# Core Business Solutions - **Type:** Advisory firm - **Website:** https://www.thecoresolution.com - **Assessed by:** The Assurance Desk (Add-Venture Advisory Ltd) A US consultancy in Pennsylvania that prepares organisations for SOC 2, ISO 27001 and ISO 42001, alongside other ISO standards from food safety to aerospace. ## Core Business Solutions scores Scored 1 to 5 on six criteria. There is no overall score. ### Help when things go wrong: 2/5 Firm markets certification-prep success (a claimed 100% ISO 9001 pass rate), not incident response or regulatory-enforcement defence; no breach or enforcement-action work is evidenced anywhere on its site or listings. ### Qualifications of the people who do the work: 4/5 Staff hold Exemplar Global Lead Auditor, ASQ Certified Quality Auditor and Certified Internal Auditor credentials; BBB A+ since 2006; no CISSP/CISA-specific security credentials are disclosed for the cyber-assurance staff. ### What it publishes about fees: 2/5 No published pricing anywhere; SOC 2, ISO 27001 and ISO 42001 pages all route only to a free-quote form, so buyers cannot compare costs upfront. ### Knowledge of your sector: 2/5 The firm spans 11+ unrelated ISO standards including food safety, medical devices and aerospace; cyber/SOC 2 readiness is one line among many, not a focused specialism. ### Independence from what it sells: 3/5 Keeps SOC 2 attestation separate via a named third-party audit partner, but bundles its own proprietary compliance software into advisory engagements, a vendor-attach pattern. ### Who carries the risk if the advice is wrong: 2/5 No professional-indemnity insurance, work guarantee, or liability terms are disclosed on any public page found for this candidate. ## Sources for Core Business Solutions Every line carries the page it was read on and the date it was checked. - Core Business Solutions was founded in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania and remains headquartered there - Source: https://www.thecoresolution.com/about-us - Checked: 2026-09-20 - Core Business Solutions LLC is a BBB-accredited business with an A+ rating and a clean recent complaint record - Source: https://www.bbb.org/us/pa/lewisburg/profile/consultant/core-business-solutions-llc-0241-235974290 - Checked: 2026-09-20 - The firm runs a named SOC 2 readiness service that is structurally separated from the independent audit itself - Source: https://www.thecoresolution.com/soc-2 - Checked: 2026-09-20 - The firm names real client organisations for ISO 27001 readiness work, not just anonymous testimonials - Source: https://www.thecoresolution.com/iso-27001 - Checked: 2026-09-20 - LinkedIn lists the firm's headcount and a self-reported certification success-rate claim - Source: https://www.linkedin.com/company/corebusinesssolutions - Checked: 2026-09-20 - Core Business Solutions LLC (Lewisburg, PA) holds a BBB A+ rating, has been BBB-accredited since 11 October 2006, and shows zero complaints closed in the last three years, with no government action listed on its profile. - Source: https://www.bbb.org/us/pa/lewisburg/profile/consultant/core-business-solutions-llc-0241-235974290 - Checked: 2026-09-20 ## What this provider publishes Not published means we did not find it on the firm's own pages. - Price: Not published - Indemnity cover: Not published - Credentials: Published - Independent accreditation: Published - Client results: Published - How it uses AI: Not published ## Strengths - 25+ years trading under one name from a single Lewisburg, PA base, with zero BBB complaints closed in the last 3 years and BBB accreditation since 2006. - SOC 2 readiness work is kept structurally apart from the independent audit: the firm names a separate third-party audit partner (Render Compliance) rather than self-attesting. - Bench of Exemplar Global Certified Lead Auditors, ASQ Certified Quality Auditors and Certified Internal Auditors gives real controls-audit competence, not just sales staff. - Real, named client evidence for ISO 27001 readiness (Lockers Manufacturing, Stracpak, AMR Plastics Inc.) rather than only anonymous marketing claims. - Runs a dedicated ISO 42001 (AI management system) service line, showing the firm has already built a named offering in the AI-governance space this site covers. ## Things to check Each one carries the factual basis it rests on. - No pricing is published for SOC 2, ISO 27001, or ISO 42001 readiness work; every service page routes to a "Get a Free Quote" form with no fee range disclosed. - Basis: Confirmed absent on https://www.thecoresolution.com/soc-2 and https://www.thecoresolution.com/iso-27001, both fetched 2026-09-20 - The firm sells its own proprietary compliance software ("CORE Compliance Platform" / "Core ISO Compliance Software") bundled alongside its advisory engagements. - Basis: Stated on https://www.thecoresolution.com/ and https://www.thecoresolution.com/core-iso-compliance-software, fetched 2026-09-20 - No professional-indemnity insurance, guarantee, or liability terms are disclosed on any public page found for this firm. - Basis: Absent from about-us, SOC 2, and ISO 27001 pages checked on thecoresolution.com, 2026-09-20 - The firm's own marketing spans 11+ unrelated ISO standards (food safety, medical devices, aerospace, environmental) alongside cyber work, rather than a focused security/data-protection specialism. - Basis: Full standards list shown on https://www.thecoresolution.com/ homepage, fetched 2026-09-20 ## Where this firm appears - [Can the firm that prepares you also certify you?](https://theassurancedesk.com/best/certification-seeking) - [Compare providers](https://theassurancedesk.com/compare) --- **Scope.** The Assurance Desk covers data protection, AI governance and cyber security in the United Kingdom and the United States. It scores providers in both: UK-facing firms, and firms based in the United States. Every provider scored so far was selected for data-protection, AI-governance or security-assurance work. Where a page describes law, it names the country that law applies in. **Who publishes this.** The Assurance Desk is published by Add-Venture Advisory Ltd, company number 11854524, registered in England and Wales. The same owner runs Avouch, a marketing agency that sells AI visibility services to firms of the kind this site covers. That is a conflict of interest, and it is disclosed here. **Corrections.** If you represent this firm and something here is wrong or out of date, email hello@theassurancedesk.com with the evidence.