Tom and Terri from Arcus Advisory in Moruya started their business during COVID, with young kids, a recent move, and a few curveballs along the way. No big deal, right? What began in the rumpus room grew fast enough to need a real office and a proper team and Terri stepped in to make sure it didn't all fall apart. Together they're a pretty unbeatable team. Tom's the calm, steady one, Terri brings the energy and the structure, and somehow it all works. Today we're getting into EOFY prep, the numbers that actually matter, and what it's genuinely like to run a business with the person you share a Netflix password with. Turns out they're both very passionate about Vanderpump Rules. We didn't see that coming either.

About Arcus Advisory

Tom and Terri run Arcus Advisory, a family owned accounting and advisory firm located on the NSW South Coast, based out of Moruya. Tom is a Chartered Accountant and registered tax agent with over 10 years of experience in tax and accounting, with a real passion for small and medium business. Terri keeps the whole operation running. She joined the business as it experienced rapid growth, stepping in as the organiser and the backbone that allowed Tom to keep doing what he does best. What started in a rumpus room is now a proper firm with an office in town, a growing team, and a reputation as one of the most popular accounting practices on the South Coast. They offer a full range of services including taxation, business advisory, bookkeeping, and corporate governance and were recognised as the #4 Most Popular accounting firm in the Illawarra & South Coast Region for 2024.

Visit: arcusadvisory.com.au | Unit 3/51 Vulcan Street, Moruya NSW | (02) 4410 0214

In This Episode We Cover

• Starting a business during COVID, with young kids, a recent move, and health challenges thrown in for good measure
• From rumpus room to real office, how rapid growth changed everything and brought Terri into the business
• What it's actually like to run a business with your partner, and how Tom and Terri balance each other out (spoiler: Tom's the calm, Terri's the chaos coordinator in the best possible way)
• How they set boundaries so work doesn't follow them home, or at least knowing when to call it
• Delegating and trusting new people, the balance between training properly and giving your team space to grow
• Adapting to budget changes and what that means for the tax advice they give clients right now
• EOFY prep: practical things you can do right now to make tax time less stressful
• Rapid fire: Claimable or Not 🎯
• And their not so secret shared love of reality TV, specifically Vanderpump Rules, and we're not even a little bit surprised Tom knows every cast member

Connect with Arcus Advisory

🌐 arcusadvisory.com.au
📍 Unit 3/51 Vulcan Street, Moruya NSW
📞 (02) 4410 0214
📧 [email protected]

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