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badmin / April 10, 2024

jrcaughey – Huntington, New York

COST REDUCTION CONSULTANTS

Huntington, New York

JR Caughey

Strategic-Partner
Office: 631-760-1031

Office Information

2 Hobart Court Huntington, New York – 11746
631-760-1031

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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 / April 4, 2024

    asmith – Referrals

    Referrals are essential for growing my business!

    Adam Smith

    Bay Area, California

    P: 510-646-9981

    First, I want to thank my clients, prospects, referral partners and business advisors for all the support and counsel during the launch of my Schooley Mitchell cost reduction franchise. I could not have enjoyed the success and growth without all your ongoing support. A business will succeed and grow based in the strength of its trusted partners. Referral partnerships are one of the simplest ways for professionals to help others, while helping themselves.

    As I move into my third full year, I want to take my business to the next level, and I need all your help! I would be truly grateful if you would consider providing a couple of personal referrals that I could reach out to and see if they might be a fit for our cost optimization services. As you know, our no obligation, contingency business model means that there is absolutely no cost or risk to see if there’s a real opportunity to save their business’ thousands of dollars on their key vendor costs.

    My referral process is very simple –just complete the short web form below and I will take care of the rest! I promise to keep you updated on how the entire engagement process goes. And thank you once again for your continued support.

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    badmin / March 19, 2024

    jgilmer – Tiffin, Ohio

    COST REDUCTION CONSULTANTS

    Tiffin, Ohio

    Joe Gilmer

    Business Optimization Specialist
    Office: 567-220-7330

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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.







      badmin / 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

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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 15, 2024

        kcrockett – April 16 Event

        APRIL 16th - Get Money Back From Vendors

        Keith Crockett

        Business Optimization Specialist

        Costs are going up everywhere. Let's get some of that money back without sacrificing service levels or giving anything up.

        1. Practical things every business can do
        2. Examples of other businesses just like yours that have saved money
        3. Focus on your business will take care of the vendors

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          badmin / March 13, 2024

          arendon – Boerne, Texas

          COST REDUCTION CONSULTANTS

          Boerne, Texas

          Andrew Rendon

          Strategic-Partner
          Office: 210-610-6890

          Office Information

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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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              badmin / 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
              schooleymitchellmgandhi

              Meet the Team

              Nilam Shah

              Business Optimization Specialist
              Office: 630-819-3468

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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 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?

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                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

                Larry Nipon

                Strategic-Partner
                Office: 518-620-5012

                Michael Neil

                Strategic-Partner
                Office: 215-607-2882

                Schedule A 30-Minute Introductory Call

                badmin / March 4, 2024

                dmbull – St. Augustine, Florida

                COST REDUCTION CONSULTANTS

                St. Augustine, Florida

                David Bull

                Strategic-Partner
                Office: 904-659-9904 ext 102

                Mary Bull

                Business Optimization Specialist
                Office: 904-659-9904 ext 101

                Office Information

                19 Rimcrest Ct St. Augustine, Florida – 32092
                904-659-9904 ext 102
                schooleymitchelldmbull

                Trusted Resources

                Ripe Financial can assist with financing up to $5 million

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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.