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emma & noah

CFO Services

About the client

emma & noah is a strongly seasonal e-commerce company. It regularly incurred high interest costs from using inventory financing providers and was looking for a way to make its financing more flexible and cost-effective.

Summary

emma & noah, a highly seasonal e-commerce business, faced high interest costs from inflexible inventory financing. Nortos developed a professional business and financial plan, implemented precise liquidity planning and set up flexible credit lines with two banks. This saved €100,000 in interest costs per year, optimised liquidity and freed up management through well-founded, data-driven decisions.

€100,000

in savings by refinancing from inventory financiers to banks.

6

bank financing tranches optimised in the first year through liquidity planning.

“The relief in financial reporting is complemented by expert advice – at the moments that really matter!”

Fabian Bitta
Founder & CEO

emma & noah needed a variable credit line that adapts to the seasonal fluctuations of its business. Its previous financing models led to high interest costs because the company relied on inventory financing. It needed a solution offering lower interest rates while remaining flexible enough to adapt to business fluctuations.

  • Developing a comprehensive, professional business plan and financial plan to win banks as financing partners.
  • Implementing ongoing liquidity planning to anticipate the exact financing need and submit financing requests to several banks on that basis.
  • Setting up a flexible credit line with two banks that can be drawn as needed.
  • Monthly monitoring and analysis of financing needs to ensure financing is always secured on the best terms.
  • emma & noah saved €100,000 in interest costs per year.
  • The semi-automated liquidity planning, provided and reviewed by us every month, enables the managing directors to make well-founded financial decisions while saving time and internal resources.
  • The flexible credit line ensures emma & noah stays liquid at all times without paying for unused credit facilities.

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