
Larissa Pemberton
Spent eight years in corporate finance before moving to Orange in 2019. Specializes in manufacturing operations and supply chain cost analysis. Actually enjoys untangling messy spreadsheets.
Financial literacy starts here — practical skills for real-world business challenges
Financial Analysis Education for Business Leaders
We started with a simple observation. Small and medium businesses in regional Australia were getting the same cookie-cutter financial advice as everyone else. Generic reports. Templated recommendations. Nothing that actually fit their reality.
So we built something different. A consultancy that sits down with business owners, learns how their operations actually work, and provides analysis that makes sense for their specific situation.
Based in Orange since day one, we've worked with manufacturers, agricultural operations, retail businesses, and service providers across New South Wales. Each one needed something unique. And that's exactly what we provide.

These aren't just nice words we put on a wall. They're the standards we hold ourselves to every single day when working with clients.
We don't massage data to tell a pretty story. If the numbers show a problem, we say it clearly. If an opportunity exists, we show exactly where it is and what it would take to capture it.
A profit margin that works for one business could sink another. We analyze financial data within the full context of your industry, location, growth stage, and operational constraints.
Financial jargon creates distance between business owners and their own data. We explain everything in straightforward terms because you should understand exactly what the numbers mean.
Quick fixes rarely solve underlying issues. We focus on analysis that helps you build sustainable operations and make decisions that strengthen your position over time.
Perfect analysis that can't be implemented helps nobody. We prioritize recommendations you can actually execute with your current resources and constraints.
We measure our work by whether clients make better decisions after working with us. Not by how impressive our reports look or how complex our models are.
Launched in Orange with a focus on agricultural businesses. Spent most of our time learning how seasonal cash flow actually works when you're dealing with harvest cycles and commodity price fluctuations.
Added manufacturing and retail analysis after several referrals. Realized many of the same principles applied across industries, but the implementation details were completely different.
Developed proprietary analysis frameworks specifically for regional businesses. Off-the-shelf software wasn't capturing the nuances our clients needed to see in their data.
Brought on specialists with backgrounds in different sectors. This let us handle more complex engagements while maintaining the personalized approach that defined our early work.
Now working with businesses across NSW and into neighboring regions. Every engagement still starts the same way though: understanding your specific situation before we touch a spreadsheet.
Financial analysis works best when you trust the people interpreting your data. Here are two of the team members who might work with your business.

Spent eight years in corporate finance before moving to Orange in 2019. Specializes in manufacturing operations and supply chain cost analysis. Actually enjoys untangling messy spreadsheets.

Grew up on a property near Dubbo and returned to regional work after consulting in Sydney. Focuses on helping agricultural and food production businesses navigate growth decisions without overextending.
Most financial consultancies follow a standard process regardless of who you are or what you need. We don't do that because it doesn't work.
Instead, we start by understanding your business. Not just the numbers, but how decisions get made, what constraints you operate under, and what you're trying to achieve in the next few years.
We typically engage with clients for three to six months on initial projects. Some relationships continue for years. Others need us for one specific analysis and that's it. Both approaches work fine.
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