Xero Blog

Xero has more than 1,000 connected apps that help small businesses and their advisors succeed. Many of our app partners have been connected with Xero for more than 10 years, and we’re celebrating a handful of those apps every quarter.

Today marks the start of Hispanic Heritage Month in the United States where we’ll be honoring the cultures and contributions of Hispanic and Latin Americans. We will also celebrate our heritage rooted in all Latin American countries.

If I can think of one word to describe the last 19 months, it would be resilience. As a community of advisors and small businesses, we supported each other, and we endured.

Being a small business owner is one of the greatest adventures anyone can embark on. It’s a journey full of good days, but it also comes with bad days. It’s important to recognise that these ups and downs are a normal part of the journey that every small business owner goes through.

Are you a data scientist who lives for the lunchtime surf? A woodland wanderer looking to do great product design while living deep among the trees? An engineer who’s passionate about being home for dinner with the kids?

At Xero, we’re committed to making our products more inclusive for small businesses and advisors around the world. A key part of this process is upgrading the design of features like bank reconciliation, to make them more accessible and remove technical restraints, so we can deliver features in the future that will help your business or practice thrive.

Festival for the Future (FFTF) was recently held at Wellington’s TSB arena. As an Impact Partner for Inspiring Stories, we were able to take 50 Xeros, friends, family, and partners with us.

Small business owners know better than most the importance of having a steady cash flow. According to Xero Small Business Insights, late payments and seasonal trading periods are some of the key pressure points that impact the financial health of Australia’s small business economy.

Today, we’re thrilled to unveil the Xero App Store. It’s our App Marketplace reimagined – where small businesses go to discover and buy Xero connected apps, and app developers go to grow their business.