We help small businesses build the systems and documentation they need to operate, hire, train, and grow with confidence.
For restaurants & bars, food trucks, contractors, mobile service businesses, trades & service companies, and growing teams ready to stop carrying every detail alone.
Based in the Twin Cities. Built for real small business operators.Most small business owners are not short on effort, ideas, or pride in their work. The problem is usually structure.
Groundwork Business Co. was founded by Austin Regino, a Twin Cities operator with years of experience inside restaurants & bars, hospitality teams, community work, and fast-moving service environments.
Austin's background includes supper clubs near a major pro sports arena, lakeside restaurant operations, craft cocktail programs, whiskey-focused bars, catering work, restaurant openings, training systems, service standards, and hands-on business development.
He has worked behind the bar, in kitchens, on opening teams, and alongside chefs, caterers, bartenders, managers, and business owners. He has seen businesses launch, grow, struggle, pivot, and close. That experience shaped the way he sees operations: good businesses do not just need more effort. They need structure that can hold up when things get busy.
Since 2014, Austin has been involved in feeding and supporting communities from Jacksonville to the Twin Cities through direct meal service, grocery distribution, outreach, and volunteer work. During the George Floyd uprising, that work expanded into meals, groceries, and direct support for people navigating an extraordinarily difficult time. The commitment began before that moment and continues today.
Groundwork exists to help small business owners turn hard work into clearer systems, better training, stronger documentation, and a business that can grow with more confidence.
For businesses that need to get their day-to-day running smoothly.
For businesses ready to scale, seek funding, or plan their next move.
For businesses creating infrastructure to support a team and long-term growth.
We talk through what feels messy, inconsistent, or undocumented in your business right now.
We create the handbook, SOPs, training tools, or roadmap your business actually needs.
We review it together so it fits how your team works day to day.
You walk away with practical tools your team can start using immediately.
Groundwork Starter Package
Clearer systems. Better training. A stronger first step.
Every business has different pressure points. We help identify what needs structure first and what will make the biggest difference next.
Request a 15-Minute CallEmployee handbook projects are built for operational clarity and should be reviewed by a qualified legal or HR professional for compliance with your state and industry requirements.
Built an employee handbook, onboarding structure, service standards, and operational systems for a large hospitality operation. This work included role expectations, service standards, opening and closing responsibilities, training structure, guest experience procedures, and accountability systems designed to help the business run more consistently when things got busy, messy, or unpredictable.
More case studies coming as Groundwork grows.
Groundwork works best with small businesses that are starting, growing, hiring, expanding, or trying to bring more structure to the way they operate.
Restaurants & Bars
Food Trucks
Contractors
Mobile Service Businesses
Trades & Service Companies
Entrepreneurs & Startups
Tell us what you're building, what feels messy, or what you need help organizing. We'll help you identify the right first step.
Use the short inquiry form to tell us what you're building, what feels messy, and where you need structure. Your response will go directly to Groundwork and be tracked for follow-up.
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