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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...
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Stephen Carrabba
- Oct 5, 2020
A Resolution That Puts Money In Your Pockets
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,...
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Stephen Carrabba
- Aug 10, 2020
Are You Paying More Than You Agreed To?
Question: Is your organization being invoiced for products and services at the levels you agreed to when you negotiated your latest...
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Stephen Carrabba
- Jul 20, 2020
Are You Getting The Most From Your Current Suppliers?
As a cost reduction consulting firm, we’re in the business of helping our clients reduce their expenses. Needless to say, we have the...
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Stephen Carrabba
- May 4, 2020
Patient Costs Eating Away At Profits?
Are you a skilled nursing facility that’s concerned that Medicaid-covered services you’re providing to residents are at rates that are...
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Stephen Carrabba
- Apr 20, 2020
Before You Sign The Dotted Line...
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...
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Stephen Carrabba
- Apr 6, 2020
Continuous Cost Cutting Process vs One-Time Initiative
At Expense Consulting, we spend a lot of time thinking about vendor costs and management. However, we recognize that there are tremendous...
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Stephen Carrabba
- Mar 16, 2020
Forever Rising Drug Costs
Finding the best way to solve escalating healthcare costs in the United States is a subject of much heated debate. One area where most...
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Stephen Carrabba
- Mar 2, 2020
Sometimes Our Clients Are Surprised!
We help our clients with thorough reviews; many times we're looking at their hazardous and regular waste and recycle needs. Our database,...
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Stephen Carrabba
- Feb 3, 2020
Turnover is Rising
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,...
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Stephen Carrabba
- Jan 27, 2020
The Art of The Deal
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...
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Stephen Carrabba
- Jan 6, 2020
A Job Well Done
"...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)...
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Stephen Carrabba
- Dec 2, 2019
Small Dollars Add Up, It's Easy to Overspend
Supplies can be tricky business. They’re not a glamorous spend category, so most executives don’t give supplies too much attention. But...
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Stephen Carrabba
- Oct 28, 2019
A Bitter Pill
In prior Newsletters, we’ve emphasized the importance of knowing your vendors’ capabilities. This month, we take a little deeper dive,...
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Stephen Carrabba
- Sep 16, 2019
Expense Consulting Saves Time & Money
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...
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Stephen Carrabba
- Aug 5, 2019
Best Practices in Vendor Negotiation
No organization exists in isolation and no matter what business you’re in, there is one universal truth: you will have vendor agreements....
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Stephen Carrabba
- Jun 18, 2019
Low Cost Bidder Always Mean Savings
Whether you’re a Procurement Manager, a Cost Reduction Firm or a CFO, you should always chase after the lowest cost, right? Not...
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Stephen Carrabba
- May 6, 2019
Making Sure Your Vendors Are Providing “GOLD MEDAL” Service
As we listen to the stories of the Olympic level athletes competing in South Korea this month, the one common theme behind their success...
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Stephen Carrabba
- Feb 4, 2019
Got Zapped
Expense Consulting was recently brought in to assist an organization that has been using an energy consultant for all of its electricity...
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Stephen Carrabba
- Jan 31, 2019
Money Right Down The Drain, Literally
At Expense Consulting, we recognize that focusing on cutting spending is never as much fun as growing the top line.
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