Regional Business Services

Regional Business Services Pty Ltd is a bookkeeping and business consultancy firm established in 2000 by founder Ian Yesberg. The firm is based in Townsville, North Queensland, and provides services Australia-wide. It operates as a cloud-focused business consultancy. Ian Yesberg is a fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia and a member of the Australian Bookkeepers Network. He has lived in Townsville for more than 20 years and has held honorary positions with the Townsville Chamber of Commerce, NQ Small Business Centre, and the Townsville Maritime Museum. His experience includes commercial lending for property development, general business, housing loans, and agribusiness.

Staff are trained and qualified in Quickbooks, Xero, MYOB, and Reckon. Tess Dickenson has been with RBS for over 10 years and has knowledge of bookkeeping for building, retail, medical, rural, and not-for-profit sectors. Trent Yesberg has a background in business banking and finance, having worked for Westpac. Shantelle Yesberg joined RBS after an 8-year banking career with Westpac and has a sound knowledge of QBO, ServiceM8, and Reckon. The firm was a finalist in the Intuit Firm of the Future 2018 competition. Services include bookkeeping, business consultancy, and financial records management.

Regional Business Services offers bookkeeping support from West End, with car finance and loan services and training also listed among its activities. A customer describes the practice taking time to explain what the numbers mean and what needs to be done next, which helped that client get on with the parts of running a small business they enjoy.

The account points to figures being interpreted for the owner rather than simply prepared, so the numbers become usable in day-to-day decisions. The focus falls on explanation and practical guidance for a small business operator.