Membership in TAB-SNJ is by invitation only.
All members are “at the top” (President, CEO, Owner). No competitors as members of the same Board. No substantial existing customer or vendor relationships.

The first step in becoming a TAB member is to attend one of our informational meetings held on a periodic basis throughout Southern New Jersey, or to request a private meeting with one of our Facilitators.

Once you have become knowledgeable of the program and its benefits, the next step to membership is to have a private “interview” with your Facilitator. This confidential meeting serves two purposes: for prospective members to discuss specifics of the program and how the program would help them, and for TAB to learn about your qualifications to become a member.

These qualifications (link to Membership Qualifications) include experience in the business world, knowledge of business issues, and the ability and willingness to share information and to give and accept advice from peers.

When the decision to join takes place, a short and simple application is completed. The candidate and the Facilitator will jointly decide if the new member will join an exiting Board or will form part of a new Board. If the decision is to join an existing Board, the Facilitator will propose the new member for inclusion to the Board, and must receive unanimous acceptance. In either case, the new member receives a roster of the proposed Board to ensure that there are no conflicts – business or personal – with other members.

An orientation session with the Facilitator will take place prior to the first Board meeting. At this session, the Facilitator will prepare the member for his/her first Board meeting, go over the “rules of the game”, instruct the member in the use of our exclusive Management Diagnostics Questionnaire (MDQ), and have the member complete a personal behavioral assessment that will be used to develop good communications within the Board.