Sometimes the investigation of self employment options happens in the most round about ways. I had originally met Ryvers Wright through a mutual acquaintance. While he had some interest in new possibilities, he felt like he needed to stay in his job. But as it turns out, one possibility that piqued his interest was a terrific fit for his wife, Viveca.
Viveca had been a CPA and had worked for Capital One before leaving to stay home with her beautiful family. She had recently started doing some independent consulting work. She found that it provided her with the flexibility to be there for her family while also being able to generate some additional income for the family. She also liked the work and was great at it.
The one thing about being an independent consultant is that all the work is up to you; Viveca had found that she might prefer to have some additional support and structure. This is where I come back into the picture. The franchise that had interested Ryvers was Expense Reduction Analysts (ERA). ERA is the largest cost management consultancy franchise in the world. ERA helps all types of organizations, big and small, find extra profit/reduce their costs. They don’t charge an up-front fee; they share the savings. Viveca saw that this business was a great fit with the consulting she was already doing. Plus, being a franchisee gave her access to resources and other consultants expertise that she wouldn’t have had by staying out on her own.
ERA works with companies and their suppliers to obtain industry benchmark pricing without sacrificing quality and service levels. We are different from most consulting firms in that we actually assist our clients with the implementation of their cost savings strategies and stay with them for 18 to 24 months, ensuring that the cost savings are realized. We work strictly on a contingency fee basis, in other words we only get paid if our clients actually save money! To date ERA has completed over 14,000 projects achieving an average cost savings of 20%. If your company should ever be interested in saving on overhead costs and want help from cost experts, without risk, please fell free to contact me via email at VWright@expensereduction.com or by phone (804) 594-7286.



