CORNERSTONE
ADVISORY SERVICES
Advising Business Owners
since 1998
CREATING & IMPLEMENTING
STRATEGIES FOR
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH &
INCREASED
SHAREHOLDER VALUE
We Provide Advice on the Big Issues...Business Owner to Business Owner
Cornerstone assists businesses in achieving their potential. As advisors, we represent key stakeholders in the preparation for, and execution of, ownership transitions. Cornerstone also advises on the development and execution of strategies to address significant business opportunities and issues, with a focus on maximizing value.
Cornerstone has been providing advice (and investment capital) to lower middle-market industrial companies for more than 25 years. Having owned nearly a dozen businesses, we understand the perspectives of owners, investors, lenders and, operating managers. In each situation, we bring to bear the judgment that only deep experience can bring. We do so with integrity and a commitment to delivering real, measurable results.
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SERVICES
INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
Cornerstone Advisory Services has over three decades of hands-on experience in a variety of industries, including:​
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Aerospace
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Appliance
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Automotive (Tier II & III supply)
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Automotive Performance Aftermarket
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Contract Manufacturing
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Engineered Components
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Fluid Power
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HVAC
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Lawn & Garden
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Medical Device / Medical Technology
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Precision Machining
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Plastic Molds & Tooling
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Plastic Packaging
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Plastic Processing
If you can answer yes to any of the following questions, Cornerstone can help:
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Does your company have inconsistent, declining or disappointing levels of sales or margins?
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Are your costs out of line with the industry and the competition?
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Do your operations lack sufficient control and have inconsistent quality?
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Are you experiencing excess scrap levels, high warranty costs or large and slow-moving inventories?
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Is your company missing signficant growth opportunities because of the lack of capital or the right personnel?
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Does your company have inadequate management systems or little access to information that can assist in better decision-making?
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Do you lack a detailed annual business plan and financial budget?
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Does your company lack clear goals and operating metrics that the whole organization understands?
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Does the company have a strained relationship with its financing partners?
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Is the company facing an impending ownership change or management transition?
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Is a sale of the business anticipated in the next 1 - 3 years?