ServicesBusiness Continuity
Phase 1 · Discovery · See It Clearly
Business Continuity
Identifying operational vulnerabilities and strengthening the structure underneath the business as it grows.
Most construction businesses have never been stress-tested. Continuity work asks a blunt question: if the wrong person is out for a month, what stops?
This may sound familiar…
Successful, but still more dependent than it should be.
You've built success. But freedom hasn't kept pace with growth.
01The business looks strong on paper
02Key areas still depend on you
03Leadership isn't fully independent
04Risk is concentrated in a few people or clients
05Transition isn't clearly defined
06Wealth remains heavily concentrated inside the business
What we actually do
Find the single points of failure. Build the backup. Review it on a schedule.
Step 01
Find the single points of failure
The estimator who prices everything. The one relationship that carries a third of the revenue. The bonding relationship nobody else has ever spoken to.
Step 02
Build the backup
Documented process where it was in someone's head, a second relationship where there was one, and the funding in place for the events that would otherwise force a sale.
Step 03
Review it on a schedule
A continuity plan written once and filed is not a plan. We revisit it as the business changes, because the vulnerabilities move.
Related reading
Business Continuity Planning Example: What a Construction Company May Need If the Owner Is Out for 90 Days
A sample business continuity plan for contractors, built around the owner being out for 90 days: signing, bonding, payroll, change orders, and advisors.
Read the article
Wealthtender Five-Star Financial Coach
Jason P. Berube, President & Founder
Cornerstone is based in Beverly, Massachusetts and works with construction and trade owners across the North Shore, Greater Boston, and beyond.
Where we workQuestions about this service
The short answers.
Is this the same as insurance?
Insurance is part of it, not the whole of it. Continuity is about what keeps operating, who has authority, and how the business funds itself through a disruption. Some of that is coverage and some of it is structure.