Xero Blog

In this blog post, Caroline Plumb, CEO and founder of Fluidly, talks about how cash flow forecasting can help accountants to prepare for the future. When I talk to accountants about their clients, I often hear these words: “if only they had talked to me before doing that” or “if only they had known that we offered that service.” In a fast-changing world, it’s all too easy to get disconnected from your clients and what’s really going on in their businesses.

With interest in Xero’s app marketplace growing rapidly for businesses and accountancy firms alike, we’re excited to launch our new Xero UK App Integrator Program. The program is a direct response to our partners and customers who tell us that with more than 700 apps now in the Xero marketplace, researching and implementing the right apps can be an arduous task.

This year, our very own Keri Gohman will be speaking at Seat @ the Table on May 8, 2019 in San Francisco. Now in its third year, Seat @ the Table aims to help women in tech have more seats at more tables and start a conversation about what we can do to collectively make a difference.

This week, Xero’s app partner community and preferred cloud integrators from Australia and New Zealand gathered on the banks of Melbourne’s Yarra River to discuss the future. If you couldn’t make it to the inaugural Xero Scaling for Growth Workshop, here’s what you missed.

As apps get smarter, so too do their users. Technology doesn’t just revolutionise small business – it guides the way we interact with customers, their data, and influences their decision making.

2018 saw the launch of Amazon Go, which promised – and delivered – a checkout-free retail experience.  It saw Sony create a robot dog, for some reason. It saw Elon Musk…well, Elon Musk had a weird one.

Editor’s note: As we begin 2019, we wanted to get your thoughts on what to expect in the year ahead. So we’ve asked some of the most influential voices in accounting, bookkeeping, technology, and public policy to weigh in.

Data is the currency of the 21st century economy. In our deeply connected, internet-driven economy, every interaction produces some sort of data. The biggest tech companies of our age — from Amazon to Apple to Google — have succeeded by building platforms that leverage data to deliver new products and services.

Steven Leaney is a Senior Account Manager at Xero and Chartered Accountant. Steven is incredibly passionate about using technology to help improve business success and the lifestyles of their owners. At Xero Steven helps Accountants and Bookkeepers across South Australia and the Northern Territory become highly efficient businesses who are fast growth leaders in the new cloud economy.