In the last few decades, we’ve seen a rise in the number of do-it-yourselfers in the home improvement market. We’ve noticed that the same...

It’s late December and your staff is busy trying to tie up all the year-end loose ends; budgets are finalized, accruals are being made,...

Question: Is your organization being invoiced for products and services at the levels you agreed to when you negotiated your latest...

As a cost reduction consulting firm, we’re in the business of helping our clients reduce their expenses. Needless to say, we have the...

Are you a skilled nursing facility that’s concerned that Medicaid-covered services you’re providing to residents are at rates that are...

At Expense Consulting, we’ve reviewed a great many vendor contracts. From time to time, we’re still surprised at what we find embedded in...

At Expense Consulting, we spend a lot of time thinking about vendor costs and management. However, we recognize that there are tremendous...

Finding the best way to solve escalating healthcare costs in the United States is a subject of much heated debate. One area where most...

We help our clients with thorough reviews; many times we're looking at their hazardous and regular waste and recycle needs. Our database,...

Does it feel like you are losing employees at a record level? If your organization is like many of the ones we work with in healthcare,...

If I offered you a 20% reduction, would you jump at the deal? You should be saying to yourself, “Wait! What?” There are a few questions...

"...so I meet with the CFO of this company, I tell him that my company will increase their cash flow. We will uncover (and recover)...

Supplies can be tricky business. They’re not a glamorous spend category, so most executives don’t give supplies too much attention. But...

In prior Newsletters, we’ve emphasized the importance of knowing your vendors’ capabilities. This month, we take a little deeper dive,...

Take a moment, close your eyes and imagine hiring a consultant to solve a business problem. What’s the first thing that comes to mind? If...

No organization exists in isolation and no matter what business you’re in, there is one universal truth: you will have vendor agreements....

Whether you’re a Procurement Manager, a Cost Reduction Firm or a CFO, you should always chase after the lowest cost, right? Not...

As we listen to the stories of the Olympic level athletes competing in South Korea this month, the one common theme behind their success...

Expense Consulting was recently brought in to assist an organization that has been using an energy consultant for all of its electricity...

At Expense Consulting, we recognize that focusing on cutting spending is never as much fun as growing the top line.