Acctivate Business Accountants - Brisbane

Acctivate Business Accountants is a Brisbane-based accounting firm founded by Elle Green and Simon Burke. Elle Green is a Director and Chartered Accountant with over a decade of experience supporting small businesses. Simon Burke is a Director and Chartered Accountant with a decade of experience across accounting and business advisory. The team is CA-qualified and Xero-certified.

The firm serves clients in industries including professional services, construction and trades, allied health and medical, property and real estate, e-commerce and online businesses, and SMEs scaling beyond startup phase. The main services are business accounting and advisory, tax planning and optimisation, software for SMEs, and structuring and asset protection.

Business owners in Brisbane repeatedly praise Acctivate Business Accountants for the practical support they receive when establishing and structuring new companies, with several customers describing how the team explains each step clearly without overcomplicating matters or resorting to finance jargon. Simon and Elle are named often, and reviewers highlight their friendliness, responsiveness and depth of knowledge, particularly when questions arise during company setup, trademark advice and broader structural decisions. A recurring theme is the proactive, forward-thinking approach: clients say they are contacted before issues arise rather than after, and that deadlines are met with evident attention to detail.

Communication before, during and after engagements is described as smooth and consistent, with follow-through on every commitment. Reviewers also value the constructive, compliance-conscious guidance that helps them operate effectively while keeping the bigger picture of long-term growth in view. The work is characterised as efficient, reliable and easy to deal with, from initial business structure advice through to ongoing accounting support and tax matters. Clients frequently note that complex financial topics are made simple and stress-free, and that they finish meetings feeling confident about the decisions made. Company setup, restructuring and trademark guidance feature prominently among the engagements described.