A skeptical owner, exactly the result promised, and nothing to do on her end but say yes.
Recovered$18,500
Against estimateAs quoted
Forms filed by ownerNone
The situation
A single-location neighbourhood bar with a small tipped team. The owner had been approached before by firms promising recoveries and had learned to assume the pitch was bigger than the payout. The objection was not the credit — it was whether anyone would actually deliver it.
What we did
1Ran the numbers before asking for a commitment, so the figure was known up front
2Kept the owner's involvement to supplying payroll records — no forms on her side
3Filed on contingency, so there was nothing at risk if the estimate proved wrong
4Reported back against the original estimate rather than a revised one
The outcome
$18,500 recovered — the amount quoted at the start. The value here was less the size of the figure than the fact that it matched what was promised, which is what a sceptical owner is actually testing for.
She went in skeptical and came out with $18,500 back, exactly as promised, with no hassle on her end.