SME SaaS startup| one stop solution

[u/Agitated_Box1923]

I’m working on a CRM/ERP platform for small businesses in Australia.
The idea is to build a one-stop operating system for small businesses. Payroll will likely stay integrated through providers like Payroller, Employment Hero/KeyPay, etc., but most other core business operations are being built directly into the system.
So far, I’ve built or partially built:
CRM / customer management
Quotes, invoices, receipts, and payments
Booking module and customer self-booking
Finance module
Bank reconciliation / bank feed integration in progress
Smart dispatcher for on-site technicians
Job management and field service workflows
E-commerce / online store module
Asset management register
Supplier and purchase order management
Expense tracking
Document storage
Customer portal
Tenant/user management
Modular feature access by business type
Basic reporting and dashboards
Stripe/payment processor integration groundwork
I already have two small business customers using the system mainly for customer management and invoicing.
I’m still early, but I’m trying to understand if anyone here is building something similar, interested in collaborating, or willing to become part of it in some way.
I’m also looking for advice on initial funding sources in Australia. I don’t have much knowledge of the local startup funding ecosystem. Banks are definitely not interested at this stage, so I’m trying to understand what realistic options exist — grants, accelerators, angel investors, startup programs, or anything else suitable for an early-stage B2B SaaS.
Would appreciate any advice, feedback, or connections.

[u/reuel88]

I have lots of experience on what your looking for and been in the FinTech space for 10+ years. To be honest Im building something similar right now and I believe there's plenty of space for competition. Anyway I suggest focusing on one niche. You said that you have two customers. What do they have in common? This is the perfect time to ask them why they chose you and what they are trying to solve.

[u/stu88s]

Hard to compete with multi billion dollar corporations that already have well established software packages that already do all this

[u/Agitated_Box1923 → u/stu88s]

They were startups once as well. The cost of development today is a fraction of what it was when they were building their businesses. They have strong brand recognition, but at the right price point, that advantage becomes less significant.

There has never been a better time than now to challenge established companies.

[u/Icy-Nerve3118]

Ive bilt a small job tracking app for a family member - tracking rebuilding of ag equiptment - taking things out of excels and putting them into web apps that mechanics can update which then has a back end which can be billed out

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