Why TAB?
Own your own business and be part of a successful, proven network.
TAB Franchise opportunities are available in Canada.
A Global System Dedicated to Your Success
A TAB franchise offers successful business leaders a real sense of financial freedom, personal satisfaction and flexibility. Benefits include:
- Financial freedom
- Recurring long-term income streams
- Professional and personal satisfaction
- Flexibility
- Protected territory
- Training and tools
- Marketing support
Buying a TAB franchise allows you to experience all the professional freedom and rewards associated with running your own business without the stress of starting one from scratch. No need to reinvent the wheel. TAB is a business with a safety net.
A Culture of Support
TAB is built on a foundation of respect for shared experiences and collective wisdom, and that value is embedded in how we support our Franchise Owners. We provide exceptional training and ongoing support from day one. We’ve got decades of experience helping new Franchise Owners launch their businesses, as well as ongoing collective support for ensuring your franchise thrives.
- Daily telephone support for the first two weeks to reinforce the process
- Targeted support for six months focused on member recruitment
- Monthly Peer Board Meetings with your fellow Franchise Owners to share experience and knowledge
- Weekly member acquisition and member retention group coaching calls
- Annual international TAB Franchise Owner conference
TAB Advisory Board Meetings
TAB Board Members meet in a monthly advisory board with their TAB Facilitators and a group of 6-8 business owners to openly discuss challenges and opportunities.
Monthly Business Coaching
TAB Board Members receive monthly coaching from their TAB Facilitator-Coach.
Strategic Consulting
Consulting is an optional service and revenue stream that many franchisees offer to share their individual areas of expertise.
StratPro
StratPro is a TAB exclusive strategic planning process that helps business owners create a compelling vision for their organization, achieve greater engagement, establish a thriving culture, and have the tools to execute.
Training
Three different management development training programs are offered to executives and other managers.
Sales
Since its founding, TAB has prided itself on consistent testing and measuring of Marketing and Sales strategies and tools, designed to help each TAB business owner (TBO) build their TAB business. From an Integrated Membership Acquisition Program of diverse marketing tactics and tools to a comprehensive membership sales conversation, our TBOs are prepared to pursue business development in an intentional and sustainable manner. Membership acquisition training begins in the classroom through a combination of instruction, interactive discussion, and role play. That training is carried into the field for real time implementation, demonstration, coaching and encouragement, through our unique Field Support Training program. Such training includes an experienced training accompanying each new TBO during both on-site and virtual membership sales conversations and group events. Here is what our TBOs have to say about their field support:
“My Field Support Trainer was the consummate professional and a true craftsman. It was a pleasure and challenge working under his direction. He didn’t let me get away with any sloppiness in my presentation or wording. He made me better.” TBO, Texas
“The Field Support Trainer’s knowledge, experience and history with TAB was extensive. Also, he helped me to take TAB’s system and adapt it slightly so I sounded more authentic.”
TAB New Jersey
“The Field Support Trainer had a lot of experience and knew how to transmit it and was honest. He has mastery in member acquisition process including Discovery and RFA meetings as well as sample boards and Circle of Influence events.”
TBO, Spain
“The Field Support Trainer was a walking encyclopedia of ‘TAB How-tos’, eager to share his knowledge in a positive and constructive manner. His ability to identify issues and opportunities is way past mastery.”
TBO, South Africa
Marketing
TAB Marketing develops the strategies and tactics that get TAB business owners in front of key target prospects.
Being Prepared
- Collateral
- Satellite site
- LinkedIn profile
- Lead list
Awareness / Branding
- Sending eTips
- Promoting whitepapers/
webinars - Community sponsorships
- Business talks and presentations
- Public relations
Lead Generation
- Referral marketing
- Networking events
- LinkedIn prospecting
- Advertising
Mass Marketing
- Building a killer list
- Telemarketing
- Email marketing
- Direct mail
- Follow-up calling and emails
Premium Marketing
- Building a premium list
- Drop-ins
- Email marketing
- Owner-to-Owner calling
- Direct mail
- Dimensional mailers
- Circle of influence
- Special offers
- Strategic partnerships
Training
Our training program ensures our new TBOs are confident and capable, both in recruiting Members to establish their TAB Boards and in providing the full range of TAB services to retain those Members for the long-term. During our 8-day initial training course, our home office team will guide you step-by-step through the essential areas and tools of:
Marketing for new TAB Members
Interviewing and closing new TAB Members
Using the full range of TAB tools
Facilitation techniques
Running coaching sessions
Member retention
Strategies for Board composition
The initial training is followed by up to 8 days of in-field support, helping you translate theory into practice and kick-starting the launch of your new TAB Business. TAB is committed to education, and that continues long after you start your franchise. You can repeat our initial training program, at no additional charge, at any time. If you need a refresher in a year or a decade, it’s covered in your one-time training fee.
TBOs can also benefit from all of the amazing content we provide TAB Members, such as webinars and seminars on leadership topics.
Ongoing Support
A Culture of Support
TAB is built on a foundation of respect for shared experiences and collective wisdom, and that value is embedded in how we support our Franchise Owners. We provide exceptional training and ongoing support from day one. We’ve got decades of experience helping new Franchise Owners launch their businesses, as well as ongoing collective support for ensuring your franchise thrives.
Field Support Training
Telephone support daily for the first two weeks following field support training to reinforce the process
Ongoing Support
Support for 6 months following field support training to keep you focused on Member recruitment
Peer Board Meetings
Monthly peer Board Meetings with your fellow TBOs to share experience and knowledge
Group Coaching Calls
Weekly Member acquisition and bi-weekly Member retention group coaching calls
Conference
Annual International TAB Franchise Owner Conference
In addition, the TAB Home Office handles ALL Member invoicing and debt collection for you, and invests heavily in marketing TAB.
This allows you the time and focus to concentrate on driving your business forward and doing the work you love—helping our
TAB Members grow.
StratPro: Where Strategy Meets Productivity
StratPro is an established process for improving the performance of a business. TAB developed it by applying over 20 years of experience working with over 25,000 businesses throughout the world.
This time-tested program packages TAB exclusive, proven business analysis and planning tools into a series of facilitated workshops with business owners/leaders and their leadership teams. StratPro gets to the heart of the issues that prevent a business from performing at its maximum potential.
This process not only helps an organization create the right strategic plan to achieve its vision – but it also includes an accountability-based execution process for ensuring that the plan is achieved.
Businesses participating in StratPro grow faster, earn more profits, increase their value and owners achieve greater work/life balance.
Business Builder’s Blueprint
TAB’s Business Builder’s Blueprint tool takes 3 decades of TAB’s real-world experience and puts it into a planning process that is approachable, unintimidating and effective.
- Achieves alignment of company vision with owner’s
personal vision. - Focuses business owners on long-term company vision and strategic approach to attain the vision.
- Holds business owners and employees accountable.
- Identifies best allocation of company financial and human resources to reach goals.
- Creates management alignment and synergies within the company.
TAB Connect
TAB Connect is an exclusive benefit of TAB Members. It is the ultimate business network tool made up of thousands of TAB Members from around the globe who are committed to helping each other solve business challenges and take advantage of opportunities. Our Members can use the TAB Connect network to get feedback from their peers in more than 20 countries.
In TAB Connect, each TAB Advisory Board has its own TAB Connect site where all Board information, including notes and commitments, is stored and readily accessible. With TAB Connect, members can easily share information and collaborate. In addition, members can connect with other members across the global TAB community and communicate with them directly.
Connect with TAB and experience global business owner networking and TAB Member collaboration at its finest.
TAB Connect is now available as a mobile app!
“In less than a year, we underwent a major transformation. Many small businesses don’t take on the types of tasks that TAB would have them do, even though we know we should. I would certainly recommend TAB to other business owners. It could change your life.”