AI agents target Australia’s small business crisis

Panoramic harbor views provided the backdrop from the 34th floor of O’Connell Street in Sydney Intuit Inc., the global fintech giant behind it QuickBooksAnd Mailchimpdelivered a clear message. Australian small businesses lose an average of $209,000 annually.

And not because of competition or market forces, but because of something much worse. Your own operational chaos.

Media Week attended the launch in Sydney as Intuit released its “Growth Gap” report alongside the global rollout of AI agents QuickBooksa solution to tackle the $35 billion problem choking Australia’s 2.5 million SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises).

The promise? AI-powered automation that is fundamentally changing the way small businesses operate and grow.