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badmin / February 12, 2024

cmcfarland – Memphis, Tennessee

COST REDUCTION CONSULTANTS

Memphis, Tennessee

Curtis McFarland

Strategic-Partner
Office: 901-730-8966

Office Information

4025 Kingfisher Dr Memphis, Tennessee – 38128
901-730-8966
schooleymitchellcmcfarland

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When it comes to saving money for your business, the best time to start is right now. Reach out today for a risk-free analysis of your business expenses.

Schooley Mitchell saves our clients an average of 28%, and our entire process takes less than two hours of your time on average. Stop paying your vendors more than you need to. Let Schooley Mitchell put that money back in your pocket.







    Ian Nairn / January 30, 2024

    iyampolsky – School District Savings

    ARE YOU BEING OVERCHARGED FOR VITAL BUSINESS SERVICES?

    Your team has more important things to do than conducting thorough audits of your expenses. Thankfully, that’s what Schooley Mitchell does, all day, every day. We optimize your expenses so you can focus on doing what you do best – making a difference.

    At Schooley Mitchell, we’re entirely independent. Our consultants don’t accept kickbacks or incentives from service providers, and our process is completely risk-free. In fact, we’re so confident in our ability to generate savings for our clients, we’ve based our business model on that very fact. If we can’t deliver on savings, we don’t get paid.

    CONTACT US TODAY

    Savings Delivered

    School District

    $90,000

    Telecom Savings

    School District

    $34,000

    Annual Waste Disposal Savings

    New Jersey Board of Education

    80%

    Reduction in Local Phone Services

    Large School District

    $40,000

    Telecom Savings

    Waste

    How predictable is your waste every month?

    Variability in your waste from month-to-month makes a big difference to certain service providers.

    Is your container size and collection frequency optimized?

    Finding a provider that is both cost effective and meets your needs can be challenging.

    Are your waste disposal fees changing frequently over the course of the year?

    A professional audit of your expenses can get to the bottom of it.

    Merchant Services

    Do you reference the "effective rate" to evaluate how competitive your processing fees are?

    A blended pricing structure makes it more difficult to fully understand all the factors impacting your fees.

    Do you know how your current processing environment impacts your processing fees?

    How you process payments and capture data can have a big impact on your monthly fees.

    Have you asked your processor to provide you an "interchange-plus pricing" quote?

    This pricing structure is often the least expensive and most transparent option.

    Telecom

    Have you conducted a recent usage audit across your telecommunications system?

    In many cases, we find inefficiencies and redundancies in the number of lines and features.

    Have you considered moving to a Voice over IP platform?

    Cloud based telecommunications systems typically provide unique features at lower costs.

    Do you know when your current plan automatically renews?

    Companies typically only have a 30-day window to make changes to their current contract.

    Shipping

    Have you considered splitting your shipping business across multiple vendors?

    Vendors tend to specialize in certain areas so playing to their unique strengths can reduce your overall costs.

    Are you paying for unnecessary delivery guarantees?

    Being more flexible on delivery times can significantly reduce your costs.

    Do you review your monthly statements to ensure the correct charge codes are used?

    Charge codes can be very confusing and require a detailed review to ensure you are being charged correctly.

    Ilya Yampolsky

    Business Optimization Specialist
    Office: 512-387-3223

    Schedule A 30-Minute Introductory Call







      Ian Nairn / January 30, 2024

      iyampolsky – Non-Profit Savings

      IS YOUR NON-PROFIT BEING OVERCHARGED FOR VITAL BUSINESS SERVICES?

      Your team has more important things to do than conducting thorough audits of your expenses. Thankfully, that’s what Schooley Mitchell does, all day, every day. We optimize your expenses so you can focus on doing what you do best – making a difference.

      At Schooley Mitchell, we’re entirely independent. Our consultants don’t accept kickbacks or incentives from service providers, and our process is completely risk-free. In fact, we’re so confident in our ability to generate savings for our clients, we’ve based our business model on that very fact. If we can’t deliver on savings, we don’t get paid.

      CONTACT US TODAY

      Savings Delivered

      Large Food Bank

      $157k

      Waste Fees

      Municipal Humane Society

      60%

      Processing Fees

      Immigration-focused Nonprofit

      40%

      Telecom Expenses

      Nonprofit Educational Institution

      75%

      Small Package Shipping Services

      Waste

      How predictable is your waste every month?

      Variability in your waste from month-to-month makes a big difference to certain service providers.

      Is your container size and collection frequency optimized?

      Finding a provider that is both cost effective and meets your needs can be challenging.

      Are your waste disposal fees changing frequently over the course of the year?

      A professional audit of your expenses can get to the bottom of it.

      Merchant Services

      Do you reference the "effective rate" to evaluate how competitive your processing fees are?

      A blended pricing structure makes it more difficult to fully understand all the factors impacting your fees.

      Do you know how your current processing environment impacts your processing fees?

      How you process payments and capture data can have a big impact on your monthly fees.

      Have you asked your processor to provide you an "interchange-plus pricing" quote?

      This pricing structure is often the least expensive and most transparent option.

      Telecom

      Have you conducted a recent usage audit across your telecommunications system?

      In many cases, we find inefficiencies and redundancies in the number of lines and features.

      Have you considered moving to a Voice over IP platform?

      Cloud based telecommunications systems typically provide unique features at lower costs.

      Do you know when your current plan automatically renews?

      Companies typically only have a 30-day window to make changes to their current contract.

      Shipping

      Have you considered splitting your shipping business across multiple vendors?

      Vendors tend to specialize in certain areas so playing to their unique strengths can reduce your overall costs.

      Are you paying for unnecessary delivery guarantees?

      Being more flexible on delivery times can significantly reduce your costs.

      Do you review your monthly statements to ensure the correct charge codes are used?

      Charge codes can be very confusing and require a detailed review to ensure you are being charged correctly.

      Ilya Yampolsky

      Business Optimization Specialist
      Office: 512-387-3223

      Schedule A 30-Minute Introductory Call







        Ian Nairn / January 29, 2024

        iyampolsky – Professional Services Savings

        IS YOUR FIRM BEING OVERCHARGED FOR VITAL BUSINESS SERVICES?

        Your team has more important things to do than conducting thorough audits of your expenses. Thankfully, that’s what Schooley Mitchell does, all day, every day. We optimize your expenses so you can focus on doing what you do best – providing professional solutions to your clients’ business and advisory needs.

        At Schooley Mitchell, we’re entirely independent. Our consultants don’t accept kickbacks or incentives from service providers, and our process is completely risk-free. In fact, we’re so confident in our ability to generate savings for our clients, we’ve based our business model on that very fact. If we can’t deliver on savings, we don’t get paid.

        CONTACT US TODAY

        Savings Delivered

        Legal Practice

        53%

        Telecom Expenses

        Accounting Practice

        $44k

        Payment Processing, Telecom, eSignature & Shredding

        Litigation Attorney

        36%

        Small Package Shipping Expenses

        Accounting Practice

        70%

        Merchant Services Fees

        Waste

        How predictable is your waste every month?

        Variability in your waste from month-to-month makes a big difference to certain service providers.

        Is your container size and collection frequency optimized?

        Finding a provider that is both cost effective and meets your needs can be challenging.

        Are your waste disposal fees changing frequently over the course of the year?

        A professional audit of your expenses can get to the bottom of it.

        Merchant Services

        Do you reference the "effective rate" to evaluate how competitive your processing fees are?

        A blended pricing structure makes it more difficult to fully understand all the factors impacting your fees.

        Do you know how your current processing environment impacts your processing fees?

        How you process payments and capture data can have a big impact on your monthly fees.

        Have you asked your processor to provide you an "interchange-plus pricing" quote?

        This pricing structure is often the least expensive and most transparent option.

        Telecom

        Have you conducted a recent usage audit across your telecommunications system?

        In many cases, we find inefficiencies and redundancies in the number of lines and features.

        Have you considered moving to a Voice over IP platform?

        Cloud based telecommunications systems typically provide unique features at lower costs.

        Do you know when your current plan automatically renews?

        Companies typically only have a 30-day window to make changes to their current contract.

        Shipping

        Have you considered splitting your shipping business across multiple vendors?

        Vendors tend to specialize in certain areas so playing to their unique strengths can reduce your overall costs.

        Are you paying for unnecessary delivery guarantees?

        Being more flexible on delivery times can significantly reduce your costs.

        Do you review your monthly statements to ensure the correct charge codes are used?

        Charge codes can be very confusing and require a detailed review to ensure you are being charged correctly.

        Case Study

        The Client:

        • Signs a Service Agreement that covers our business terms
        • Provides us with bills, or online access to their accounts, so we can establish a baseline of their current rate structure
        • Signs a letter of agency, so we can negotiate with their current vendors
        • Describes their current processing environment

        Schooley Mitchell:

        • Uses our benchmarking data to research options nad negotiates better pricing for the client
        • Requests, reviews, and validates competitive quotes from other processors
        • Negotiates with the current vendor for a re-rate
        • Compiles our research and recommendations into a Value Report
        • Assists with the cancellation of services if needed
        • Assists with compliance standards
        • Implements pricing and changes
        • Confirms the new price 30 days after implementation

        Client A:

        An attorneys office, with an average annual revenue between $1 to $5 million. Their pain points included:

        • Very poor service experience from incumbent phone system provider left them without phones for multiple employees with no clear path forward to close gap
        • Concerned costs for overnight document shipping were out of line with no ability to compare to the broader market
        • Limited time to investigate phone providers and shipping costs and no market data to use while negotiating

        Client A sought Schooley Mitchell’s marketplace intelligence and expertise to assist with a phone transition and to save money across essential services.

        Schooley Mitchell's Solution:

        • Reduced shipping, data/internet, and waste removal costs with no vendor change
        • Coordinated transition of phone system to a modern platform, added needed phone, and reduced phone system spend

        Annual Savings:

        44.4%

        SHIPPING

        55.5%

        INTERNET

        29%

        VOICE

        32.8%

        SHREDDING

        Ilya Yampolsky

        Business Optimization Specialist
        Office: 512-387-3223

        Schedule A 30-Minute Introductory Call







          Ian Nairn / January 29, 2024

          iyampolsky – Medical & Dental Savings

          MOST MEDICAL PRACTICES ARE OVERPAYING FOR THEIR BUSINESS SERVICES – AND DON’T EVEN KNOW IT

          Current economic challenges have made it imperative for Medical offices to continually assess their fiscal health in order to find ways to counter rising costs and staffing shortages. Many of these Doctors know they can easily spend up to 36+ hours a week treating patients – leaving little time to help develop and maintain strategies to increase profitability or evaluate new opportunities to streamline operations. Most MEDICAL PRACTICES are overpaying for their business services – and don’t even know it

          Evaluating the options that best balance your office’s goals while ensuring optimal performance from your various business services can be very time consuming and frustrating. When was the last time you assessed your Waste or Merchant Services contract and pricing? Is it time for your team to get a no cost, no obligation audit of some of your key services from Schooley Mitchell?

          CONTACT US TODAY

          Savings Delivered

          Plastic Surgery Clinic

          42%

          Telecom and Merchant Services

          Family Medicine Practice

          78%

          Telecom Services

          Orthopedic Practice

          44%

          Waste and Merchant Services

          Internal Medicine Specialist

          58%

          Waste Services

          Medical Waste

          How predictable is your medical waste every month?

          Variability in your medical waste from month-to-month makes a big difference to certain service providers.

          How do you deal with amalgam waste? Contaminated waste? Sharps?

          Each of these require a specific disposal method that could represent additional costs.

          Who supplies your medical waste and sharps containers and how are they stored?

          Operational procedures and location specific descisions can substantially impact your overall pricing.

          Merchant Services

          Do you reference the "effective rate" to evaluate how competitive your processing fees are?

          A blended pricing structure makes it more difficult to fully understand all the factors impacting your fees.

          Do you know how your current processing environment impacts your processing fees?

          How you process payments and capture data can have a big impact on your monthly fees.

          Have you asked your processor to provide you an "interchange-plus pricing" quote?

          This pricing structure is often the least expensive and most transparent option.

          Telecom

          Have you conducted a recent usage audit across your telecommunications system?

          In many cases, we find inefficiencies and redundancies in the number of lines and features.

          Have you considered moving to a Voice over IP platform?

          Cloud based telecommunications systems typically provide unique features at lower costs.

          Do you know when your current plan automatically renews?

          Companies typically only have a 30-day window to make changes to their current contract.

          Shipping

          Have you considered splitting your shipping business across multiple vendors?

          Vendors tend to specialize in certain areas so playing to their unique strengths can reduce your overall costs.

          Are you paying for unnecessary delivery guarantees?

          Being more flexible on delivery times can significantly reduce your costs.

          Do you review your monthly statements to ensure the correct charge codes are used?

          Charge codes can be very confusing and require a detailed review to ensure you are being charged correctly.

          Ilya Yampolsky

          Business Optimization Specialist
          Office: 512-387-3223

          Schedule A 30-Minute Introductory Call







            badmin / January 26, 2024

            cshrum – Fairfax, Virginia

            COST REDUCTION CONSULTANTS

            Fairfax, Virginia

            Chris Shrum

            Strategic-Partner
            Office: 703-539-2113

            Office Information

            12587 Fair Lakes Circle, Suite 325 Fairfax, Virginia – 22033
            703-539-2113
            schooleymitchellcshrum

            Proud Member

            Contact Us

            When it comes to saving money for your business, the best time to start is right now. Reach out today for a risk-free analysis of your business expenses.

            Schooley Mitchell saves our clients an average of 28%, and our entire process takes less than two hours of your time on average. Stop paying your vendors more than you need to. Let Schooley Mitchell put that money back in your pocket.







              Ian Nairn / January 24, 2024

              mseipel – Automotive Savings

              IS YOUR AUTOMOTIVE BUSINESS BEING OVERCHARGED FOR VITAL BUSINESS SERVICES?

              Your team has more important things to do than conducting thorough audits of your expenses. Thankfully, that’s what Schooley Mitchell does, all day, every day. We optimize your expenses so you can focus on doing what you do best.

              At Schooley Mitchell, we’re entirely independent. We believe in FIT: Flexible & Integrity & Transparency, and our process is completely risk-free. In fact, we’re so confident in our ability to generate savings for our clients, we’ve based our business model on that very fact. If we can’t deliver on savings, we don’t get paid.

              CONTACT US TODAY

              Savings Delivered

              Used Car Dealership

              57%

              Reduction in Merchant Services Expenses

              Large Dealership

              $18k

              Merchant Services Savings

              Auto Repair Shop

              39%

              Reduction in Waste Disposal Expenses

              Single Dealership

              $10k

              Waste & Small Package Shipping Savings

              Waste

              How predictable is your waste every month?

              Variability in your waste from month-to-month makes a big difference to certain service providers.

              Is your container size and collection frequency optimized?

              Finding a provider that is both cost effective and meets your needs can be challenging.

              Are your waste disposal fees changing frequently over the course of the year?

              A professional audit of your expenses can get to the bottom of it.

              Merchant Services

              Do you reference the "effective rate" to evaluate how competitive your processing fees are?

              A blended pricing structure makes it more difficult to fully understand all the factors impacting your fees.

              Do you know how your current processing environment impacts your processing fees?

              How you process payments and capture data can have a big impact on your monthly fees.

              Have you asked your processor to provide you an "interchange-plus pricing" quote?

              This pricing structure is often the least expensive and most transparent option.

              Telecom

              Have you conducted a recent usage audit across your telecommunications system?

              In many cases, we find inefficiencies and redundancies in the number of lines and features.

              Have you considered moving to a Voice over IP platform?

              Cloud based telecommunications systems typically provide unique features at lower costs.

              Do you know when your current plan automatically renews?

              Companies typically only have a 30-day window to make changes to their current contract.

              Shipping

              Have you considered splitting your shipping business across multiple vendors?

              Vendors tend to specialize in certain areas so playing to their unique strengths can reduce your overall costs.

              Are you paying for unnecessary delivery guarantees?

              Being more flexible on delivery times can significantly reduce your costs.

              Do you review your monthly statements to ensure the correct charge codes are used?

              Charge codes can be very confusing and require a detailed review to ensure you are being charged correctly.

              Compressed Gases

              Do you think your compressed gases expenses are written in stone?

              Commodity markets can be complex and confusing, making it difficult for business owners and managers to navigate.

              Are you certain there are no billing errors in your invoices?

              There are opportunities to optimize pricing structures and recover billing errors.

              Are you receiving all tax benefits available to you?

              Your business might be missing out on significant savings opportunities.

              Mirka Seipel

              Strategic-Partner
              Office: 714-823-3734

              Schedule A 30-Minute Introductory Call







                badmin / January 23, 2024

                mstacey – Toronto, Ontario

                COST REDUCTION CONSULTANTS

                Toronto, Ontario

                Marty Stacey

                Strategic-Partner
                Office: 416-874-0585

                Office Information

                211 Pacific Avenue Toronto, Ontario – M6P 2P6
                416-874-0585
                schooleymitchellmstacey

                MEMA Foods International Inc.

                "I wanted to take this opportunity to write about my experience working with Marty Stacey of Schooley Mitchell. I was initially hesitant to engage with Schooley Mitchell as I felt we were already optimized in the cost areas that they focused on. However, after Marty explained the process, I decided to try out their services on one cost category-uniforms/linens. I was extremely impressed that Schooley Mitchell was about to reduce my monthly bill on uniforms by over 54% - without requiring any vendor change!"

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                Project Abraham

                "No one knows the importance of managing costs more than those who work in the nonprofit sector. I was faced with the task of setting my employees up with cell phones - I had no idea where to start. The thought of calling various companies getting quotes was overwhelming - I just didn't have the time or expertise to do this. I reached out to Marty and Schooley Mitchell and they were incredibly helpful in finding the right options for Project Abraham."

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                Contact Us

                When it comes to saving money for your business, the best time to start is right now. Reach out today for a risk-free analysis of your business expenses.

                Schooley Mitchell saves our clients an average of 28%, and our entire process takes less than two hours of your time on average. Stop paying your vendors more than you need to. Let Schooley Mitchell put that money back in your pocket.







                  badmin / January 19, 2024

                  rlawrence – St. Louis, Missouri

                  COST REDUCTION CONSULTANTS

                  St. Louis, Missouri

                  Ryan Lawrence

                  Strategic-Partner
                  Office: 815-761-6707

                  Office Information

                  P.O. Box 23093 St. Louis, Missouri – 63156
                  815-761-6707
                  schooleymitchellrlawrence

                  Contact Us

                  When it comes to saving money for your business, the best time to start is right now. Reach out today for a risk-free analysis of your business expenses.

                  Schooley Mitchell saves our clients an average of 28%, and our entire process takes less than two hours of your time on average. Stop paying your vendors more than you need to. Let Schooley Mitchell put that money back in your pocket.







                    badmin / January 19, 2024

                    dsteele – St. Albert, Alberta

                    COST REDUCTION CONSULTANTS

                    St. Albert, Alberta

                    David Steele

                    Strategic-Partner
                    Office: 587-857-4545

                    Office Information

                    28 Muir Drive, Suite 1143 St. Albert, Alberta – T8N 1G3
                    587-857-4545
                    schooleymitchelldsteele

                    Contact Us

                    When it comes to saving money for your business, the best time to start is right now. Reach out today for a risk-free analysis of your business expenses.

                    Schooley Mitchell saves our clients an average of 28%, and our entire process takes less than two hours of your time on average. Stop paying your vendors more than you need to. Let Schooley Mitchell put that money back in your pocket.