Director-led on every engagement
You will never be handed to a junior associate after the sales meeting. The senior advisor who scopes your work is the same person who delivers it, reviews it and stands behind it.
Why Choose R&E Advisory
Senior advice, fixed fees and guarantees you can hold us to
Choosing a business advisor is a significant decision. At R&E Advisory Pty Ltd, we have structured our entire practice around three commitments: you always work with a senior consultant, you always know what it will cost, and you always receive advice you can act on immediately. Here is exactly how we differ from the alternatives, what we guarantee, and how we compare with other options available to Australian businesses.
What makes us genuinely different
Most consulting firms sound alike. Ours is a deliberately smaller, senior-led practice, and every point below is a structural choice about how we operate — not a marketing claim.
Fixed fees, never billable-hour clocks
We quote a fixed fee before any work begins. You will not receive a surprise invoice because a task "took longer than expected". If we underquote, that is our cost to absorb.
Advice built for implementation
A report that sits on a shelf has no value. Every deliverable we produce includes clear, prioritised actions, responsibilities and timeframes so your team can execute from day one.
Plain English, always
We write documents that business owners, lenders and boards can actually read. No jargon designed to justify a fee — if we cannot explain it simply, we have not done the thinking.
Melbourne-based, nationally focused
We are based in Melbourne VIC and understand Victorian and Australian regulatory conditions, yet we advise clients across every state and territory through secure remote engagements.
No lock-in retainers
We work project by project. If ongoing support is genuinely useful, we will recommend it — but we will never structure our fees to make leaving difficult.
Our written guarantees
These commitments apply to every client, on every engagement, without exception:
- Fixed quote first. No work commences until you have a written, fixed-fee scope and you have approved it.
- One business day response. Every email or written enquiry receives a substantive reply within one business day.
- Senior delivery. The advisor quoted on your engagement performs the work — no bait and switch to juniors.
- Strict confidentiality. Your commercial information is protected by binding confidentiality obligations, and never shared between clients.
- Honest fit assessment. If your matter falls outside what we do well, we will tell you at the first conversation and refer you to a suitable specialist rather than take the fee.
- Right to review. If a deliverable does not meet the agreed scope, we revise it at no additional cost.
How we compare with the alternatives
When Australian businesses need advice, they generally have three options. Here is an honest comparison — including where the alternatives may still suit you.
| What matters to you | R&E Advisory Pty Ltd | Large generalist firms | DIY templates & online tools |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who actually does the work | Senior consultant, start to finish | Often junior staff after the partner meeting | You, without specialist review |
| Fee certainty | Fixed, written quote before commencement | Hourly rates with scope-creep risk | Low upfront, high cost if errors emerge |
| Tailored to your business | Fully customised to your circumstances | Customised but layered with overheads | Generic, one-size-fits-all content |
| Response time | One business day, guaranteed in writing | Varies by engagement team | Self-service only |
| Accountability | Named senior advisor, revision guarantee | Firm-level accountability, less personal | None |
| Australian regulatory familiarity | Core focus, VIC-based and nationally current | Strong but charged at premium rates | May be outdated or US-focused |
| Best suited to | Owners and directors wanting senior advice at a fair, fixed price | Very large corporates with complex multi-entity needs | Simple matters where cost outweighs all risk |
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Put our guarantees to the test
Send us an outline of what you need. Within one business day you will receive a considered reply, honest advice on whether we are the right fit, and — if we are — a written fixed-fee quote.