Prompt 09 · Finance and operations

Review operating costs

Find cost-review opportunities without assuming savings or ignoring service impacts.

What this prompt produces

A prioritised cost-review plan with trade-offs and supplier questions.

Copy-ready prompt

Help a small business review its operating costs using only these broad, non-sensitive figures: [COST CATEGORIES]. Identify possible savings, service-quality trade-offs, questions to ask suppliers and a prioritised action plan. Do not invent savings amounts; label estimates and recommend accountant review for tax questions.

Before you use it

Use broad, anonymised figures only. Verify savings and contractual effects; ask an accountant about tax.

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