About Us
Small Business Lounge
The Small Business Lounge is a boutique space offering all of your business needs in one lounge. Located in Perth and the South West, we specialise in assisting small to medium size businesses with bookkeeping, CFO, Cloud integration and digital marketing services.
Technology focused, we streamline processes, have conversations, build relationships and provide holistic solutions for businesses to feel supported and grow.
So, what do we do?
We provide an environment conducive to thinking, planning and discussion. A setting which encourages you to look towards the future, discuss the possibilities and plan your goals. We facilitate workshops that will give you the skills you need to take your business to the next level.
We offer resources to help you ignite your small business. And most importantly, we are here to provide support and assistance from beginning to end.
BROOKE ARNOTT
FOUNDER AND MANAGING DIRECTOR
Brooke leads our team of Management Accountants, Bookkeepers and Marketing Experts, who work with small-to-medium sized businesses as their trusted advisor.
Brooke is the founder of The Small Business Lounge, located in Perth and Dunsborough and has been a disrupter to the accounting industry by using her entrepreneurial mindset to create boutique and comfortable spaces for business owners to ignite their dream to succeed.
As a media expert and keynote speaker, Brooke is often seen sharing her journey and empowering other business owners.
She is also a Xero Certified Advisor, MYOB Kounta Certified, Registered BAS Agent and a member of the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers.
Brooke is the founder of The Small Business Lounge, located in Perth and Dunsborough and has been a disrupter to the accounting industry by using her entrepreneurial mindset to create boutique and comfortable spaces for business owners to ignite their dream to succeed.
As a media expert and keynote speaker, Brooke is often seen sharing her journey and empowering other business owners.
She is also a Xero Certified Advisor, MYOB Kounta Certified, Registered BAS Agent and a member of the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers.
Meet the Financial Team
ANNE DISILVIO
CLIENT LIAISON MANAGER
Anne has over 15 years of experience in finance and 7 years of experience in office management. She is a qualified Bookkeeper and a registered BAS Agent. Currently studying towards completing her Bachelor of Business.
JESS SCOTT
HEAD OF ADVISORY
Jess specialises in management reporting including budgeting and cashflow forecasting. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting and Marketing from Curtin University.
CAROLINE NAGUIB
HEAD OF BOOKKEEPING
Caroline hold bachelor’s degree of Commerce in Accounting since 2000, with more than 10 years’ experience overseas and 8 years in Australia. Caroline is a qualified bookkeeper and a registered BAS agent since 2014, she is member of ICB Australia for more than 6 years. Having extensive experience with MYOB, Xero, Quick books and most of accounting software, she helped a broad variety of businesses achieving their goals and meeting their Tax and financial obligations.
NANCY RIZK
SENIOR BOOKKEEPER
Nancy has a Bachelor's Degree in Commerce with a Major in Accounting. She has 14 years of bookkeeping and accounting experience overseas and in Australia, and is a member of ICB.
DIANA HEDAYAT
FINANCIAL BUSINESS ADVISOR
Diana is an experienced business analyst with 8 years experience working within the building, construction and health industry. She has her Bachelor of Commerce in Economics & Marketing and is currently studying to become a qualified practice accountant.
MARIVIC PINEDA
BOOKKEEPER
Marivic has over 16 years of experience as an accountant / senior bookkeeper. She specialises in Xero software, bank reconciliation, creditor and debtor invoicing, BAS, payroll, superannuation and auditing.
REBECCA KENWORTHY
MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT
Rebecca is a CPA with financial and management accounting experience in mining, agriculture, local government, media, tax, not-for-profit associations, financial services and education. She is experienced in cloud-based systems such as Xero, MYOB, Agrimaster and ERP systems such as Pronto.
She is also Xero Advisor Certified and Xero Payroll Certified.
She is also Xero Advisor Certified and Xero Payroll Certified.
JEREMAEH BETANIA
BOOKKEEPER
Jeremaeh is a skilled bookkeeper with over three years' experience in the industry. She is skilled in cloud accouting software including Xero, MYOB, Quicbooks, ReceiptBank and Lightyear. Her expertise includes payroll processing, accounts receivable and payable, financial management, compliance, bank reconciliation and auditing.
HAYDEE GALLARDA
BOOKKEEPER
Haydee has over three years' bookkeeping experience and has previously worked for one of the Big Four auditing firms. She is experienced in Xero, SAP and MYOB.
Meet the Marketing Team
MONICA BUCZYNSKI
MARKETING AND EVENTS MANAGER
Experienced Event Management + Marketing Consultant with a demonstrated history of working in the management consulting industry. Skilled in Event Management, Facebook Advertising, Social Media, Brand Management, and Public Relations.
STEPHANIE SIMPSON
MARKETING COORDINATOR
Steph is an experienced professional who has attained a versatile skillset developed through a range of different industries including real estate, start-ups and most recently, media.
Steph is a friendly and bubbly individual who thrives on building positive relationships with clients and ensuring their business needs are met with the highest standard.
Steph is a friendly and bubbly individual who thrives on building positive relationships with clients and ensuring their business needs are met with the highest standard.
KELLY-VY NGUYEN
MARKETING / ADMINISTRATION ASSISTANT
Recently graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Japanese and Marketing at UWA and previously worked as Marketing Associate for a business solutions provider. Kelly has worked as a Marketing Research intern, Communications Officer and Social Media leader for various not-for-profit organizations. She has a certification in Professional Writing and Communications and now studying her certification in Business Administration.
CHILLIE
BARKETING MANAGER
Makes sure the office staff are always performing to their best ability.
