About Blackex
Senior advice, built for owner-led companies.
Big-company advice, sized and priced for growing businesses, wherever they are.
Founder
Founder & Managing Principal
TC
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania"Structure is strategy made permanent. My job is to build a business that no longer needs heroics, including mine."
Terrence Craddock, Founder & Managing Principal
Terrence is a U.S. Air Force veteran who served in intelligence and ran his own business before founding Blackex.
We work alongside owners: read the numbers, build the structure, and stay until it runs without us.
How we work
Four principles we do not bend.
- Numbers before narrativesEvery claim traces back to your books.
- Candor over comfortClear, private, respectful truth.
- Build to be unneededWe transfer skills, not dependency.
- Absolute discretionYour information stays yours.
Who we serve
Owner-led companies from $2M to $50M.
Too complex for guesswork, too small for big consultancies.
Construction & trades
Volatile margins, cash stuck in receivables.
- Job costing
- Bid discipline
- Change-order capture
- Crew utilization
Professional services
People are the product; time is the inventory.
- Utilization
- Pricing models
- Scope control
- Partner accountability
Multi-site healthcare
Growing faster than their systems.
- Location-level P&Ls
- Payer and service mix
- Staffing models
- Consolidation readiness
Also: distributors, light manufacturers, hospitality groups and startups.
Where we work
Clients everywhere. In person around Philadelphia.
Anywhere, by video and portalPhiladelphiaBucks CountyMontgomery CountyDelaware CountyChester CountySouth Jersey
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