Making Financial Ratios Actually Make Sense
Started in 2019 because I kept seeing business owners stare blankly at their financial reports. You know that look — numbers everywhere, but none of it clicks.
We're not accountants. We're educators who happen to care about financial literacy. Our goal is simple: help you read your business numbers the way you'd read a story about your own success or struggles.
Based in Adelaide, we've worked with over 400 Australian businesses who thought they'd never understand what a current ratio actually tells them. Spoiler: it's way less complicated than it sounds.

Our Journey So Far
From a weekend workshop to a full education platform — here's how we got here.
The Beginning
Started with a single Saturday workshop in a borrowed office space. Twelve attendees, most of them skeptical. By the end, everyone could explain what their debt-to-equity ratio meant without glazing over.
Going Digital
Launched our online platform after dozens of requests. Turns out people prefer learning about liquidity ratios from their couch. Who knew? We added interactive calculators that actually explain what you're calculating.
Industry Recognition
Named a recommended resource by the Australian Small Business Association. We also passed 300 completed programs — each one representing someone who now reads financial statements with confidence instead of dread.
What's Next
Expanding our curriculum to cover cash flow forecasting and break-even analysis. Our autumn 2025 program launches in September, with early registration opening in July for those who want to finally understand their business finances.
What We Actually Care About
Plain Language
No jargon unless we explain it first. If we can't describe a financial concept to a 14-year-old, we need to rethink how we're teaching it. That's the standard.
Real Examples
Every ratio we teach comes with actual business scenarios. Not hypothetical perfect situations — real messy numbers from real businesses that needed to figure things out.
Patient Support
Some people get it in week two. Others need week six. We're here for both. There's no rush, no judgment, and absolutely no stupid questions in our learning space.



Results We're Proud Of
We don't promise you'll become a financial wizard overnight. But over six years, we've helped hundreds of people move from "I have no idea what this means" to "I can actually use this information."
What really matters isn't the certificates we've handed out. It's the business owners who now catch problems in their cash flow before they become crises. It's the solo traders who finally understand which numbers to watch.
And yeah, we're proud of the recognition from industry bodies. But we're more proud when someone emails us three months after finishing the program to say they successfully negotiated better payment terms because they understood their working capital position.
420+
Program Completions
6
Years Teaching
94%
Would Recommend
2025
New Programs Coming
Who's Behind This
Small team. Big commitment to making finance education less painful.

Romy Castellano
Education Director
Spent a decade in corporate finance before realizing my actual skill was translating financial concepts into something normal humans could understand. Started Hylarantixa after one too many dinner parties where friends asked me to explain their business reports.
I believe financial literacy shouldn't require a commerce degree. Our programs are designed for people who want to understand their numbers well enough to make better decisions — not become accountants.
When I'm not teaching, I'm probably arguing with my spreadsheet or trying to explain to my nephew why understanding profit margins matters even for his lawn mowing business.