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[email protected] / March 19, 2024

jgilmer – Tiffin, Ohio

COST REDUCTION CONSULTANTS

Tiffin, Ohio

Joe Gilmer

Business Optimization Specialist
Office: 567-220-7330

Office Information

16 Walker St Tiffin, Ohio – 44883
567-220-7330

Davenport Financial Services

"Joe and his team performed a thorough and professional analysis of our contracts and services. While the review ultimately confirmed that we were already receiving competitive pricing and no immediate cost savings were available, they went above and beyond by identifying early termination fees and offering insight into future cost-saving opportunities."

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Champs Barber Shop

"As Joe had promised, the decision to implement any changes was entirely ours. After careful consideration, we decided to remain with our current provider, as we valued the long-standing relationship we had and preferred not to pass on processing fees to our customers through per-charge costs. Throughout the process, we felt no pressure from the Schooley Mitchell team to make any changes we were uncomfortable with."

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MST Pub & Grub

"Joe and his team delivered a thorough, professional review of our existing contracts and vendor relationships. In the case of waste services, they presented us with an alternative that would save us 76% - an incredible result. As for our facility supplies, their review concluded that our current contract was the best option, due to high early termination fees - and we appreciated the transparency."

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Forte Music

"When Joe Gilmer introduced us to Schooley Mitchell, we were open to the idea of reviewing our card processing environment. The Schooley Mitchell team performed a thorough analysis of our current setup and presented us with several cost-saving options with potential savings ranging from 13% to 28%. After careful consideration, we decided to change providers, and the Schooley Mitchell team assisted us in implementing the necessary changes and updating our processing terminals."

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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.







    [email protected] / March 19, 2024

    nbrady – Toronto, Ontario

    COST REDUCTION CONSULTANTS

    Toronto, Ontario

    Neil Brady

    Strategic-Partner
    Office: 877-520-7283

    Office Information

    320 Rushbrook Drive Toronto, Ontario – L3X 2C8
    877-520-7283

    Clients

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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.







      [email protected] / March 13, 2024

      arendon – Boerne, Texas

      COST REDUCTION CONSULTANTS

      Boerne, Texas

      Andrew Rendon

      Strategic-Partner
      Office: 210-610-6890

      Office Information

      431 Herff St Boerne, Texas – 78006
      210-610-6890

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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 / March 7, 2024

        aegiuggio – Savings

        "I told [Schooley Mitchell] to go ahead, but they wouldn’t find anything... Well, I was wrong... [They] found a way to cut our fees by 37%, which translated to $10,000.00 in the first month alone - over $100,000.00 annualized."

        - A Happy Schooley Mitchell Client

        Burke & Sons Construction

        “[Schooley Mitchell] renegotiated with our waste vendor at our main location which resulted in savings of over 53%. At our second location, they were able to find another vendor that would reduce our costs by over 63%. Schooley Mitchell handled the entire implementation for any necessary changes, which provided me with peace of mind that everything was being handled correctly.”

        Central Roofing

        “Regardless of how closely you manage your telecom services, I recommend that you have Schooley Mitchell provide you with an analysis of those services. The report costs you nothing and the savings opportunities that they find may surprise you.”

        Chase Roofing & Contracting

        “Schooley Mitchell negotiated better rates for our credit card processing, mobile phones, fleet tracking, and waste removal! I am so excited because they saved us 43% in fees and a total annual savings of over $50,000!!”

        Macrodyne

        “[Schooley Mitchell] was able to save us 64% in waste while remaining with our incumbent vendor and 48% in telecom spend with a vendor change. We were very excited to significantly reduce our costs; we were also happy to avoid any disruption from switching vendors for waste and flawless transition in telecom.”

        McNeil Industries

        “Schooley Mitchell's goal during the analysis was to see what could be saved with our current shipping vendor while seeing what other options were out there to save money. We were able to review a comprehensive value report illustrating our current configuration and costs compared to the rates they were able to negotiate on our behalf. The results [they] presented was impressive with savings of 23% without switching providers that will save our company significant money every year!”

        A Duchini Inc.

        “From day one, you have put our business and our values first. You have managed to save us 20% - 60% on our services, all while respecting the relationships we have developed with our long time vendors, and introducing us to new ones. The time and energy I have saved is invaluable!”

        Central Avenue Apartments LLC

        “I was very impressed to learn that [Schooley Mitchell’s] team has managed to reduce our cost by 46.39% and eliminated some administration fees, plus capping any annual increases in cost to a minimum if it occurs.”

        Able Industrial

        “We have implemented a change with our waste expense that will save us over $8000 per year, a 64% reduction from our previous costs. We ended up changing vendors, but I appreciate that Schooley Mitchell even got the prior vendor to negotiate their costs down about $4000. We were a little hesitant about the transition, but Schooley Mitchell handled everything with the vendors and to date we are happy with the new service.”

        Manufacturing Savings

        Manufacturing Company

        $100,000

        Telecom Savings

        Manufacturer

        81%

        Waste & Hazardous Removal Expenses

        Security System Manufacturer

        $76,000

        Shipping & Payment Processing Fees

        Trades Savings

        HVac & Plumbing Company

        $22,000

        Fuel & Telecom Savings

        HVac Company

        $21,000

        Annual Payment Processing Savings

        Plumbing Business

        29%

        Electronic Logging Devices Savings

        Construction Savings

        Construction Company

        $30,000

        Wireless Telecom Savings

        Contractor

        53%

        Waste Disposal Fee Savings

        Contractor's Fleet

        $20,000

        Electronic Logging Device Savings

        Property Management Savings

        Residential Property Mangement

        $41,000

        Waste Disposal Fee Savings

        Commercial Property Developer

        40%

        Wireless Telecom Savings

        Multi-Location Apartment Mangement

        $29,000

        Telecom Expense Savings

        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

        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

        Doing a cost analysis on your own can be an overwhelming task. Schooley Mitchell takes a strategic approach, breaking down our risk-free analysis into several phases to ensure every aspect is considered.

        As part of our process, Schooley Mitchell reviews your payment processing services and needs to ensure your costs are optimized and your bills are free of errors.

        Schooley Mitchell’s specialized software, benchmarking tools and best-in-class pricing databases ensure our clients never pay too much for their essential services. Schooley Mitchell has relationships with carriers across North America, as well as extensive knowledge of the marketplace.

        Client A:

        Schooley Mitchell conducted a complete merchant services review for Client A, an e-commerce store that accepts payments online and over the phone.

        • They were paying $128,009.31 in monthly fees
        • They were integrated with Point-of-Sale software
        • There were multiple currencies, processed globally
        • They used one American processor for all accounts

        Client A - Savings Breakdown

        Schooley Mitchell’s analysis found that all of Client A’s accountsoutside of North America were on the wrong rate structure.

        • Schooley Mitchell negotiated and implemented the proper rate structure on each account. The client’s estimated savings over the 36-month agreement is $3,878,899.20.
        • The client will continue processing with their incumbent vendor and receive annual savings of 50.5%, totaling $775,779.84, after implementing our recommendations.

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          [email protected] / March 7, 2024

          mgandhi – Oak Brook, Illinois

          COST REDUCTION CONSULTANTS

          Oak Brook, Illinois

          Manny Gandhi

          Strategic-Partner
          Office: 630-819-3468

          Office Information

          904 Midwest Club Parkway Oak Brook, Illinois – 60523
          630-819-3468

          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 / March 5, 2024

            niponneil – Hospital Savings

            MOST HOSPITALS AND CLINICS ARE OVERPAYING FOR THEIR BUSINESS SERVICES – AND DON’T EVEN KNOW IT

            Current economic challenges have made it imperative for hospitals and clinics 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 HOSPITALS AND CLINICS are overpaying for their business services – and don’t even know it

            Evaluating the options that best balance your facility’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

            Two-Site Hospital Alliance

            $25k

            Waste Savings

            Urgent Care Clinic

            $14k

            Telecom & Payment Processing Expenses

            Small Hospital

            44%

            Wireless Expenses

            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.

            Explore Our Services

            Telecom
            Merchant Services
            Small Package Shipping
            Waste
            Electronic Logging Devices
            Compressed Gases
            Fuel
            Facility Supplies
            Less Than Truckload
            Software as a Service
            Uniforms & Linens
            office supplies logo
            Office Supplies
            packaging logo
            Packaging Supplies
            breakroom supplies logo
            Breakroom Supplies
            shipping supplies logo
            Shipping Supplies
            electricity logo
            Electricity
            natural gas logo
            Natural Gas
            water sewage logo
            Water & Sewage
            fica logo
            FICA

            Larry Nipon

            Strategic-Partner
            Office: 518-620-5012

            Michael Neil

            Strategic-Partner
            Office: 215-607-2882

            Schedule A 30-Minute Introductory Call

            [email protected] / February 28, 2024

            gkmcallister – Austin, Texas

            COST REDUCTION CONSULTANTS

            Austin, Texas

            Greg McAllister

            Strategic-Partner
            Office: 512-616-8639

            Kathleen McAllister

            Strategic-Partner
            Office: 512-616-8639

            Office Information

            14505 Sandifer Street Austin, Texas – 78725
            512-616-8639

            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 / February 27, 2024

              aegiuggio – About

              Who We Are: We specialize in helping businesses save time and money by reducing their expenses.

              How We Help: We conduct thorough audits of our clients' expenses to pinpoint potential overspending and propose cost-saving solutions.

              Risk Free Analysis: Our commitment to you is a risk-free analysis process. We're here to:

              Identify Savings Opportunities
              Optimize Your Services

              No Savings, No Charge To You: Our fees are covered by the savings we generate for you. If we can't save you money, you receive a free audit!

              Numbers Speak Volumes: Over years of helping business reducing their costs.

              CONTACT US TODAY

              ARE YOU BEING OVERCHARGED FOR VITAL BUSINESS SERVICES?

              Watch the video to learn how our clients save

              BILLION+
              in Client Savings
              Businesses across the USA and Canada.
              Average Expense Reduction

              Meet The Team

              Andrew Giuggio

              Business Optimization Specialist
              Office: 416-479-3484 Ext. 200

              Erika Giuggio

              Business Optimization Specialist
              Office: 416-479-3484 Ext. 201

              What We Consult On

              Telecom
              Merchant Services
              Small Package Shipping
              Waste
              Electronic Logging Devices
              Compressed Gases
              Fuel
              Facility Supplies
              Less Than Truckload
              Software as a Service
              Uniforms & Linens
              office supplies logo
              Office Supplies
              packaging logo
              Packaging Supplies
              breakroom supplies logo
              Breakroom Supplies
              shipping supplies logo
              Shipping Supplies
              electricity logo
              Electricity
              natural gas logo
              Natural Gas
              water sewage logo
              Water & Sewage
              fica logo
              FICA

              Getting Started is Easy!

              Provide Us Invoices or Online Access

              First, you provide us with the bills or online access to your vendors so we can establish a baseline of your current cost structure.

              Sign our Letter of Agency & Service Agreement

              You also sign a letter of agency so we can negotiate with your current vendors, because chances are you’re not looking to switch. You also sign our service agreement which covers our business terms.

              Step 2

              We do the Analysis & Negotiating.

              This is where we use our benchmarking data to research options and negotiate better deals for you.

              Set Up a Call to Introduce Our Specialist

              We don't need much from you during this step, just a quick call to introduce our specialist who is doing the work.

              Step 3

              We Share Our Recommendations

              Then we share our recommendations with you. You choose what to implement and we take it from there.

              Schedule A 30-Minute Introductory Call







                [email protected] / February 26, 2024

                mnorth – Vernal, Utah

                COST REDUCTION CONSULTANTS

                Vernal, Utah

                Mike North

                Strategic-Partner
                Office: 385-339-0008

                Office Information

                3234 West 1800 South Vernal, Utah – 84078
                385-339-0008

                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.







                  [email protected] / February 22, 2024

                  rvanhove – Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas

                  COST REDUCTION CONSULTANTS

                  Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas

                  Rick VanHove

                  Strategic-Partner
                  Office: 469-981-2817

                  Office Information

                  1110 Texanna Trail Midlothian, Texas – 76065
                  469-981-2817

                  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.