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title: Results | Viking Business Advisors
description: What a six-system review returns, shown as a worked example. No invented case studies — real client outcomes are published here only with permission.
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// RESULTS

# What a review actually returns.

One Texas client saved $68,000 a year across five lines of service: telecom and IT, merchant processing, energy, insurance and payroll. AP automation also gave the owner back hours every month. This is one client's result, not a typical or guaranteed outcome.

TYPICAL RESULTS, FOR ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES

## A full six-system review, end to end.

This is the document you receive: every system reviewed, what you pay now, what the market bid, and the difference. Including the categories where you are already priced correctly.

EXPENSE FINDINGS SUMMARY ILLUSTRATIVE, NOT A CLIENT

| System | Current | Best bid | Delta |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| IT & Telecom | $4,180 | $2,740 | −$1,440 |
| Merchant Services | $6,920 | $5,310 | −$1,610 |
| Energy | $3,450 | $3,450 | PRICED OK |
| Commercial Insurance | $5,600 | $4,725 | −$875 |
| AP Automation | $1,240 | $0 | −$1,240 |
| HR & Payroll | $7,310 | $6,480 | −$830 |

ANNUALISED DIFFERENCE $71,940

The figures above are a modelled example of a typical six-system review, not the results of a specific engagement.

WHERE THE MONEY USUALLY IS

## Some categories move more than others.

Rough guidance on where a review tends to find room, based on how these markets are priced rather than on any particular engagement.

IT & TelecomUsually the largest gap. Legacy circuits, decommissioned services still billing, and copper lines carriers are retiring anyway.

Merchant ServicesEffective rate is where it hides. Tier downgrades and padded gateway fees rarely appear as a line called “markup”.

HR & PayrollMoves most at renewal, when the introductory PEO pricing resets and the real per-employee cost shows up.

Commercial InsuranceInertia is the expense. Programs that have not been rebid in years drift away from the market.

EnergyTiming matters more than negotiation. Contracting into the wrong part of the cycle costs more than any rate you argue for.

AP AutomationOften not a saving at all but a cost avoided — the platform replaces work rather than a line item.

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