(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- A new collaboration between the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program (BPEP), The Alliance for Performance Excellence, and The Alternative Board (TAB) will provide resources and training for small businesses to improve their performance through the use of the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence. The purpose of the partnership is to facilitate the teaming of local TAB boards with their state performance excellence programs so that small businesses utilizing TAB services can learn about the Baldrige program.

The alliance is a nonprofit network of national, state, and local Baldrige-based award programs, while TAB offers consulting and coaching services by bringing business owners together monthly to act and serve as an advisory board of directors to solve challenges, share seasoned advice, and address growth opportunities.

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