Xero Blog

With economic conditions putting pressure on Australian small businesses, owners are looking at different ways to maintain a healthy cash flow. Our ‘Money matters’ report showed that 61% of Australian small business owners increased their prices in the last 12 months to stay ahead of rising costs and make a profit.

Running a small business often means you and/or your team need to wear a few different hats to get things done. You might be an expert plumber or talented hairdresser, but that doesn’t mean you have all the skills you need to run a small business.

The application period for the Xero Beautiful Business Fund will be wrapping up a few short weeks! To help us select the winners of the 2023 Xero Beautiful Business Fund, we’ve lined up a stellar list of regional and global judges. 

There’s all sorts of great ways to help make your business more sustainable and have a positive impact. Some businesses might have a sustainability purpose core to what they do, like reducing food waste, wildlife conservation, or waterway restoration.

For the fifth year in a row, Xero has taken out Canstar’s Most Satisfied Customer Award for small business accounting software.  This is an incredible achievement, showcasing our value to small businesses across Aotearoa New Zealand. 

Applications are quickly coming in for the Xero Beautiful Business Fund – thank you to all those who’ve entered so far. If you’re an organisation that operates on a not-for-profit basis, you might be wondering whether you’re eligible to apply.

The Xero Beautiful Business Fund has officially been open for one week and we’ve received an incredible response so far!  We have four funding categories that Xero small business customers can apply to.

This guest blog post was written by the team at financial management app, Expensify. Finding the right balance between automation and compliance in any business process can be challenging. For example, when it comes to managing expenses, manual expense tracking and paper-based processes can lead to errors, delays, and inefficiencies.

The hype around artificial intelligence (AI) is making small businesses feel that its development and adoption is moving at lightning speed. In fact, our new research shows that 80% of small business owners globally are concerned that the fast pace and nature of AI is leaving regulation in the dust.