BRISBANE ACCOUNTING PRACTICES - GROWTH OPPORTUNITY Brisbane has: - Growing economy - Less competition (fewer big practices) - Lots of small business - Construction/mining clients - Growing tech sector BRISBANE-SPECIFIC OPPORTUNITIES 1. Construction accounting (construction boom in Brisbane) 2. Small business advisory (high density of small business) 3. Franchisee accounting (franchise sector growing) 4. Agricultural accounting (surrounding regions) Brisbane practices

MELBOURNE ACCOUNTING PRACTICES - SCALING STRATEGIES Melbourne has: - Strong business community - Tech-forward market (software, startups) - Growing professional services sector - Competitive practices - Good access to talent MELBOURNE-SPECIFIC CHALLENGES - Market is competitive (many practices) - Tech companies demand modern processes - Startups expect advisory (not just compliance) - Good people expensive (talent war) MELBOURNE-SPECIFIC OPPORTUNITIES 1. Startup acc

SYDNEY ACCOUNTING PRACTICES - YOUR GROWTH ROADMAP Sydney accounting practices face unique challenges: - High cost of living (staff want higher pay) - Competitive market (lots of other practices) - High rent (office space expensive) - Talent shortage (good people hard to find) - Long commutes (staff working hybrid) But Sydney also has: - Large client base - Growing economy - More revenue per practice (vs. regional) - Access to talent from all over Australia HOW TO GROW

THE HIDDEN COST OF POOR ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE You're using accounting software. But is it right for you? Many practices use: - Desktop software (old, hard to access remotely) - Cheap cloud software (limited features, poor integrations) - Multiple systems (Xero for accounting, separate payroll, separate time tracking) - Manual workarounds (because software doesn't do what you need) Cost of wrong software: - Manual workarounds (10-20 hours/week) - Errors (wrong data, dupl

YOUR TEAM IS UNDERPAID (AND THEY'RE LEAVING BECAUSE OF IT) You have a good team. But they're leaving. Why? They can get £50K-£60K in industry, but you're paying £35K-£40K. For a junior accountant: - Practice: £35K/year - Industry: £50K+/year - Difference: £15K/year (43% more) For a senior accountant: - Practice: £50K/year - Industry: £65K+/year - Difference: £15K+/year (30% more) You're losing people to compensation gap. THE PROBLEM Underpaying creates: - High

TAX TIME CHAOS - WHY YOUR TAX SEASON IS KILLING YOU Tax time (June/July in Australia) is your busy season. And it's a nightmare. Your practice: - 200-300% workload increase - Staff working 60-70 hour weeks - Everyone stressed and exhausted - Quality suffers (rushed work, errors) - Clients frustrated (delayed returns) - No time for anything else - You haven't seen your family in weeks This is unsustainable. And it's costing you: - Staff burnout (people leave after tax