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The Business Owners Guild brings owners, partners and CEOs together to grow capability, productivity and enterprise value — and to give business owners a stronger collective voice.
Human-led. AI-enabled.
First chapter
Join us for the launch breakfast of the Guild's first local chapter. Places are limited.
70 of 70 places remaining.
Why the Guild exists
Most owners carry the weight of decisions that nobody inside the business can share. The Guild exists so that owners across Ireland can learn from each other, sharpen how their businesses run, and build something more valuable and more independent of them.
Practical business-building thinking, not theory — applied to the business you actually run.
Rooms of genuine owners, partners and CEOs who understand the decisions you face.
Improve how the business performs: leadership, process, margin and management.
A stronger, shared voice for owner-led businesses across Ireland.
Who it is for
The Guild is for people who carry ownership-level responsibility for a business.
Our core focus is businesses with more than three employees or contractors, with the ambition to grow to five or more. The Guild is not a start-up networking group and it is not a lead-referral organisation.
What members can expect
Regular gatherings of owners in your area, starting with Dublin 15.
Selected material to help you work on the business, not only in it.
Members are genuine owners, partners and CEOs — not a mixed networking crowd.
Structured tools through the Builder pathway, drawn from TAB Ireland.
Guidance on where technology genuinely improves how a business runs.
TAB Advisory for owners who want a peer Advisory Board and coaching.
Membership
Start free, add structure when you are ready, and step into the premium advisory pathway if you qualify.
Free
For qualifying owners and CEOs
A broad, qualified community of genuine business owners across Ireland, connected locally through Guild chapters.
€50 per month
€50 per month after the applicable Founding Member complimentary period
For owners who want structured tools and methodology to build a stronger, more valuable business.
By application
Premium pathway, subject to qualification
The premium pathway for owners who qualify for TAB membership: a peer Advisory Board and one-to-one strategic coaching.
Founding members may experience their selected qualifying membership level complimentary for their first three months. Guild Community is already free. Guild Builder converts to €50 per month after the complimentary founder period unless cancelled or changed. TAB Advisory remains subject to qualification and discussion.
Our philosophy
Judgement, relationships and leadership stay human. Technology and AI are how good owners free up time, improve margins and make better decisions faster.
The Guild will progressively introduce practical AI and productivity resources for owners — grounded in what actually improves a business.
Our view on AI and productivityPowered by TAB Ireland
The Guild is powered by The Alternative Board Ireland. TAB remains the premium, high-touch pathway for peer Advisory Boards and one-to-one strategic coaching; the Guild widens access to owner community, methodology and strategic thinking.
Ireland-wide
The Guild is Ireland-wide in ambition and local in experience. Dublin 15 is the first chapter; further chapters will follow.
Register your interest and tell us where you are based. We will let you know as chapters open near you.
Register your interestRegister for the Dublin 15 launch on 15 October 2026, or tell us about your business and we will be in touch.