Be Part of Something Bigger—Help Small Businesses Thrive
Volunteering with TAP lets you use your expertise to help small businesses grow, overcome challenges, and achieve lasting success—making a tangible impact in your community.
Make a Difference
Help small businesses thrive and empower entrepreneurs.
Professional Growth
Gain experience working with diverse businesses and industries.
Networking
Connect with fellow professionals and expand your network.
Flexible Commitment
Choose your level of involvement and manage your schedule.
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Sign Up & Share Your Expertise
Complete the sign-up form and tell us about your skills and areas of expertise.
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Training & Onboarding
Receive orientation, tools, and guidance on TAP’s consulting approach and best practices.
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Match with a Business
Our unique staffing process aligns your interests and expertise with the right client or program.
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Provide Consultations & Guidance
Work with the business to help them solve problems, make strategic decisions, and take actionable steps to grow.
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Ongoing Support
Continue offering guidance or be available for follow-up as the business evolves.
Ways You Can Contribute Your Expertise
TAP partners with a wide range of businesses that require guidance in different areas. As a volunteer consultant, you can contribute in several key areas:
Refine marketing strategies and develop growth plans that target key customer segments. Your expertise will help businesses align their marketing efforts with long-term business goals for sustained success.
Guide small businesses in budgeting, forecasting, and improving cash flow management. Share insights to optimize operational efficiency and reduce costs, ensuring a stronger financial foundation for growth.
Assist businesses in optimizing product offerings and improving production processes. Your advice will help streamline operations, manage scaling challenges, and enhance product-market fit.
Provide strategic guidance on talent acquisition, team management, and organizational development. Help businesses foster a strong, effective team and create a thriving company culture for growth.
TAP’s onboarding process is seamless, with outstanding training, responsive staff, and thoughtfully curated resources—all designed to support professionals like me, who balance full-time careers while striving to give back in meaningful ways."
Karen, TAP Consultant
TAP does an incredible job providing consultative services to an underserved community looking for outside advice to evaluate and help scale their businesses. By carefully vetting, training, and matching volunteers to the appropriate projects, TAP not only creates a welcoming and well-organized environment, but provides a reliable, consistent pool of resources that is trained to identify and help make impactful decisions for their clients. A win-win for everyone involved!”
Jim, TAP Consultant
The client welled up with tears in our final meeting, she was so overcome with how much we had done for her and how we had followed through.”
Angus, TAP Consultant
TAP was a great experience for me. I learned a lot from the different businesses supported and I was able to see the huge need in all of them for a more professional approach.”
Carlos, TAP Consultant
I learn from the other TAP consultants; it's a great way to keep yourself active and intellectually challenged and to give back to your community.”
Lizette, TAP Consultant
Working with Shelly helped me really figure out more about my own entrepreneurial journey and my own hopes and dreams. And being able to see a strong emotional woman do it on herself made me realize that it was time for me to do it as well.”
Souha, TAP Consultant
I've volunteered with other organizations before but what makes TAP unique is that they work with local businesses which is important to our communities, TAP helps level the playing field so these businesses can succeed.”
May, TAP Consultant
Recognized for Transparency & Empowerment
We’re proud to align with leading organizations that champion transparency, accountability, and sustainable small business growth.
Accelerate Small Businesses with Your Knowledge and Experience
At TAP, we connect small businesses with skilled professionals who volunteer their time and expertise to help them grow. As a Volunteer Consultant, you can make a real difference by providing mentorship, strategic advice, and actionable solutions that directly impact the success of small business owners. Whether you specialize in finance, marketing, operations, or any other area, your insights can help entrepreneurs tackle challenges, scale their operations, and reach their goals.
