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Data setup · Automation · ERP

Get your data in order — and your hours back.

Northbound Data helps small and medium-sized businesses build a clean data foundation, automate repetitive work and get more out of their ERP system. Practical, vendor-neutral and sized for teams of 5 to 250.

30 minutes · Online or in person · No sales pitch

Manual hours per week

A 25-person wholesaler, before and after

Example
  • Matching supplier invoices 6.5 hours before, 0.5 hours after
  • Re-keying webshop orders 4 hours before, fully automated after
  • Month-end stock report 3 hours before, 15 minutes after
  • Fixing duplicate customers 2 hours before, 15 minutes after

Total per week

15.5 h down to 1 h

Roughly 750 hours a year back for work that needs a person.

Before After Illustrative figures for a typical project scope.

What we do

Three ways we give your team time back

Start with one, or combine them. Every project begins with a short review of how your data and routines work today, so we fix what actually slows you down.

Data Setup

A clean, well-structured foundation that every report, system and decision can rely on.

  • Clean-up of customers, items, suppliers and prices
  • One shared structure across ERP, CRM and spreadsheets
  • Clear ownership and rules that keep data clean

Typical result

One trusted number, wherever you look.

Discuss data setup

Automation

We take the repetitive, error-prone work out of your week without adding complexity.

  • Invoice, order and payment flows between systems
  • Reports that build and send themselves on schedule
  • Alerts when something needs a human decision

Typical result

Hours back every week, and fewer typing errors.

Discuss automation

ERP Assistance

Get more out of the ERP you already pay for, or choose the right one for your next stage.

  • Health check of setup, processes and daily use
  • Configuration fixes, integrations and user training
  • Vendor-neutral help choosing or upgrading a system

Typical result

An ERP your team actually likes to use.

Discuss your ERP

Not sure where to start?

Let’s find your three biggest time-savers.

In 30 minutes we look at how your data and routines work today and point out the changes that would save you the most time. The notes are yours to keep, whether or not we work together.

Book a no-obligation meeting

Or call +44 20 4538 1190

About us

Complex data, made simple.

Our vision is to make complex data simple, so small and medium-sized businesses can run on the same structure and automation as large enterprises, without the enterprise overhead.

We kept meeting capable teams who spent their days copying numbers between systems, fixing the same errors every month and waiting for reports nobody fully trusted. The problem was rarely the people, and rarely the software. It was the structure underneath.

So that is where we start. We put structure into your data, automate the routine work around it and make sure your ERP supports the way you actually operate. When the foundation is right, efficiency follows.

Founded
2016
Based in
Copenhagen & London
Approach
Vendor-neutral

What we believe

  • Structure before software

    Most problems are solved by getting the data model right, not by buying another tool.

  • Automate the routine, keep the judgement

    Systems handle the copy-and-paste. Your people keep the decisions that need a human.

  • Plain language, no lock-in

    We document everything we build and train your team, so you are never dependent on us.

How a project runs

Most projects take 4–10 weeks from first meeting to hand-over.

  1. Step 1 1–2 weeks

    Map

    We review your systems, data and manual routines, and hand you a prioritised list of where time is lost.

  2. Step 2 2–8 weeks

    Build

    We fix the structure and set up automations in small steps, testing each one with the people who use it.

  3. Step 3 + 30-day check-in

    Hand over

    Documentation and training for your team, plus a check-in after 30 days to make sure everything holds.

Systems we often work with

  • Business Central
  • e-conomic
  • Visma
  • Uniconta
  • Tripletex
  • NetSuite
  • Power BI
  • Power Automate
  • Make

Contact

Let’s talk about your data.

Tell us a little about your business and what takes up too much of your team’s time. We reply within one business day.

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