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Navigating Tariff Uncertainty

After engaging with policymakers, legal experts, and thousands of entrepreneurs nationwide, TAP CEO Jane Veron examines how tariff uncertainty is reshaping small business decision-making and why structured coaching has become a strategic necessity. 3/2/2026.

Hudson Independent: A Small Business Roundtable On Tariffs Paints An Unnerving Portrait Of A Trade Policy Gone Awry

This article covers Congressman George Latimer’s small business roundtable on tariffs, highlighting firsthand accounts of rising costs and uncertainty, with data and perspective from TAP CEO Jane Veron on how tariff volatility is already impacting small business owners. 2/28/2026.


Washington Examiner: Supreme Court’s Trump tariffs slap-down could limit, if not end, economic damage

This article examines how the Supreme Court’s February 20 decision overturning Trump’s tariffs could ease economic uncertainty for small businesses, featuring insights from TAP CEO Jane Veron on how volatility has stalled decision-making for entrepreneurs. 2/27/2026

Building Clarity, Confidence, and Sustainable Businesses

Through a 2025 partnership between The Acceleration Project (TAP) and Grameen America, the 1:1 Elevate Coaching Series reached 27 entrepreneurs across the United States in just three months. 2/26/2026

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Turning Opportunity Into Sustainable Growth: How TAP and Pursuit Help Junk Chief Build Structure, Strategy, and Scalable Success

After 13 years and 11,300+ engagements, TAP has seen that grit starts businesses but structure sustains them — and its partnership with Pursuit, a mission-driven CDFI, pairs affordable capital with hands-on consulting to help entrepreneurs scale strategically. 2/12/2026

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From Investment to Impact

This article, written by TAP CEO and Co-Founder Jane Veron, shares insights from TAP’s 2025 Year in Review, showing how capital, continuity, and expert coaching help small business owners move from uncertainty to sustainable growth. 2/5/2026

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Capital Alone Is Not Enough

Capital alone does not drive sustainable small business growth, and this blog highlights how expert coaching, loan readiness, and proactive planning help business owners turn funding into lasting impact. 1/22/2026

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Touchd Medical Spa

How Touchd Medical Spa partnered with TAP to build the systems, strategy, and structure needed to unlock growth and confidently expand into a thriving storefront business.

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Spring for Small Business®  - April 16, 2026

Join The Acceleration Project (TAP) for our signature benefit — an inspiring evening of cocktails and hors d’oeuvres from 6:30–8:30 PM at Level 10 in the Starrett-Lehigh Building. The event will bring together leaders from finance, philanthropy, and the small business community to celebrate impact and entrepreneurship.

We are proud to honor Matt Nord, Co-Head of Private Equity and Head of Hybrid at Apollo, for his leadership and commitment to economic empowerment, and to present TAP’s 3rd annual Small Business Owner of the Year Award to an exceptional TAP client.

Be part of launching the journey forward for small business owners nationwide. Sponsorship opportunities are available. Contact events@theaccelerationproject.org

Fall for Small Business – October 8, 2025

TAP's Be the Catalyst event brought together our team, consultants, and partners for an evening centered on purpose and possibility.

Elizabeth Gore, Co-founder & President of Hello Alice , reflected on how entrepreneurship creates both opportunity and resilience and how TAP's guidance complements capital. 

TAP CEO Jane Veron moderated a fireside chat with two inspiring business owners and past clients Dr. Justin Vaidyan of Arise Physical Therapy and Margaret Barrow of It's Nola.

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