Peer Groups

ABC Western Pennsylvania Chapter

ABC’s peer groups offer like-minded business owners an environment conducive to sharing ideas and discussing business opportunities and challenges–all with the goal of improving their businesses.

Peer groups consist of six to 10 ABC member companies within a trade or interest area and with similar annual revenues. Members in the same peer group do not operate in the same competitive market, which fosters trust and an open exchange of information.

Peer Group Benefits:

Forum for executives to discuss key business issues;
Opportunity to learn from fellow contractors that have faced similar business challenges;
Sounding board for new ideas Strong network of peers who embrace the merit shop philosophy Business consultants who can serve as a corporate advisory panel;
Ability to have candid conversations about operational challenges and the need for cost savings, improved productivity and increased efficiencies.

Peer group members should be a decision making executive, shareholder of the company or owner of an active ABC member company.
All members should sign a confidentiality agreement among themselves because information disclosed in the group needs to remain confidential. ABC National can supply a sample form if needed.
For best results, face-to-face meetings are preferable.
Participants need time and financial commitment to participate in a peer group. Members will travel to other members’ company offices and to other locations for meetings, and those costs will be shared.
Members should be transparent and honest when sharing business information with other peer group members for the collective good of the group.
Travel and meeting costs are typically the responsibility of peer group member companies.

Peer groups are a valuable benefit of ABC membership. ABC National provides resources to each group to ensure it has what it needs to operate efficiently. Those resources include:

Annual peer group conference
List of vetted facilitators skilled in working with peer groups
List of vetted speakers for peer group meetings
Assistance in comparing financial information/data analysis
Provide assistance with filling peer group vacancies in timely manner
Dedicated conference call for peer groups
Dedicated GoTo Meeting account for peer groups
LinkedIn group for peer group members only
An online toolkit that contains meeting resources
A membership directory of all peer group members, including contact information
Complimentary meeting space at ABC National meetings and the National office
Coordination of hotel and sleeping rooms, as needed

More information about these resources can be found in the Peer Group Member Only section. Contact [email protected] for access to the Member Only section.

Peer group members must be an executive of an active ABC member company.
An initiation fee of $250 is required to connect a member to an existing group or establish a new group.
Annual participation fee is $250 per member, plus any additional costs for travel and meeting expenses.
All members are required to sign a confidentiality agreement; information disclosed in the group is confidential.Participation in face-to-face meetings and conference calls is required.
Members who frequently miss meetings will be considered not active and will be removed from the group.
Participants agree to time and financial commitment and may be asked to host a peer group meeting.
Member must be willing to be open and transparent with other peer group members for the collective good of the group.
All the travel and meeting costs are the responsibility of peer group members. ABC National can provide meeting space at national meetings.

Complete the online profile form. If you have questions, please contact [email protected].