We walk alongside Indigenous businesses through crisis, capability and growth.
Specialist accounting and advisory for Indigenous businesses at any stage – crisis, capability, growth or steady state.
A specialist practice, not a general accountant.
The mainstream accounting profession was not built for Indigenous businesses. Templates assume metropolitan operations, predictable cash flow, standard governance, and a workforce that fits a payroll system out of the box.
Indigenous businesses – sole traders, family enterprises, Aboriginal corporations and community-controlled organisations – operate in a different reality. Grant-funded cash flows, CATSI Act obligations, remote infrastructure, complex workforces, and the trust deficit that comes from being served badly by the profession in the past.
We work in long-term relationships and commit to new clients carefully. Most of our clients have been with us for more than two years. We measure our impact independently – SVA Consulting's 2026 SROI study is the receipts.
From active crisis to sustainable growth.
Being able to ask questions you'd been embarrassed to ask elsewhere. The shame that often surrounds compliance starts to dissolve.
Active crisis brought under control. ATO obligations resolved through SBR, payment plans or remediation. The business stops haemorrhaging.
Knowing what tax is and isn't, what a BAS does, what cash flow means in your context. Confidence to engage with the system rather than avoid it.
Systems that work without our hands on them. Bookkeeping that's current. Reporting that's audit-ready. Infrastructure of a sustainable business.
You make decisions on your own terms, with your own information, on your own timeline. Our role shifts from operator to advisor.
Growth happens at the pace and shape you choose. Not growth driven by external pressure – growth driven by capacity.
Cultural and emotional safety is the foundation across all stages.
Two streams of work, one practice.
Each stream serves a different client situation. They share a workflow, a team, and a way of working – but the entry point and pace differ.
Crisis advisory and stabilisation
Forensic accounting, Small Business Restructuring (SBR) pathway support, ATO negotiation and debt remediation. The work that keeps Indigenous businesses alive.
- SBR debt relief pathway support
- ATO negotiation and remediation
- Forensic accounting and triage
- Risk reduction and immediate stabilisation
NFP and Aboriginal Corporation compliance and strategy
End-to-end work for community-controlled organisations, CATSI corporations and grant-funded NFPs – built for grant cycles and community governance.
- CATSI Act compliance and ORIC reporting
- NFP audit preparation
- Grant acquittal and program reporting
- Strategic financial advisory
I was desperately in need of someone to help me navigate my business's financial situation. Then I met Together Business, and they taught me what was going on and coached me through the whole process. I am so much more confident now.Lateesha Jeffrey · Founder, Wave of Change Consultancy
Founded in 2019 on Larrakia Country by Sarah Hyland, a Chartered Accountant.
If you're an Indigenous business, we'd like to hear from you.
We work in long-term relationships and commit to new clients carefully. The best place to start is an email, telling us a little about your situation.
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