Volunteering is sometimes a path to re-entering the workforce. Check out this blog we wrote for iRelaunch about the path of strategic volunteerism. 

We have our final #smallbusinessweek story to share. Meet Que SeRaw SeRaw, a vegan restaurant in Burlingame, California. Owner Kerry Bitner talks about what it was like to work with her TAP consultants. #entrepreneur #womeninbusiness #smallbusiness  

Crespo Whiskeys & Wines in Dobbs Ferry, NY is next up on our #smallbusinessweek features. Watch this video to hear owner Jershom Osheaf talk about how TAP consultants helped him with critical aspects of running the business. This video was part of our annual April benefit. To see other client stories, be sure to visit this page. #smallbusiness #entrepreneur

Eden Gilliam is the owner of Eve Milan, a beauty business. Working with TAP was a game changer for her. ​As National Small Business Week continues, we bring you this video from our April benefit. To see other client stories, be sure to visit this page. #smallbusinessweek #smallbusiness #entrepreneur

It's National Small Business Week, so we continue to celebrate the entrepreneurs we featured in our annual benefit in April. Meet Trent Griffin-Braaf of Tech Valley Hospitality Shuttle in this video, and learn about the work he did with TAP. To see other client stories, be sure to visit this page. #smallbusinessweek #smallbusiness #entrepreneur

Today we continue our series of client stories from TAP's annual benefit in April. You can watch the full replay here. But now, let's take a close up look at one client, Lorena Mardones, of Jade Garden Design. To learn about other TAP clients, please visit this page. #entrepreneurs #smallbusiness #smallbiz #smallbusinessweek

TAP's annual benefit in April featured a series of client stories. You can watch the full replay here. But now, let's take a close up look at one client, Freddie Lee's Gourmet Sauces. To learn about other TAP clients, please visit this page. 

Did you miss our annual benefit? Want to learn how TAP has expanded to California, and is helping entrepreneurs across the country? Be sure to check out the replay below. 

SCARSDALE, NY (April 20, 2023) — On Wednesday, April 26, 2023, The Acceleration Project (TAP) will host its annual Spring for Small Business® benefit to support its efforts to empower under-resourced small businesses. The event will be held virtually, from 7:30 to 8:00 pm, and tickets are complimentary. You can learn about TAP and register for the benefit at this link.
“Small businesses are the backbone of our communities. In these particularly challenging economic times, TAP serves underrepresented small business owners, thus helping to close income, gender and racial inequality gaps. We repeatedly see that supporting small businesses creates jobs, revitalizes communities, elevates families, and keeps Main Streets vital,” said Jane Veron, CEO of TAP.
The benefit is made possible with the generous support of “Presenting” sponsor PNC Bank, “Champion” sponsors RXR Realty, Goldman Sachs, SoFi and Jane Veron and Andrew Feldstein, “Visionary” sponsors Mastercard and Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, “Leader” sponsors Purrington Moody Weil, Polar Asset Management Partners, Jefferies, Barclays and Latham & Watkins LLP, “Innovator” sponsors J.P. Morgan, Hudson Valley Credit Union, M&T Bank and “Entrepreneur” sponsors PCSB and Bank of America.

“We are grateful to our sponsors and partners who share our vision for creating a more equitable economy by delivering high-caliber and impactful services to under-resourced small businesses. It is their support that enables us to lift up and accelerate so many small business owners,” added Veron. “Our passionate, hard-working and inspiring clients motivate our work each day.”
This year’s benefit will also feature best-selling author Joanne Lipman as well as several TAP small business founders. Please see TAP’s SPRING FOR SMALL BUSINESS® webpage for more registration information.
About the Acceleration Project:
TAP is a female-founded, female-led nonprofit that is laser focused on creating a more equitable economy by delivering high-caliber and impactful services to under-resourced small businesses. Structured as a 501(c)(3) with an extremely lean infrastructure, TAP is supported by grants and donations that enable clients to be served at a cost well below market. To learn more, visit www.theaccelerationproject.org/.
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Contact: Rebecca Shalam, RebeccaS@theaccelerationproject.org