Two Problems, One Solution: Why I Built The Acceleration Project

by Jane Veron

I did not set out to build a nonprofit. I set out to solve two problems I could clearly see: small business owners with no access to strategic guidance, and accomplished women with no flexible way back to meaningful work. The Acceleration Project is what happened when I decided to solve both at once.

In my latest Substack article, I share the story behind TAP and what that guidance looks like in practice. One example is Brandy Zadoorian of Triangle Safety Consulting, who joined our Deep Dive program with a growing business and no map. Her revenue grew from $150K in 2023 to $343K in 2025, and for the first time she can see profitability by service line. Today, TAP has engaged more than 13,100 entrepreneurs, our clients rate us at 95% satisfaction, and The Bridgespan Group independently verified that every $1 invested in TAP generates $10 in economic and community value.

What stays with me most is what Brandy said about working with our consultants: they helped her talk through her business, “which I don’t typically get to do.” That is the gap TAP exists to fill, and it is why we are proudly celebrating 15 years of impact in 2027.

Read the full post on Substack.

Or read my story in my own words in Bizwomen’s In Her Own Words series.

For more of TAP’s recent media coverage, watch Jane on NBC New York’s Moms Mean Business, where she explains why women business owners lack nothing in ambition, only wraparound support.