About

Not just a numbers guy.

The Number Guy - Tim Howell, has 20 years of experience leading financial strategy development.

YOUR PARTNER IN FINANCE

Tim Howell’s passion is to help Australian businesses achieve financial stability and potential scale and growth.

COVID further solidified this direction, as he realised so many businesses would not survive the pandemic. He encountered many that were under immense financial pressure and stress, and he strove to assist by accessing the government’s COVID support for them.

He also saw that many businesses required help beyond what traditionally a bookkeeper and an accountant would offer- they wanted the knowledge (and some, the ongoing support) to implement better financial habits and to have a solid financial plan towards their business goals. Someone that could work as an extension of their team, knowing the ins and outs of the business and guiding them with a personalised financial strategy.

At The Numbers Guy, we want every business to prosper, grow and fulfil its owners dreams – whether that is financial security or a lifestyle business enabling more time with family and friends.

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OUR
MISSION

We believe that every small business can prosper by adopting the right financial habits. Even small changes to the way a business manages its money can lead to a significant reduction in the worries of the owner.

OUR
VISION

Every small business is prospering, growing, employing more people and helping our economy when it is ravaged by COVID. The owners understand the numbers, have the right financial habits and are prudent with, but not worried about money.

OUR
WHY

To help business owners get to sleep at night thinking about the things that matter most in life.

WE BELIEVE THAT WE ARE ENTERING
THE ‘AGE OF SMALL BUSINESS’

Traditionally, the world has favoured big business because over small through a simplistic view of economic efficiency. However, the list of large corporations behaving badly grows longer by the day.

1.

SMALL BUSINESSES
ARE AGILE

Following COVID, things change in the blink of an eye – borders shut, lockdowns occur, consumer behaviours change.

Small businesses are agile and can change offerings and processes much quicker than big organisations bound in red-tape.

2.

QUICKLY ADOPT GREAT SYSTEMS
VIA ‘THE CLOUD’

Once, large businesses invested millions to deploy cutting edge systems to give them an advantage. Now, these systems are available to small businesses in the click of a button via the cloud. Just look at all the offerings in the Xero marketplace.

3.

SMALL BUSINESSES ARE GOOD
FOR YOUR LOCAL ECONOMY

More and more, people are seeing the economic and social advantages of shopping local in small business, as opposed to going to large chains. Would you rather a new café or a McDonalds in your suburb?