & Behavioural
Assessment
Speak to your Merivium consultant about your interest in The Alternative
Board. They can provide the basics and help you decide if you want to
progress to the next step.
Webinar – learn why TAB is an excellent business opportunity; TAB
overview, offering and products; Franchise Owner requirements; franchise
investment.
Complete our application form & behavioural assessment – we will send
you the TAB application form and a link to an online behavioural
assessment which helps us to discuss with you’re the aspects of running a
TAB business that we feel will be particularly suited to you and where you
may experience a greater challenge. No commitment is being made at
this stage, you are simply providing us with essential information we
require in order to move to the next stage.
19. Attend Due Sign
Discovery Agreement
Day Diligence & Plan Training
Discovery Day – the TAB team invite you to Harrogate to bring
together everything you have learnt about The Alternative Board
to date and take you through more detailed information. This
information will cover the legal agreement, the territories and
our business and financial model. You’ll also review in more
detail the TAB tools and processes.
We will evaluate your suitability as a TAB Franchise Owner while
you take professional advice about our agreement and
undertake any other due diligence you feel you should do before
making your decision – including talking to our existing franchise
owners.
Signing of agreement – and planning for your training.
20. Our most successful Franchise Owners have ...
Business experience
to enable them to Drive, ambition and
Good interpersonal
empathise with the issues enthusiasm to grow
skills to build long
& opportunities faced and develop their own
term relationships
by business owners successful business
These attributes have often been developed in the corporate
world, in consultancy practice or by already being a business
owner.
A short summary of the background of three of our UK Franchise Owners follows
21. During a long career with RBS, Andy had a natural ability for creating
new businesses for the Group. He played key roles in the launch of Tesco
Personal Finance, the first UK supermarket bank and Corporate Banking,
London where he established sector focused relationship teams to provide
a more tailored service for corporate clients.
He co-founded a start-up company in 2005, taking it to £4 million of annualised turnover within
its first two years. In 2009 he established a chain of successful franchised children's' music
schools in the Hertfordshire area. Andy is also a director of Stortford Music Festival, a successful,
growing UK music festival which is now a Community Interest Company (CIC).
Andy has a real passion for helping business owners and knows, from his own experience, how
important it is to start with what you want from your personal life, aligning your business to
deliver the life you want rather than letting the business run you.
22. Ed’s particular expertise is sales and marketing; from establishing the right
framework, to delivering outstanding results at the top and bottom line.
Having run multi-discipline sales teams of up to 300 people, as well as teams of less than 10 in
SMEs, his understanding of what needs doing, how and by whom, is second to none. He has
helped turn around a number of companies’ sales strategies by ensuring everyone is focussed on
doing the right things – often easier said than done.
His experience crosses a number of sectors; from British Steel, to Diageo, Nestle and Simpson
Group, the printed point-of-sale specialist. Whilst one size does not fit all, there are certain
disciplines which just work, irrespective of sector. Ed’s real passion is helping businesses get more
focussed on what’s important to them and their customers, and his role with The Alternative
Board allows him to do exactly that.
23. Stephen has had a very successful career in FMCG and most recently as CEO
of the Real Good Food Plc, a £234m turnover food manufacturing group. His
skills and experience span a number of core disciplines from operational and
commercial management to strategic planning. During his 27 years in industry
his specialist areas have focussed around business development, rationalisation and turnaround.
Having originally trained as an engineer, Stephen progressed to General Management, becoming
General Manager of a large manufacturing facility within the RHM group. He held a number of
Operational and Commercial Director roles before becoming Managing Director of his first
business in 1995 within the Hazlewood Group. During his career he has also worked for Dalgety
building a new factory in the North West; and was MD of Golden West Foods managing the
entire McDonalds UK supply chain.
In 2010 Stephen became a Master of Neuro-Linguistic Programming to further develop his own
coaching and facilitation skills. He has a passion for delivering superior results for both
businesses and individuals. His focus is on achieving complete alignment within a business to
ensure the business is capable of delivering its strategic plans.
26. Paul Dickinson Jo Clarkson
Managing Director Operations Director
• Founder Board • Franchise training & development
• Member Retention • Franchise launch
Chris Buckley William Findlay
Director of Franchise Field Support Trainer
Recruitment • Support during launch
• Franchise recruitment • Training in the field
Suzanne Bell Rena Crossley
Marketing Manager Training & Support Services
• Franchise marketing support • Member accounting & support
• Member marketing • Training & Online Tools
Nick Howcroft
Founder Franchise Owner
• Training Support
27. Now you’ve found out more about The Alternative Board, we’d like to know if
the TAB opportunity appeals to you and identify any concerns that you have.
Please speak to your Merivium consultant to find out more and let’s get things
moving for you.
MERIVIUM ASSOCIATES – Franchising Search & Selection
Email: enquiries@merivium.com
Enquiries: Tel: 01945 440 716
In the meantime, please take a few minutes to look at
The Alternative Board website www.TheAlternativeBoard.co.uk
