AI automation & business transformation · Melbourne

Transformation,
with intent.

We help Australian business owners and leadership teams get clear on where the business is heading, then get there with less effort: time back, lower costs and stronger margins, through practical AI automation, process improvement and reporting you can trust.

27+years delivering transformation
Big Fourexperience
Familyowned and run
A business like yours · one year
Time back. Margin up.
Operating marginOwner hours on admin, per week
JANMARMAYJULSEPNOV HIBISTASK STARTS 19.2% 9 hrs
Owner time back
13hrs / week
Operating margin
+5.2pts
Cash visibility
13weeks ahead

Fictional figures, for illustration only.

Invoice reminders sentAutomated · 6:00 am
Monday scorecard ready4 things need you this week
What the research says

Most change falls short. Hope is not a plan.

Four numbers worth knowing before you commit money or people to any change.

Value captured, per $100 of potential
$67
Change that was planned well
$37
Everyone else

Good planning nearly doubles what a change delivers. Planning alone explains about a third of the gap.

Change programmes

Only 3 in 10 fully deliver what they set out to do.

Decisions

61% of executives say decisions are only sometimes, or rarely, based on data.

Already using AI somewhere in the business
All organisations
88%
Smaller businesses
31%

The market is moving. Smaller businesses are only just starting, which is the opportunity.

Published industry research (global surveys; smaller-business figure from seven OECD countries, 2024). Indicative only, not a forecast for your business.

What best practice says

From daily friction to a business ready for what comes next.

Turn today's noise into a clear signal, before it becomes tomorrow's risk.

Moving away fromWith a clear planMoving towards
Today

Daily friction

  • Scattered information
  • Repeated manual work
  • Hard to see what needs attention
Today, with a plan

Greater confidence

  • Clearer numbers
  • Simpler processes
  • Practical priorities
Future, if nothing changes

Growing exposure

  • Decisions made too late
  • More and more manual effort
  • Dependence on key people
Future, with a plan

A stronger business

  • Earlier action
  • Repeatable ways of working
  • Capability that grows with you

Understand today

Where your time, money and customer experience really go.

Design tomorrow

How people, processes and systems should work together.

Plan the gap

What changes, in what order, what it costs and who owns it.

What we do for you

We're your bridge from today to where you want to be.

Big change or small, crossing with an experienced business transformation partner is faster, safer and easier than swimming alone.

Manual work Scattered data Owner bottleneck No clear plan A · TodayB · Your goal Manual, scattered,time-consumingClean, automated,in your control CROSSING WITH HIBISTASK · GUIDED, FASTER, SAFERSWIMMING ALONE · SLOWER, RISKIER
Lower risk of the change failing
Less effort for you and the team
Your outcomes, sooner
Better revenue and margins
More of the owner's time back
Our services

Three ways we help. Start wherever you are.

Priorities not yet clear? Start with a strategy and roadmap. Already know the problem? Go straight to AI automation and business reporting.

Strategy & roadmap

Get clear before you spend.

We map where your business is today, where you want it to be, and the safest route between.

AI & process automation

Save your and your team's time.

Delegate the repetitive tasks to us, and we'll automate them for you.

Reporting & dashboards

See what matters, in time to act.

One trusted view of how your business is performing, so decisions come earlier and with confidence.

How we work

Understand. Plan. Deliver.

A simple, low-risk path. Prove it on real work first, then scale what works.

Weeks12345678910111213141516+
UnderstandListen, look at the facts
Discovery
Agree scopeScope of work, delivery timelines
Scope & timingScope agreed
PlanPoint of view and roadmap
Point of viewPlan agreed
Build & pilotOn real work, with your team
Automations and reportingPilot complete
Measure & decideAgainst the starting point
Keep, tune, stop
ScaleOne solution at a time
Next →
Low risk by design. Nothing is committed until scope, timeline and fees are agreed.Indicative timeline
What we hear

Sound familiar?

Problems we hear from business owners, again and again.

If one of these sounds like your week, let's talk.Book a discovery call
What it looks like

Clarity you can see.

Examples of the business dashboards, reports and AI automations we build for small and growing businesses. Open any highlighted chart to explore it. All figures are fictional, for illustration only.

Owner dashboardOctoberLive
Revenue · Oct
$412k
▲ 6.7% on last Oct
Gross margin
22.2%
▲ 1.2 pts
Cash on hand
$186k
▲ 4.1%
Owed to you
$38k
▼ 12%, better
Monthly revenue, $kThis yearLast year
Revenue by service
Core services48%Projects32%Recurring20%
Automation · getting paidRunning
Invoice sentFrom your accounting software
Friendly remindersDay 3, 7 and 14 after due
Payment matchedInvoice closed, customer thanked
Exceptions to youLate, disputed or a discount request
142reminders this month
0missed
16 hrssaved this month
13-week cash forecastWeekly

Spot the dip below your $100k buffer six weeks early, not on the day.

Monday scorecard8:00 am
1Job #231 margin12% vs 20% target
2Overdue 30+ days$18.6k across 3 customers
3Supplier price rise+8%, approve new rate
4Cash dips in week 7$96k forecast vs $100k buffer

The week on one screen. What needs you, ranked by dollars.

Margin by job typeTarget 20%

Pink line: 20% target. See what really pays, and what quietly doesn't.

Who we are

A family-owned business, with 27+ years of transformation behind it.

We have delivered transformation for small and large organisations, across government and the private sector, in Asia, Europe and Australia. Now, from Melbourne, we bring that experience to small and growing Australian businesses.

You work with the owners, directly, until the problem is solved.

27+years delivering transformation
3continents: Asia, Europe and Australia
Gov & privatesmall and large organisations
Big Fourexperience, now family-owned
Questions

Common questions about AI automation.

Straight answers for business owners. Still curious? Ask us anything in a discovery call.

What does hibistask do?

hibistask is a Melbourne-based, family-owned consultancy that helps Australian small and growing businesses save time, lower costs and improve margins. We do three things: build a clear strategy and roadmap (point of view), automate repetitive work with AI and process automation, and set up reporting and dashboards so owners see the numbers that matter in time to act.

What is AI automation for a small business?

AI automation means using software and AI to handle repetitive admin, such as chasing invoices, building quotes, reading supplier bills, updating spreadsheets and preparing weekly reports. The routine work runs on its own, and anything unclear goes to a named person to review.

Do we need to buy new software?

Usually not. We start with the tools your team already uses, such as email, spreadsheets, accounting software and messaging apps, and connect them so information flows without retyping. Your data stays in your own accounts.

How long does it take to see results?

A point of view and roadmap takes about four weeks. A first automation is then built and piloted on real work, and measured against where you started, typically within three to four months of the first conversation.

How much does business automation cost?

It depends on the problem you want solved. We agree scope, timeline and fees with you before anything is built, so there are no surprises, and we prove one solution small before scaling.

Where do you work?

We are based in Melbourne, Victoria and work with businesses across Australia, both in person and remotely.

Start deliberately

Begin with one problem worth solving.

Which problem, if solved in the next 90 days, would make the biggest difference to your business?

A conversation, not a pitch. Or email hibistask@gmail.com