Business Accounting
Small business advisors who still think like founders.
Most advice sounds clean in a boardroom and breaks the second real life hits payroll, tax, staff, pricing, cash and customers. We help Australian small business owners make better growth decisions, build operating rhythm and run the business with less stress because we are founder led to the core.
Led by Sam Draper
We get it because we are still founder led.
REAL FOUNDER EXPERIENCE
We advise from the numbers, but we also understand the pressure behind them. Payroll, tax, customers, staff, pricing and growth all hit at once. We help you make the next move with context.
GROWTH PRIORITY CLARITY
Not every opportunity deserves your time, cash or team energy. We help rank the moves that actually grow the business and cut the noise that keeps founders busy but stuck.
OPERATING RHYTHM
Growth feels easier when the business has rhythm. We help set reporting, review points, cash habits and decision cycles so you stop running everything from memory.
COMMERCIAL CONTROL
Tax, cash flow, pricing, finance and structure should not be handled in separate silos. We connect the advice so every decision supports the business you are trying to build.
What’s included
Because growth should not feel like chaos.
Strategy, numbers, tax, cash flow, pricing, hiring and structure, all connected to the way your business actually runs.
Growth Advisory
We help you decide what to focus on next, what to stop doing and what numbers matter most for the stage your business is in.
Operating Clarity
We build simple rhythms for reporting, meetings, cash, priorities and accountability so the business feels easier to run week to week.
Founder Decision Support
We act as a commercial sounding board for pricing, hiring, expansion, spending, debt, tax and the calls that feel too important to make alone.
Profit and Cash Control
We connect profit, cash, tax and working capital so growth does not quietly turn into pressure behind the scenes.
Budgeting & Scenario Planning
We build practical budgets and what-if scenarios so you know what happens if sales dip, costs rise, margins tighten or growth speeds up.
Xero and Management Reporting
We turn your numbers into clear reporting that shows what is happening, what needs attention and what decision comes next.
Who it’s for
You do not need more reports. You need better decisions.
Growth creates pressure. More revenue can mean more staff problems, tighter cash, bigger tax bills and decisions you have never had to make before. Small business advisory gives you a clear plan before the business starts running you.
Structures we plan for
Sole traders
Partnerships
Companies
Family trusts
SMSFs
Not sure yours still fits? Business structure review
Industries we know well
Why us
Small business growth gets messy when every decision lives in the founder’s head.
We help you turn the numbers into priorities, make cleaner decisions and build a business that can grow without relying on panic, guesswork or late-night problem solving.
Going it alone
Bank balance checked in panic
Debtors paying whenever they feel like it
Debt repayments fighting payroll
ATO bills creating cash pressure
No plan for slow months
With Elephant Advisory
Cash forecast weeks ahead
Receivables chased with rhythm
Debt repayments mapped properly
Working capital released
Budgets built for reality
“Good small business advice does not hand you a report. It helps you make the next right move with confidence.”
Your accountants
Qualified, Xero-certified and easy to reach
FAQ
Small business advisory questions, answered plainly.
Quick answers for founders looking for small business advisors, growth advice, cash flow clarity, tax support and practical business advisory in Melbourne and across Australia.
Our pricing is tailored to what your business actually needs. We offer a free initial consultation so we can understand your situation and put together a package that makes sense for you, with no surprises.
Yes. We can assist with business valuations, purchase analysis, and ongoing advice to make sure you are paying the right price and setting the business up correctly from day one.
We review your current financial position, forecast your cash flow, and work with you to put strategies in place that protect your cash position all year round, not just at tax time.
Absolutely. We build practical budgets that help you track expenses, plan for growth, and understand where your money is going at every stage of the year.
An accountant keeps your books in order and handles compliance. A business advisor helps you make better decisions, plan for growth, and build a stronger business. At Elephant, we do both.
Yes. Whether you are just getting started or looking to scale, our advice is tailored to where you are now and where you want to go.
Related services
General information only. Talk to your accountant about your circumstances.
Business Accounting
Small business advisors who still think like founders.
Most advice sounds clean in a boardroom and breaks the second real life hits payroll, tax, staff, pricing, cash and customers. We help Australian small business owners make better growth decisions, build operating rhythm and run the business with less stress because we are founder led to the core.
Led by Sam Draper
We get it because we are still founder led.
REAL FOUNDER EXPERIENCE
We advise from the numbers, but we also understand the pressure behind them. Payroll, tax, customers, staff, pricing and growth all hit at once. We help you make the next move with context.
GROWTH PRIORITY CLARITY
Not every opportunity deserves your time, cash or team energy. We help rank the moves that actually grow the business and cut the noise that keeps founders busy but stuck.
OPERATING RHYTHM
Growth feels easier when the business has rhythm. We help set reporting, review points, cash habits and decision cycles so you stop running everything from memory.
COMMERCIAL CONTROL
Tax, cash flow, pricing, finance and structure should not be handled in separate silos. We connect the advice so every decision supports the business you are trying to build.
What’s included
Because growth should not feel like chaos.
Strategy, numbers, tax, cash flow, pricing, hiring and structure, all connected to the way your business actually runs.
Growth Advisory
We help you decide what to focus on next, what to stop doing and what numbers matter most for the stage your business is in.
Operating Clarity
We build simple rhythms for reporting, meetings, cash, priorities and accountability so the business feels easier to run week to week.
Founder Decision Support
We act as a commercial sounding board for pricing, hiring, expansion, spending, debt, tax and the calls that feel too important to make alone.
Profit and Cash Control
We connect profit, cash, tax and working capital so growth does not quietly turn into pressure behind the scenes.
Budgeting & Scenario Planning
We build practical budgets and what-if scenarios so you know what happens if sales dip, costs rise, margins tighten or growth speeds up.
Xero and Management Reporting
We turn your numbers into clear reporting that shows what is happening, what needs attention and what decision comes next.
Who it’s for
You do not need more reports. You need better decisions.
Growth creates pressure. More revenue can mean more staff problems, tighter cash, bigger tax bills and decisions you have never had to make before. Small business advisory gives you a clear plan before the business starts running you.
Structures we plan for
Sole traders
Partnerships
Companies
Family trusts
SMSFs
Not sure yours still fits? Business structure review
Industries we know well
Why us
Small business growth gets messy when every decision lives in the founder’s head.
We help you turn the numbers into priorities, make cleaner decisions and build a business that can grow without relying on panic, guesswork or late-night problem solving.
Going it alone
Bank balance checked in panic
Debtors paying whenever they feel like it
Debt repayments fighting payroll
ATO bills creating cash pressure
No plan for slow months
With Elephant Advisory
Cash forecast weeks ahead
Receivables chased with rhythm
Debt repayments mapped properly
Working capital released
Budgets built for reality
“Good small business advice does not hand you a report. It helps you make the next right move with confidence.”
Your accountants
Qualified, Xero-certified and easy to reach
FAQ
Small business advisory questions, answered plainly.
Quick answers for founders looking for small business advisors, growth advice, cash flow clarity, tax support and practical business advisory in Melbourne and across Australia.
Our pricing is tailored to what your business actually needs. We offer a free initial consultation so we can understand your situation and put together a package that makes sense for you, with no surprises.
Yes. We can assist with business valuations, purchase analysis, and ongoing advice to make sure you are paying the right price and setting the business up correctly from day one.
We review your current financial position, forecast your cash flow, and work with you to put strategies in place that protect your cash position all year round, not just at tax time.
Absolutely. We build practical budgets that help you track expenses, plan for growth, and understand where your money is going at every stage of the year.
An accountant keeps your books in order and handles compliance. A business advisor helps you make better decisions, plan for growth, and build a stronger business. At Elephant, we do both.
Yes. Whether you are just getting started or looking to scale, our advice is tailored to where you are now and where you want to go.
Related services
General information only. Talk to your accountant about your circumstances.
Business Accounting
Small business advisors who still think like founders.
Most advice sounds clean in a boardroom and breaks the second real life hits payroll, tax, staff, pricing, cash and customers. We help Australian small business owners make better growth decisions, build operating rhythm and run the business with less stress because we are founder led to the core.
Led by Sam Draper
We get it because we are still founder led.
REAL FOUNDER EXPERIENCE
We advise from the numbers, but we also understand the pressure behind them. Payroll, tax, customers, staff, pricing and growth all hit at once. We help you make the next move with context.
GROWTH PRIORITY CLARITY
Not every opportunity deserves your time, cash or team energy. We help rank the moves that actually grow the business and cut the noise that keeps founders busy but stuck.
OPERATING RHYTHM
Growth feels easier when the business has rhythm. We help set reporting, review points, cash habits and decision cycles so you stop running everything from memory.
COMMERCIAL CONTROL
Tax, cash flow, pricing, finance and structure should not be handled in separate silos. We connect the advice so every decision supports the business you are trying to build.
What’s included
Because growth should not feel like chaos.
Strategy, numbers, tax, cash flow, pricing, hiring and structure, all connected to the way your business actually runs.
Growth Advisory
We help you decide what to focus on next, what to stop doing and what numbers matter most for the stage your business is in.
Operating Clarity
We build simple rhythms for reporting, meetings, cash, priorities and accountability so the business feels easier to run week to week.
Founder Decision Support
We act as a commercial sounding board for pricing, hiring, expansion, spending, debt, tax and the calls that feel too important to make alone.
Profit and Cash Control
We connect profit, cash, tax and working capital so growth does not quietly turn into pressure behind the scenes.
Budgeting & Scenario Planning
We build practical budgets and what-if scenarios so you know what happens if sales dip, costs rise, margins tighten or growth speeds up.
Xero and Management Reporting
We turn your numbers into clear reporting that shows what is happening, what needs attention and what decision comes next.
Who it’s for
You do not need more reports. You need better decisions.
Growth creates pressure. More revenue can mean more staff problems, tighter cash, bigger tax bills and decisions you have never had to make before. Small business advisory gives you a clear plan before the business starts running you.
Structures we plan for
Sole traders
Partnerships
Companies
Family trusts
SMSFs
Not sure yours still fits? Business structure review
Industries we know well
Why us
Small business growth gets messy when every decision lives in the founder’s head.
We help you turn the numbers into priorities, make cleaner decisions and build a business that can grow without relying on panic, guesswork or late-night problem solving.
Going it alone
Bank balance checked in panic
Debtors paying whenever they feel like it
Debt repayments fighting payroll
ATO bills creating cash pressure
No plan for slow months
With Elephant Advisory
Cash forecast weeks ahead
Receivables chased with rhythm
Debt repayments mapped properly
Working capital released
Budgets built for reality
“Good small business advice does not hand you a report. It helps you make the next right move with confidence.”
Your accountants
Qualified, Xero-certified and easy to reach
FAQ
Small business advisory questions, answered plainly.
Quick answers for founders looking for small business advisors, growth advice, cash flow clarity, tax support and practical business advisory in Melbourne and across Australia.
Our pricing is tailored to what your business actually needs. We offer a free initial consultation so we can understand your situation and put together a package that makes sense for you, with no surprises.
Yes. We can assist with business valuations, purchase analysis, and ongoing advice to make sure you are paying the right price and setting the business up correctly from day one.
We review your current financial position, forecast your cash flow, and work with you to put strategies in place that protect your cash position all year round, not just at tax time.
Absolutely. We build practical budgets that help you track expenses, plan for growth, and understand where your money is going at every stage of the year.
An accountant keeps your books in order and handles compliance. A business advisor helps you make better decisions, plan for growth, and build a stronger business. At Elephant, we do both.
Yes. Whether you are just getting started or looking to scale, our advice is tailored to where you are now and where you want to go.
Related services
General information only. Talk to your accountant about your circumstances.
Phone
OFFICE HOURS
Mon to Fri: 8.30am - 6.00pm
By appointment only.
Elephant Financial Pty Ltd (ABN 38 611 576 240) trading as Elephant Advisory is an authorised credit representative (ACR 487962) of Yellow Brick Road Aggregation Pty Ltd (formerly Vow Financial Pty Ltd) (ABN 66 138 789 161), Australian Credit Licence 390261.
Phone
OFFICE HOURS
Mon to Fri: 8.30am - 6.00pm
By appointment only.
Elephant Financial Pty Ltd (ABN 38 611 576 240) trading as Elephant Advisory is an authorised credit representative (ACR 487962) of Yellow Brick Road Aggregation Pty Ltd (formerly Vow Financial Pty Ltd) (ABN 66 138 789 161), Australian Credit Licence 390261.
Phone
OFFICE HOURS
Mon to Fri: 8.30am - 6.00pm
By appointment only.
Elephant Financial Pty Ltd (ABN 38 611 576 240) trading as Elephant Advisory is an authorised credit representative (ACR 487962) of Yellow Brick Road Aggregation Pty Ltd (formerly Vow Financial Pty Ltd) (ABN 66 138 789 161), Australian Credit Licence 390261.