Stewart, Crewcut

Franchise owner, Stewart Watson of Crewcut Lawns and Garden Franchise knows all about the challenges of starting a new franchise, especially how important it is to have the right accounting support from the beginning.

“I signed up with my local SBA Small Business Accounting branch as I knew they specialised in looking after small businesses like mine. The team at SBA was very down-to-earth and professional. I bombarded them with questions, and they always answered everything in simple, easy terms.”

“As expected, my first year was really busy building up my portfolio of clients and has grown steadily since. It was a huge learning curve trying to manage my day-to-day schedule and tool maintenance. On top of that, trying to manage invoicing, payments, GST, and of course preparing my end-of-year financials, that is where SBA was amazing. Now that I am a few years in, I have a good system going with my local SBA, but I continue to look for ways to be more effective and streamline my financial management.”

“The benefits of using SBA have been huge for my franchise business. I like that they are small, and they are local, and that they are not a large corporate where I would be a faceless number. The SBA team knows me and my business. Plus, as a franchisee myself, I like that my accounting service provider is a franchise owner too and that they understand the benefits and challenges of franchising.”

“I highly recommend SBA as they have an absolutely fresh approach and a really great local understanding of small business and in particular franchise businesses.”

We have over 80 branches nationwide so get in touch with your local SBA branch today and choose the accounting service that’s right for your business or rental investment.

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Terms and Conditions

  • The applicant must be the owner, partner or major shareholder of the business and active in its day-to-day operations.
  • The business must be financially stable and operational for a minimum of two years.
  • The business must be forecasted to stay in business for at least the next 12 months.
  • Businesses must be a customer of an SBA branch at the time award is presented.
  • Must enter by 30th of June 2025.
  • Prizes cannot be exchanged for cash.
  • We reserve the right to change or withhold prizes if entry numbers are low or if entries don’t meet the quality standard required.

Terms and Conditions

  • Must be a small business owner and have a registered business, with a genuine need for accounting services.
  • Must enquire and sign up with an SBA branch by 31st May 2026 to be eligible to win a prize.
  • Open to new SBA clients with an ongoing paid service agreement in place.
  • One entry only per business owner.
  • Prizes cannot be exchanged for cash.