The topic of tariffs has been an ongoing point of stress for businesses. While the situation keeps changing, it’s clear that companies are anticipating rising costs. That’s where Schooley Mitchell comes in. By Kelsi Trinidad
The topic of tariffs has been an ongoing point of stress for businesses. While the situation keeps changing, it’s clear that companies are anticipating rising costs. That’s where Schooley Mitchell comes in.
With an expertise in cost reduction, Schooley Mitchell offers business leaders a service with no real downside, auditing expenses and showing businesses where rates could be renegotiated or costs could be trimmed, depending on each business’s needs.
“At Schooley Mitchell, we look at those expenses, we tear them all apart,” said Founder Dennis Schooley. “We make sure there are no errors in the bills. We make sure the client’s not paying for things they don’t need or want, and then, more importantly, we make sure they’ve got the right prices for everything that they do.”
To make its cost-reduction services undeniably attractive to companies, Schooley Mitchell only makes a profit on the amount they’re able to save for the company. It’s a win-win for everyone involved.
“It’s things that you don’t notice, but it’s death by a 1,000 cuts, with all those ancillary expenses,” explained Schooley. “They’re not the major thing in the business, and yet they’re causing loss. So that’s really where we talk about how we can help.”
The current unsteady economy makes a strong case for the resilience of the franchise model that Schooley Mitchell offers; even in the toughest of times, there’s a strong need for the services it provides. According to Schooley, the company’s franchisees have seen an influx of clients wanting help cutting costs since the tariffs were announced.
“Pretty much anything that causes a difficult economic time – the recession, inflation, a pandemic or, in this case, tariffs – that’s when businesses need our help because it’s so hard to sort through all this stuff,” said Schooley. “And we do it without a cost because we don’t charge anything for our work or audits, we simply share in the savings.”
Kelsi Trinidad