How low could I make the fee whilst retaining a super high-quality service with all the questions answered, a great team of professionals, and a desire to inform and educate about finances? There was only one way to go – develop technology to do a lot of the heavy lifting – after all, it’s all digital information.
I met John Curtis, fresh out of 12 years with Weta Digital and looking for a project. Together we brainstormed, coded, talked, argued – and 6 months later we had our first iteration of Beany. We invited 20 businesses to come into workshops to try and ‘break’ the software – 17 of them became Beany clients and we were off!
The first accountant we took on was Jenny Marklew, an experienced accountant with a gift for helping people understand what’s possible. She’s still our lead accountant.
A true Beany accountant is empathetic and wants to make a difference. Our accountants go above and beyond to provide service. We talk about kindness internally a lot and how hard things can be for you running your business and how we can use our skills to help your business grow. One of the first things we did was set up a helpline that’s manned by accountants and financial whizzes, and it’s completely free so that you, our client, can learn and get help and support whenever you want.