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How One Tiny Shift Can Save You $10K a Month
Subject Line: How One Tiny Shift Can Save You $10K a Month
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A few years ago, Toyota shared how they saved millions by making a deceptively simple change: reducing the number of colors they painted their vehicles.
By cutting down from dozens of shades to just a handful of popular ones, they simplified production, reduced inventory costs, and sped up delivery times.
It wasn’t glamorous. It wasn’t flashy. But it worked.
This isn’t just a “big business” strategy. Small business owners can apply the same principle to uncover hidden inefficiencies.
Here’s how:
Audit Your OfferingsDo you really need all those SKUs, services, or packages? Offering fewer options not only simplifies operations but also reduces decision fatigue for your customers.
Review Vendor AgreementsNegotiate better terms or eliminate under used services. I’ve seen business owners save thousands by canceling “nice-to-have” subscriptions they’d forgotten about.
Streamline Your WorkflowToyota’s success was about flow. Look at your processes. Is there a bottleneck? Are you duplicating effort somewhere?
For example, one client eliminated hours of busywork simply by implementing an automated email system for client onboarding.
Small, strategic changes like these can add up to massive savings.
Here’s the question:What’s one part of your business you could simplify today?
Sometimes, $10K is hiding in plain sight.
Talk soon,Ryan
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