For Immediate Release
Waterloo, Ontario, April 21, 2020: SponsorsOne Inc. (CSE:SPO), (Frankfurt: 5SO), (OTC:SPONF), the Company that makes small brands BIG through large, engaged, authentic communities of influencers that buy and support the brands they love, announces the arrangement of a USD$5,000,000 Letter of Credit (“LC”) to be used as a payment guarantee for Brand orders, potentially supporting up to $100 million annually of purchases from Vendors.
“As we begin to scale small brands, we recognized the challenge has been capital to fund the manufacturing of products against Retail and Wholesale orders,” states Myles Bartholomew, CEO of SponsorsOne. “We can now place a Letter of Credit with the Vendor’s Bank as a form of payment guarantee, taking advantage of extended payment terms – essentially, the vendors are financing our orders.”
The LC will be issued from a major Canadian Bank and transferred to the Vendors Bank, acting as a payment guarantee. The LC will extend the payment terms from 30 days to 45 days. Typically the National Retailers and Wholesalers pay within 35 – 37 days, allowing us time to pay the Vendor before the 45-day payment guarantee expires. The cost of the facility is 3% for a 90-day term, and SPO expects to turn the facility two times each term. The LC’s effective cost is 1.5% against orders. Compared to purchase order factoring at a cost of 8-15%, the LC provides a significant commercial and financial advantage for SPO and its shareholders.
About SponsorsOne Inc.:
SponsorsOne is the leader in the next evolution of digital marketing through micro-influence, storytelling and digital-commerce with the SponsorCoin platform and its highly scalable – smart contract based digital- currency. Combined, this allows brands to build and manage exclusive and highly engaged communities of influencers (from pro to micro-influencers) within the social realm. The SponsorCoin platform provides for data-driven marketing campaigns that will change the way brands connect with their customers. SponsorCoin is a tool for brands to inspire real movements around their products and services in which their most valuable customers become their best salespeople, producing far higher ROI than current social media advertising methods.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
Gary Bartholomew, Executive Chairman
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