Xero Blog

It’s important that our customers know how they can save time and money, and improve access to capital. Banks, small business lenders, payment providers and other fintech partners are constantly working on ways to support small businesses.

Claire Mackay is nationally recognised as one of Australia’s pre-eminent financial planners. She is passionate about improving financial literacy for all Australians. Dean is a green-star certified, licensed carpenter and builder – with a green conscience.

Those that have lived and breathed Xero for some time will know that we’ve been updating our pages to make them more beautiful, intuitive and simpler to use. As part of this process, we’ve redesigned the User Permissions page.

We’re pretty fortunate to have a fantastic software engineering team and culture here at Xero. Its not by accident, rather it’s cultivated and nurtured. We start with smart people and give them complex challenges to tackle.

With rapid change in technology comes an equally rapid change in expectation. The start of March marked the beginning of a change in the learning experience for students around the world through the Xero Lifelong Learning Platform (XLLP), a live version of Xero to teach and learn on.

Deadlines are part of every accountant’s day-to-day lives. Many in practice roll from one deadline to the next with hardly a breath to separate them. The problem with deadlines is not so much the rush and stress of requesting, collating, reviewing and submitting information, but more the myopic mindset that tends to develop as the deadlines loom.

Technology continues to revolutionise small business, and for those ready to embrace the opportunity, 2018 promises to be an exciting year.  So what are the top technology trends your small business or advisory practice needs to know about in 2018?

A small business’s survival isn’t defined by its ability to innovate, its market share, or its growth strategy. A great idea is only as good as the next one. A competitive playing field is inevitable.

We’re at an exciting inflection point when it comes to financial technology. With a proliferation of apps out there to help small businesses and consumers manage their finances, it’s important to stay on top of the latest news in fintech.