"WOW, I still can’t believe that you were able to successfully renegotiate the costs for our cell phones, business internet, dumpsters, rendering oil and grease trap cleaning services. All combined, you were able to negotiate about $5,000 in cost reduction each year. I’m also excited to know that you will continue to audit invoices moving forward, watch for billing errors and continuously monitor the marketplace."

"Combined, the savings you've uncovered is close to $2000 per year. In addition, I' m thrilled to know that you will audit vendor invoices, protect us from billing errors, and monitor changes in marketplace offerings. There is so much relief in knowing that you have our backs and are protecting our non-profit for the good of the community and the people we serve."

"We now have a resource that will monitor our needs and provide guidance as we grow our business and telecommunication needs. We would recommend their services to any company looking to optimize their telecom related services and costs."

"Your team did a great job of identifying small package shipping alternatives and then negotiated a deal that resulted in approximately 34% estimated shipping savings for our company. We thought the process was very easy and completely transparent. Your negotiation efforts netted more than $32,000 in annualized savings, $16,000+ after fees."

"You were able to find more than $20,000 in savings between our telecom and merchant services. You and the Schooley Mitchell team were also very involved in the implementation process and made the transition for merchant services, and the upgrade in telecom, go very smoothly."

"I would strongly recommend that anyone who has concerns about the growing business costs of telecom, merchant services, and shipping needs calls Lyall Newby and gets an evaluation and analysis completed."

"I was surprised at how easy your process was and really appreciated all of your help implementing a new merchant service provider. We have been thrilled with the service we've received and appreciate that you will continue to look out for us as you audit future merchant service statements. It gives us peace of mind!"

"The process was easy — it provided an independent and objective review of our services, contracts, billing and vendors. We now have a resource that will monitor our needs and provide guidance as we grow! We would recommend their services to any company looking to optimize their telecom related services and costs."

"I’m committed to sharing our experience with others in hopes that you can help them as well. The model of no-risk, just reward, is a great one and the process was very easy for us. You are a class act and have gone well beyond our expectations to support and promote Lyerly Agency."

"Schooley Mitchell has saved us a lot of time and money during the ordering process for cell phones. We don't have to go down to the cell phone store and spend hours of time. We are getting discounts that we never received before. We can't even count up how much time and money this has saved us. They have also helped us with managing international plans on our phones. The overall savings on telecom are amazing, in that they have saved us 50% more than they projected."

"Schooley Mitchell of Louisa, (Lee and Marla Balaklaw) have been our cost reduction consultants for the past 6 years. They have helped us with expenses in both telecom, and waste. Total savings are into the 6 figures. We diligently watch our expenses. Even so, Schooley Mitchell has saved us money above and beyond what we have done for ourselves, due to their expertise."

"Schooley Mitchell identified errors in our long-distance billing. They obtained a five-figure refund for us. Over time, they have saved us multiple tens of thousands of dollars. This has helped us fund our telecommunication upgrades."

"I highly recommend that any health department, not for profit, or other business, engage Schooley Mitchell of Louisa, to do cost optimization and consulting for them. They are diligent in tracking down money for us. They have always been able to assist with our telecommunications problems."

"As I got to know Lee, I decided to have him investigate our telecom expenses, because even though they were modest, anything would could save was a plus for us. In fact, Lee and Marla were able to find us savings at four of our locations. The savings ranged between 10 and 36% for our 4 locations. We saved money on TV, telephone, and internet."

"When billing errors have occurred, Lee and Marla have obtained credits for the incorrect billing. When we have needed to change service providers, and move locations, Schooley Mitchell has overseen those changes, so they go smoothly. When a vendor could not understand that we needed a simple move of a modem from one part of a building to another, Lee engaged with the vendor, making several phone calls to get them to understand what was needed, and that it did not need a construction crew. That would have added significant time delays, which we needed to avoid."

"Schooley Mitchell has provided significant assistance to us with our telecom needs, and saved us money, as well as time. We highly recommend that other businesses or not for profits engage Schooley Mitchell, to assist them with their telecom and other cost reduction services."

"Schooley Mitchell has shown us that when we come off our current telephone and internet contracts they will get us shifted to more favorable pricing that will double the savings they already obtained for us."

"To date, Schooley Mitchell has delivered on what they had shown us. The savings are within 1% of what was projected. They are continuing to monitor our bills monthly and if there are problems they go to bat for us."

"We are grateful to have Schooley Mitchell vigilantly looking over our interests as consultants and bill auditors. "

"I would highly recommend your business or organization engage Schooley Mitchell to have an audit done. Your business or organization can only profit from the results."

"Schooley Mitchell has negotiated lower rates for us. They know industry pricing is for different services. That knowledge is difficult to come by without spending a great deal of research time."

"Schooley Mitchell was able to identify errors in our long distance billing, and obtain a five figure refund for us, They also helped us to save hundreds of dollars per month in costs. This was enough to fund our telecommunications upgrades, without increasing our telecommunications budget."

"I would highly recommend Schooley Mitchell to other construction companies... In today's environment costs are rising and finding a way to decrease costs directly improves our profitability and is a very welcome benefit to us."

"Across all locations for which [Schooley Mitchell] could find savings, the savings averaged 22%. This amounts to a significant amount of money each month to us, funds that we can use in other ways to meet our mission of preventing child maltreatment."

"I would heartily recommend that any not-for-profit or business entity utilize the services of Schooley Mitchell to eliminate billing errors."

"We have been impressed with Schooley Mitchell's diligence and willingness to look at our accounts thoroughly looking for every possible way to save money. I would highly recommend other firms engage Schooley Mitchell to look at their expenses, to see what savings can be achieved, and how accounts can be optimized."

"Schooley Mitchell has helped us above and beyond just cost savings. Their expertise has helped us to move one of our physical locations, and allowed us to focus on the store move, while they handled the telecom and internet portion of the move for us. Schooley Mitchell also helped us to change vendors in order to improve internet bandwidth, and have more reliable service."

"The Schooley Mitchell service seemed too good to be true. No cost up front, and no payments for their share of the savings, until the savings were showing up on our bill, was just different. Nevertheless, Lee and Marla have been true to their word. When there are service issues we call them and they take care of the problems with the vendors. When our phones have gone out due to electrical system issues on our premises, Lee has come down to fix them.

I highly recommend Schooley Mitchell to any business that is looking to decrease their costs and improve their services."

"So far, this review has not taken much of our time. We look forward to having Schooley Mitchell implementing these changes for us and overseeing the process. This is going to save us time and money, utilizing their knowledge and expertise.

I would highly recommend having Schooley Mitchell do a review of any not for profit, or for profit entity to save them money, and resolve problems with their technical expertise as consultants."

"When Schooley Mitchell approached us about optimizing costs with our essential business services, we felt it would be worthwhile to investigate
since we have very little time to manage these services...

Their recommendations resulted in a little over 20% of savings with our wired service and 45% of savings with wireless. All without sacrificing the services we were using... They also monitor our accounts on a monthly basis to ensure the savings are realized and keep us optimized as our needs evolve and change."

"Schooley Mitchell has saved us over $48,000 over the course of 9 years. They introduced us to great vendors. They have not only saved us money but saved us time with their knowledge and expertise. They have moved services for us several times. They have overseen the vendor side of dealing with moves, adds, and changes to services. We have peace of mind knowing that they are reviewing our bills every month. If we see an error on a bill, in most cases they have already called the vendor to have it fixed."

"Lee and Marla Balaklaw have been our telecom consultants for the past nine years. Over the years they have saved us thousands upon thousands of dollars. They have negotiated agreements with one of our former telecom vendors. They have disputed incorrect billing charges. They have obtained discounts and credits for us on our wireless account."

"Lee and Marla Balaklaw have been our telecom consultants over the past several years. They have helped us as we have undergone the challenges of rapid business growth, addition of offices and other locations, and moving us to a more flexible phone system. During this period, they have saved us thousands of dollars. But even more than that, they have saved us many hours dealing with the different phone and internet providers in our area."