It's a small business ­ with only Louise and one other employee. Because the business was so small Louise wasn't even using an accounting system until she became a Xero shareholder and thought she should give it a go.

Louise now couldn't imagine being without Xero ­ she loves using Xero and says it has improved how she runs her business.

"Because I'm a mobile retailer I'm obviously not always in one fixed place."

I am always out and about and on the road. Having a web-based accounting system is perfect for me whether I'm at home, at the office or at a client's house or business.

"Plus it's given me a real insight into my business. Having all my data in the one system is an absolute life-saver." Louise is also a Sales Link Mobile customer ­ a member of the Xero Network.

Sales Link and Xero together have joined forces to provide an integrated set of tools perfect for any mobile operator, they provide mobile businesses with job tracking and costing and we supply the accounting and invoicing engine.

Sales Link is essential for service-based companies who have people working out in the field. Sales invoices can be sent and retrieved instantly over mobile phone networks. The integration between Xero and Sales Link means that sales invoices appear automatically in Xero. Not only does this save significant time and effort, while avoiding repetitive and error prone data entry ­ but it also keeps your cashflow and sales up-to-date.