Xero Blog

Ask any business owner, and they’ll no doubt tell you that running a small business is a highly emotional experience. From the joy and pride of starting up, to the pleasure and pain of working with family and friends, and the often relentless pressure of running the show day to day – it’s nothing short of a roller coaster.

Ah, tax season. It’s that time of year again, and as EOFY approaches, you’re likely busier than ever. But whether your clients are individuals, business or non-business, Xero or non-Xero – lodging their returns doesn’t need to be stress inducing (or time incurring).

It’s been just under a year since Xero acquired Hubdoc, a data capture tool that extracts key information from receipts, invoices and bills and turns it into real-time, usable financial data.

And that’s a wrap for another amazing year at Fieldays! Xero has been coming to Fieldays since 2014, with the launch of the “Farming in the Cloud” initiative with Figured. We’re here to show the agri community that implementing cloud technology can lead to long term sustainability – not only of your farm but of your finances too.

When it comes to the UK Xero Roadshows, our partners are our first priority. We love hearing from you and learning about your experiences – whether that’s face to face or via social media.

Xero’s 2019 Roadshow series has come to an end. For six weeks, we travelled up and down the country hosting 12 roadshows in over 11 cities – including brand new locations.

In the last few weeks we invited advisors from Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch to join us and our app partners in exploring the opportunity of cash flow advisory. There were about 300 people who made time after a long day to come along to learn and share stories with their peers.

I recently gave a presentation called “Supercharging Your Workflow Automation” at AICPA Engage and wanted to give you the main points in case you missed it. Here are several ways to free up your time and your business.

The Xero team touched down in Dublin last week to host 150 accountants and bookkeepers at our annual roadshow. Over the course of the day, we explored what it means to be an accountant or bookkeeper in 2019.