Xero Blog

We’re a country of do-gooders here in New Zealand. We ranked third on last year’s World Giving Index and we have 27,800 charities for a population of just under five million.

According to our Business Rewired report, 2.6 million small business owners in the UK have genuine concerns about the future. They worry about broad business issues like late payments (54%), cyber-attacks (27%) and tax rates (44%).

Becoming a freelancer is a big step in anyone’s life. It means setting up your own micro business, finding the ideal customers and learning to make money from your own skills and services.

If you’re a Xero subscriber using Square, you know how great these two solutions are. We’ve listened to your feedback and are working to make sure they’re even better when combined.

Over the past decade, technology has radically changed the way businesses operate. Now, even small businesses have access to powerful tools that were previously too expensive or complicated.  The pace of change has been rapid – and it’s unlikely to slow down.

We’re proud to announce that Uber for Business has joined Xero Connect in Australia and New Zealand. Since unveiling our partnership with Uber for Business last year, we’ve been working hard on a solution to reduce administrative burden for small business owners.

In today’s digital world, it’s not easy being a mom-and-pop shop. For these small businesses, competing with big international retailers is an uphill battle. Not only do they have big budgets for flashy experiential retail stores and optimised online stores, they have the resources to target their customers on several platforms.

So you’ve signed up to Xero, and it’s been great! But you’re sure there’s a better way to manage expenses…and file a pay run…and what do you mean you can do this on a mobile?!

Pictured above, Rachael La Pine, L&D Programme Coordinator at BlueSkyMinds in one of the meeting spaces at Rewired. Rewired is a co-working space that houses some of New Zealand’s best and brightest small businesses that want to grow or expand globally.