The challenge
A fast-growing SaaS business needed laptops, monitors, networking and meeting-room AV for 28 new hires but wanted to keep cash reserved for recruitment and customer onboarding.
What we did
A 36-month finance lease covering hardware, deployment and eligible software licences, with rentals aligned to the company's monthly recurring revenue profile.
The outcome
The team onboarded on schedule, cash stayed in the runway model and the business has an upgrade path at the end of the primary term.
The full story
How the deal came together.
Hiring faster than the IT budget
Harbourdesk had signed three enterprise support contracts and needed to add 28 people across customer success, implementation and engineering.
The people plan was approved, but buying laptops, screens, network switches and meeting-room AV outright would have pulled cash from onboarding and implementation resources.
Structuring the technology package
We worked from a supplier schedule separating identifiable hardware from configuration and licences. The lender accepted the mixed package because the hardware element was strong and the business had recurring revenue evidence.
Outcome
Equipment arrived before the first induction week. Rentals are fixed for 36 months, and the company can refresh the device fleet at the end of the term rather than carrying obsolete kit on the balance sheet.
"The finance meant we could hire ahead of revenue without turning our IT refresh into a cash event."
Could you fund this?
If your business looks anything like Harbourdesk, the answer is almost certainly yes.