Ian Nairn / January 15, 2026
dschukai – Overland Park, Kansas
COST REDUCTION CONSULTANTS
Overland Park, Kansas
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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 13, 2026
kwalters – Animal Rescue Savings
Turn Overhead Dollars into Lifesaving Dollars
We help animal shelters and rescues reduce facility and processing expenses, so more of every donation goes directly to the animals who need it most.
Your Challenges
Caring for animals has never been more expensive.
Many shelters now report $900+ in average cost of care per animal due to rising medical costs, longer stays, and increased intake.
At the same time, overcrowding and limited funding mean most shelters are operating on razor-thin margins with nearly every dollar going straight back into animal care.
Where We Find Hidden Savings
No new vendors required – we simply make your existing services more cost-effective.
Veterinary Practice
$51,000
Merchant Services Savings
Animal Hospital
$11,000
Waste Savings
Animal Hospital
45%
Telecom Savings
Animal Hospital
$108,000
Telecom, Waste & Compressed Gases Savings
Rescue Expenses
More Care, Less Cost
A typical mid-sized rescue or shelter with an in-house clinic can easily spend $4,000+/month on waste services, payment processing, and medical gases.
Cutting overhead by a modest 15% redirects about $600/month from overhead into lifesaving care. If your average cost of care is around $900 per animal, then $7,200 in annual savings could fully fund care for 8 additional animals without increasing your budget.
Risk-Free for Your Shelter
If we can’t find savings, it means your team is already excellent stewards of donor funds.
You receive a clear, independent analysis to share with donors and boards, demonstrating that your organization is running with maximum efficiency and transparency.
- No upfront cost. Our fee comes only from actual savings we secure.
- You keep full control. You approve all changes; we simply provide analysis, recommendations, and implementation support.
- Mission-aligned. Our work reduces overhead so you can invest more in the animals.
If we don’t find savings, you don’t pay.
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.
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.
Why Partner with Us?
As North America's largest independent cost-reduction consultancy, we bring the expertise, analysis, and negotiating power. You keep:
- Full control
- All operational decisions
- 100% of the improved pricing
- The savings and the impact
Our role is simple: reduce overhead without changing how you practice, so you can reinvest in what matters most — savings animals lives.
Ian Nairn / January 7, 2026
kwalters – Veterinary Savings
Turn Practice Overhead into Pet Care
We help veterinary practices reduce costs in telecom, payment processing, software, medical waste, supplies, and compressed gases, so you can deliver more care, support more clients, and grow sustainably.
Your Challenges
Veterinary costs continue rising faster than general inflation, while more pet owners delay or decline recommended care.
At the same time, clinics face slower visit growth and tighter margins, making operational efficiency essential.
Squeezed Profit Margins
Where We Find Hidden Savings
No new equipment. No workflow changes. Just smarter contracts and better visibility into what you already buy.
Veterinary Practice
$51,000
Merchant Services Savings
Animal Hospital
$11,000
Waste Savings
Animal Hospital
45%
Telecom Savings
Animal Hospital
$108,000
Telecom, Waste & Compressed Gases Savings
Monthly Overhead
What That Means for You
A typical small-animal practice can spend $12,000+ month across these categories.
Cutting overhead by a modest 15% puts about $1,800/month or $22,000/year back into your practice every month. Those savings are equivalent to roughly 150 wellness visits or 50 spay procedures.
Funds you can reinvest in:
- Additional staff to combat burnout
- State-of-the-art diagnostic equipment
- Competitive compensation for your DVMs and Techs
- More accessible wellness plans for your community
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 and 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
Part 1: Client Background
Client A is a single-location veterinary practice focusing on family pets. Client A engaged Schooley Mitchell to ensure they weren’t overpaying on their non-veterinary expenses, like payment processing.
Important Factors - Payment Processing:
- Payment processing was a considerable expense for Client A.
- They were on a tiered pricing structure with their incumbent payment provider.
- They were not under an appropriate rate structure leaving room for savings.
- They were spending $46,220.04 per year on payment processing fees.
Part 2: Savings Results
Schooley Mitchell negotiated with several payment processors, including Client A’s incumbent vendor, who was willing to provide a more competitively priced rate structure.
This resulted in an estimated reduction of $16,970.52 per year - or roughly 37%.
This was all achieved without any changes to Client A’s payment processing structure.
Across the term of our engagement, Client A is saving $50,911.56!
Part 3: Implementation & Post Audits
Schooley Mitchell provided a timeline for implementation, including accurate instructions for steps involving Client A’s vendors.
Schooley Mitchell verified implementation within one month, dependent on the necessary invoices presented.
The client received a detailed implementation report outlining a savings summary for the next three years.
Following implementation, Schooley Mitchell continued to monitor Client A’s invoices quarterly, to ensure the agreed upon rates were being honored, and ensure any billing errors were caught right away.
Why Partner with Us?
As North America's largest independent cost-reduction consultancy, we bring the expertise, analysis, and negotiating power. You keep:
- Full control
- All operational decisions
- 100% of the improved pricing
- The savings and the impact
Our role is simple: reduce overhead without changing how you practice, so you can reinvest in what matters most — your patients, your team, and your long-term growth.
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.
[email protected] / December 23, 2025
sapte – Leesburg, Virginia
COST REDUCTION CONSULTANTS
Leesburg, Virginia
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What We Consult On
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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] / December 16, 2025
ctoltzman – Winthrop, Minnesota
COST REDUCTION CONSULTANTS
Winthrop, Minnesota
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What We Consult On
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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] / December 16, 2025
sbrode – St. Jacobs, Ontario
COST REDUCTION CONSULTANTS
St. Jacobs, Ontario
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What We Consult On
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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] / December 16, 2025
apeters – Mitchell, Ontario
COST REDUCTION CONSULTANTS
Mitchell, Ontario
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What We Consult On
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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 / December 10, 2025
jfish – Manufacturing Savings
IS YOUR MANUFACTURING 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 – manufacturing quality products.
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 TODAYSavings Delivered
Security Systems Manufacturer
$76k
Shipping Expenses
Custom Sign Manufacturer
$21k
Telecom Savings - Plus $7k found later during post-audit
HVAC Systems Manufacturer
40%
Waste Expenses
Hazardous Waste Containment Manufacturer
$120k
Annual Merchant Service Expenses
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.
Explore Our Services
Schedule A 30-Minute Introductory Call
[email protected] / December 9, 2025
cgalloway – Elk City, Oklahoma
COST REDUCTION CONSULTANTS
Elk City, Oklahoma
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What We Consult On
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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] / December 2, 2025
bhedden – Wesley Chapel, Florida
COST REDUCTION CONSULTANTS
Wesley Chapel, Florida
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What We Consult On
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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.









