A 10% Cost Cut Has the Same Margin Impact as a 20% Revenue Increase.
Before your next hire or your next ad campaign, do you know where your current dollars are going? Most businesses do not.
$60K-$120K
typical addressable cost savings in a $1M+ revenue business (not visible at first glance)
Revenue looks okay, but where does all the profit go? Expenses creep up, subscriptions pile up, and suddenly margins are razor thin.
You know your revenue. You do not know where your money goes.
You are paying for software subscriptions you forgot you had. Vendor contracts are renewing at above-market rates because no one renegotiated. Services are priced below cost because the rates were set three years ago. Duplicate tools are running in parallel because no one owns the stack. The result: 10-20% of revenue leaks into invisible expenses.
Most businesses focus on revenue growth as the path to better margins. They ignore that a 10% reduction in costs has the same margin impact as a 15-20% increase in revenue — without the sales effort. Most cost savings are not visible until you look.
Revenue looks okay, but where does all the profit go? Expenses creep up, subscriptions pile up, and suddenly margins are razor thin.
47%
of SaaS subscriptions at mid-market companies are redundant or unused
Find the Right Fit
Three ways to work with us — choose the scope that matches where you are.
Expense Forensic
Businesses wanting a complete cost structure audit.- Five-category analysis (SaaS, contracts, process waste, pricing leakage, cash flow friction)
- P&L review for last 12 months
- Software stack audit (tools, seats, utilization, redundancy)
- Vendor contract analysis (terms, rates, market comparisons)
- Pricing structure review (are you underpriced?)
- Itemized savings report (per finding, with effort estimate)
Implementation Sprint
Forensic findings identified, ready to act immediately.- SaaS subscription cancellation/downgrade
- Vendor contract renegotiation
- Pricing leakage fixes (rate increases)
- Payment term improvements (working capital optimization)
- Automation implementation (cross-sell with automation service)
- Cost savings documentation and tracking
Ongoing CFO Partnership
Committed to quarterly expense reviews and continuous cost optimization.- Quarterly expense deep-dive
- Vendor renewal calendar management
- Pricing strategy reviews
- Cash flow optimization
- Margin trend analysis
- Annual cost-reduction target setting
3 Things That Hold Cost Optimization Back
Your Software Stack Has at Least Three Tools Doing the Same Thing
Three CRMs. Two project management tools. Two video conferencing platforms. Accumulation happens because no one has audit authority. The average SMB has 4-6 redundant subscriptions per year. Dedicated audit of the stack saves $4K-$12K annually.
Vendor Contracts Renew Automatically at Above-Market Rates
The vendor relationship that started at fair rate 3 years ago has had two price increases and is now 25% above market. The business never renegotiated because it was not actively painful — just quietly expensive. Annual review + renegotiation saves 15-30% per vendor.
Pricing Leakage is Invisible Until Someone Measures It
Scope creep that never gets billed. Discounts granted verbally and never reversed. Services delivered at rates set three years ago. Revenue number looks fine. Margin does not. Pricing leakage is a revenue problem disguised as a cost problem.
Tampa Bay Business. Measurable Outcome.
Challenge
$2.4M revenue, margins eroding from 22% to 18% over 2 years. No clear understanding of where margin was being lost.
Approach
Expense Forensic analysis: reviewed 12-month P&L, software subscriptions, vendor contracts, and service pricing by line. Identified: $4,200/month in unused SaaS, two overpriced vendor contracts ($28K/year savings on renegotiation), and one service line delivering 40% of revenue at rates not increased in 4 years.
Outcome
Total addressable savings identified: $127K annually. Implemented in 60 days. Margin improved from 18% to 23%. Same revenue, $127K more profit (5-point margin improvement).
What You Get at the End
Concrete artifacts you own and can act on immediately.
- Expense Forensic Report — Five-category analysis with dollar estimates per finding.
- Vendor Contract Audit — Renewal dates, current rates, and market benchmark comparisons.
- SaaS Stack Audit — Complete tool inventory with utilization analysis and redundancy map.
- Pricing Leakage Analysis — Revenue impact of scope creep and rate discrepancies.
- Implementation Priority Matrix — Savings potential vs. effort for each finding.
- Cash Flow Calendar — Vendor payment timing and payment term negotiation strategy.
Sample Deliverable
Cost Optimization · On10 Solutions
Before You Start
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