The Tinners became the first Cornish team to turn professional in the summer after surprising many by winning the National League South title.
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They have struggled on the pitch since promotion, winning just three games and are bottom of the National League after 19 games.
But after moving to its new stadium in the summer of 2024, the club continues to improve the infrastructure surrounding a team that played in the seventh division until 2023.
“It’s great that the club has the ambition to one day be a Football League team, but that comes with a whole infrastructure that needs to be in place to allow you to compete in that,” Black told BBC Sport.
“If we’re honest, even though we won the league last year, our infrastructure, even for that lower level, has needed to catch up.
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“It’s one of the things that fans don’t see, if you lay the right foundations that we’re trying to do, that will help you progress.
“The performances on the field may not be what we expected, but to a certain extent, if you’re honest, that’s where a lot of people predicted we would be.
“But if we get those foundations and infrastructure right, in the long term that will lead to the success of the football club.”
The changes at Truro, who shared ground in Plymouth for much of the time after they left their Treyew Road home in January 2021, are not limited to the countryside.
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By becoming completely professional, they have had to hire more staff to serve a team that previously only trained a couple of times a week.
“Probably for the first time at the club we have a chief scout who can go out and watch the players,” Black added.
“We have some analysts who come on internships, who when we find players and players who are proposed to us, can do a complete analysis on them.
“We have a great media team preparing presentations, so when we want to sit down with clubs and players we have a better opportunity to sell ourselves to them.
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“If you just look at the simple things, when you bring in players at this level and at those kinds of salaries, which, although it is a low budget, is a significant increase from what we have done in the past, you need to be able to do the medicals.
“Barring a few, Truro had probably never had medical tests before.
“So you have to implement a system to fully evaluate the players and make sure they can be given the contract commitment.
“Last year we had a part-time sports therapist, but we also have strength and conditioning and then they were able to get some interns to help them with that.
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“So you go from a team of one part-time to two full-time and then some support as well.
“It’s a big change and everything has to fall into place and everyone has to manage it together.”
Truro City won the National League South title on goal difference last season (Shutterstock)
Being on a geographical tip in Cornwall, they undertook the longest journey in English league history last month when they traveled 914 miles in total to Gateshead and back. It means it is a challenge to attract players from much of the country.
On top of that, the club has one of the lowest budgets in the league as it has just moved into its new stadium and is trying to establish itself in the league.
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All of this poses a unique test for Black and manager John Askey.
“To be honest, it’s incredibly difficult, but that’s the challenge,” Black said.
“Money is not the only answer. What I would say is that, although on the one hand we have one of the smallest budgets in the league, the board of directors has been incredibly supportive of us.
“The budget we have is significantly larger than the football club has probably had in its history.
“You can’t do everything at once, and it’s not just about having that budget available, but about having the ability to spend it.
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“We all know how beautiful Cornwall is and what a fantastic place to live, but not everyone came here on holiday every year when they were children, so we have to try to persuade them.”
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