orquinavela

12b/46-50 Hibberson St, Gungahlin ACT 2912
Financial Education for 2025

Build Your Business With Clarity

Most business owners know their craft but struggle with the financial side. We teach practical finance strategies that actually work for Australian businesses trying to scale without burning out.

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How We Structure Learning

Three phases that take you from spreadsheet confusion to confident financial decisions. Our autumn 2025 cohort starts in September.

1

Foundation Phase

Understanding your current numbers without the jargon. We break down cash flow, margins, and what metrics actually matter for your type of business.

2

Strategy Phase

Building your financial framework. Pricing models, forecasting methods, and expense management that fits how you actually operate.

3

Growth Phase

Scaling decisions with confidence. Investment timing, funding options, and building systems that support your next stage of business.

What You'll Actually Learn

Cash Flow Management

Real strategies for managing money as it moves through your business. Not theoretical – based on what works for Australian SMEs dealing with irregular income and seasonal patterns.

Pricing With Purpose

Stop guessing at prices. Learn how to calculate what you need to charge, factor in hidden costs, and position your value in the market without undervaluing your work.

Growth Decision Framework

When to hire, when to invest in equipment, when to expand. We teach you how to evaluate opportunities based on your actual financial position instead of gut feeling.

Tax Planning Basics

Australian tax obligations explained clearly. GST, quarterly statements, deductions, and working with your accountant more effectively to reduce year-end stress.

Systems That Scale

Building financial processes that don't break as you grow. Invoicing workflows, expense tracking, reporting routines that take minutes instead of hours each week.

Funding Options Reality

Banks, investors, grants, bootstrapping – understanding what each path actually requires and which might suit your business stage and goals.

Practical Approach

Learn From People Who've Been There

Our instructors run actual businesses. They've dealt with tight cash flow months, pricing mistakes, growth decisions that kept them up at night. They teach from experience, not textbooks.

You'll work on your own business numbers during the program. Real problems, real solutions. And when you hit something unusual, we figure it out together instead of giving you generic advice.

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I knew how to do the work but was completely lost on the business side. After going through the program, I finally understand my numbers and can make decisions without second-guessing everything. My accountant is also much happier with me now.

Astrid Vermeulen
Astrid Vermeulen
Design Studio Owner