Located in Red Deer, Alberta, Mortar and Pesto Natural Pharmacy combines science and natural remedies to support your wellness journey. The dedicated and knowledgeable team provides tools to help prevent disease through nutrition, education, and personalized wellness plans, including guidance on healthy aging, goal setting, and overall vitality.
Located in Lombard, Illinois, Integrated Pain Management is a specialized clinic offering comprehensive pain management services. It provides a range of treatments, including interventional procedures, medication management, and rehabilitation therapies, utilizing a holistic approach to address various acute and chronic pain conditions.
Schooley Mitchell’s Robyn Bowles was recently featured on David Macon and Eric Whitmoyer’s podcast – My Biz Coaches. In this episode, Eric, David and Robyn discuss Cost Consciousness. Key points include:
• Determine where to focus cost management efforts.
• Do your research and due diligence when making purchasing decisions.
• Prioritize solutions that increase flexibility and choice.
• Stay up to day with technological advances in your industry.
Schooley Mitchell’s Robyn Bowles was recently featured on Steve Ramona’s podcast – Doing Business with a Servant’s Heart. Robyn explains how she became her own boss after feeling burnt out in her previous role. She shares her business model of providing cost reduction solutions to companies, without charging any upfront fees, and talks about becoming a representative for businesses in the telecom industry. Robyn emphasizes the importance of networking and building relationships, which results in positive outcomes for businesses amid a complex and ever-changing telecom environment.
We would all agree that one of the main benefits of a merger or acquisition activity is the economies of scale that can lead to increased profitability and competitiveness.
The area that often gets the most attention in the quest for economies of scale is reduced headcount. In the newly formed business, there will often be a duplication of effort that will need to be addressed…2 CEO’s, 2 VP’s of Sales, 2 COO’s etc. Personnel expenses, such as salaries and employee health benefit costs are often the greatest expense for any business.
But don’t forget about the economies of scale for the indirect costs. When trying to bring together the various indirect costs for both organizations, you will probably have vendors with differing:
How do we best capture the new economies of scale with these indirect costs?
How do you decide which of the current vendors to utilize for the new organization?
What if neither of the current vendors is the best option for a now larger and more complex business?
By utilizing an outside resource like Schooley Mitchell, you can remove the subjectivity of both “parties” from the decision-making process and find a solution that takes into account all the factors noted above.
For business owners looking to exit, there are a number of ways to increase the valuation of their company. But many of the options involve additional resources (such as hiring additional salespeople) and thus, increased costs.
One way to increase business valuations that is not only cost-free, but more sustainable in nature is to reduce expenses. Most businesses spend more than they should on their various business expenses – up to 35% more and finding savings on these expenses directly helps the bottom line.
At Schooley Mitchell, we offer a risk-free analysis that results in an average savings of 26-28% with very little upfront time investment. We consult to common business expenses, such as: telecom, merchant services, shipping, packaging supplies, waste, facility supplies, office supplies, uniforms and linens, fuel, e-Signature, etc.
Reach out and schedule a time to discuss!
Schooley Mitchell’s Robyn Bowles’ teamed up with Juliet Peters of Framework Legal to produce a blog about analyzing expenses and getting your financials in shape to sell.
Are you preparing your business for sale and aiming to maximize its value? A critical step often overlooked is the proper management of expenses to enhance your profit and loss statement. It’s a common pain point, seeing businesses sell for less than they’re worth due to misaligned expenses affecting the sale multiple.
We’ve collaborated with Robyn Bowles from the Chandler Office of Schooley Mitchell, bringing you invaluable insights on cost reduction strategies that can position your business for the profitability it truly deserves. Our latest Q&A blog provides a deep dive into effective business optimization processes backed by Robyn’s extensive knowledge and expertise.
Don’t miss the opportunity to learn how to keep your business’s financial house in order, ensuring you gain the maximum value from your sale. Read our joint blog here:
In this episode, William and Jordan Dunin have a conversation about his company, HatchPath. helps you find the right coach for your goals—whether that’s improving your health, reducing stress, building leadership skills, or navigating life transitions. Tcoaches are experts across a wide range of specialties, from nutrition and fitness to mindfulness, career development, and even advanced modalities like hypnotherapy and bioresonance healing.
In this episode, William and Annette Arsenault have a conversation about her company, Getting Healthy on Purpose. They help clients with programs for those that are looking for better quality of life, to deal with those aches and pains and all the things that come along with aging. They assist with diabetes, weight, diet, and getting healthier one good habit at a time!
If your business operates a fleet that is subject to electronic logging device (ELD) usage, it’s important to keep an eye on regulatory updates and changes that may impact the solutions you’re using. To ensure you remain compliant with federal law, staying on top of all changes, or working with a third-party expert who can keep track for you, is key.
In September, 2025 alone, The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) removed four ELDs from its list of approved devices. Fleets were given a tight window of sixty days, during which time they were instructed to “discontinue using the revoked ELD and revert to paper logs or logging software to record required hours of service data,” and “replace the revoked ELD with a compliant ELD from the Registered Devices list.”
Sixty days may seem like a big window, but for large fleets and when approaching a busy season for many operations, this is a huge change that needs to be made quickly. Changing devices, contacting your provider, educating drivers, and potentially sorting through paper logs – these are all time-consuming feats. And that’s if you’re made aware of the device revocation right away. If you miss the memo, you might be racing to implement the necessary changes in time.
The FMCSA doesn’t revoke devices to make life difficult for fleets. In September, the four devices removed – Robinhood ELD, TT ELD PT30, ELOG42 and RENAISSANCE ELD – were done so because they failed to meet technical requirements. They’re not the only devices to face this penalty. Eight other ELDs have also been revoked in 2025. The technical requirements are extensive but readily available, and all the device developers will have the opportunity to revise their ELDs to meet standards. However, that could be a time-consuming fix, and in the meantime, fleets must switch ELDs – and potentially service providers – to remain compliant.
As a fleet manager, you have to be on top of current ELD regulations. Revoked devices can have a real consequence for your operations, and there may be less time than you’d like to make any changes. Working with an expert on current regulations can save a lot of headaches and buy you time when facing this sort of challenge.
