About Us
About Core Business Solutions
We are consultants. We create expert, innovative, simplified ISO management system solutions for American small businesses.
Core Business Solutions provides ISO 9001 and related standard consulting and auditing services to help our customers learn, grow, and succeed— regardless of experience, location, or industry. We also assist organizations in preparing for appraisals/certification for CMMI, CMMC, SOC 2, and more.
Our unique approach combines a simplified, web-based platform with hands-on help from professional consultants. We’ll give you the tools you need to succeed, but we’ll also be there to help every step of the way. Learn more about our standards.
Core Business Solutions is an American-operated company that has been in business for over 25 years. Core is headquartered in Lewisburg, PA, serving hundreds of new customers yearly, with staff consultants throughout the United States.
In February 2025, we joined LRQA to provide even more ISO and Cybersecurity Consulting and Certification services to America’s small businesses and beyond. LRQA is the leading global assurance partner, bringing together decades of unrivaled expertise in assessment, cybersecurity, advisory, and inspection services.
Core’s staff, services, and processes have not changed, and we are thrilled to start this new chapter with LRQA. We still provide a unique small business customer experience with a dedicated ISO implementation team, personal support, and technology solutions to make ISO implementation and compliance as simple and effective as possible.
Make it Matter
Your certification can be more than checking off a box. We want to help businesses achieve excellence that will set them apart in the eyes of customers.
Make it Work
We know that every business is different. We’ll make CORE work for your business, your processes, and your resources. And we’ll keep things flexible and fun along the way.
Make it Last
We want to see your business grow beyond certification. We work every day to help you meet changing industry requirements, customer needs, and company goals.
Our Solution
With a combination of a dedicated expert consultant and our implementation software, our solution simplifies preparation, increases the benefits of certification, and helps you achieve greater customer satisfaction. We empower companies to be ISO experts through our process.
The CORE Compliance Platform is helpful for a speedy implementation. This cloud-based ISO system provides everything you need to maintain a Quality Management System and become compliant. CORE also contains video training and documentation to make the certification process simple.
One of our expert consultants will help you adapt ISO to your company’s specific needs. They walk with you through every step of the certification process to successful completion. They will either be onsite or on a call/video call session and answer your questions throughout your implementation. It will take 2-4 months to get you prepared for a registrar-led audit.
About Scott Dawson – President of Core Business Solutions
Scott Dawson, Core Business Solutions’ President, has over 25 years experience implementing ISO and Quality Management Systems. He was a voting member of the US Tag 176 for over 13 years. Scott is an expert on ISO 9001 and developing ISO processes.
In 2025, Scott passed his U.S. Tag membership over to our Director of Consulting Services. U.S. TAG 176 is the committee responsible for drafting the ISO 9001 Standard. Suzanne Weber-Smatko, our Director of Consulting Services, is now on the U.S. Tag to ensure we are aware of the latest updates to the standard and can be ready for any compliance changes ahead of time.
About ISO and the Organizations that Write the Standard
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is the world’s largest developer and publisher of International Standards.
The ISO Technical Committee 176
The scope of ISO Technical Committee 176 (ISO/TC 176) is standardization for the field of quality management (generic quality management systems and supporting technologies), as well as quality management standardization for specific sectors at the request of the affected sector and the ISO Technical Management Board.
The American National Standards Institute
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is the United States (U.S.) member body of ISO in the technical area of Quality Management and Quality Assurance. ANSI accredits the U.S. Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to determine the U.S. position for Quality Management and Quality Assurance.
TAG 176 Members
The ANSI-Accredited U.S. TAG to ISO/TC 176 is referred to as “TAG 176”; unless a specific reference is required to differentiate it from other standards committees. TAG 176 consists of members and an Administrator.
TAG 176 members represent ANSI at ISO/TC 176 (TC 176) meetings and develop U.S. positions on ISO/TC 176 documents. The U.S. TAG meets the requirements of ANSI Procedures for U.S. Participation in the International Standards Activities of ISO.
The American Society for Quality (ASQ)
The American Society for Quality (ASQ) is the U.S. TAG Administrator. Many of Core Business Solutions’ consultants are members of ASQ as part of their their commitment to quality and their expertise. ASQ is also an ANSI-Accredited Standards Development Organization that develops and publishes ISO standards. ASQ fulfills the ANSI Essential Requirements.
Participation in the US TAG 176 provides an opportunity to influence the development of international quality standards and the most broadly accepted ISO 9001 Standard.
Our Story
We’re an American business with a story like yours. It all started with two brothers, a desire to help, and an idea.
Our Leadership Team
Scott Dawson
President
Drew is a people person, through and through. He understands the complexities of running a business and has worked on the Registrar / Certification Body. His 20-year background in sales, administration, and manufacturing helps him understand and meet our customers’ needs.
Drew Markley
Vice President of Sales
Suzanne Strausser
VP, Consulting & Development
Lori has been in marketing management for over 25 years. She manages the marketing team and is responsible for all internal and external brand communications including website management, SEM, SEO, and all traditional and digital marketing efforts.
Lori Engle
Vice President of Marketing
Teresa has been with Core since the beginning as Scott’s right hand. She manages Finance, Human Resources, Legal, and more. A hard worker to the core, we would not be where we are today without her.
Teresa Dawson
Vice President of Administration
Brian Reich
Director of Software Development
Core Business Solutions was awarded the “Best Places to Work in PA” award in 2023 and 2024 for small businesses. We are so grateful to our leadership and staff for achieving this award. Core is truly a great place to work.
Core Business Solutions is a proud member of the Better Business Bureau and has maintained an A+ rating since our company started in 2000. If you’d like to read our customer reviews, visit our Reviews page.
