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As you know, Xero Central is now the home for all types of Xero support articles. To make it even more useful, a new discussions feature now lives right in Xero Central.

The huge presence of our Asia partners at the recent Xerocon Brisbane 2018 had me reflecting on the exciting growth story that is Asia. Xerocon Brisbane this year played host to than 3,500 accountants and bookkeepers across Asia Pacific, of which 100 partners from all around Asia partners have made the investment to join us in Brisbane, Australia, for two full days of exciting conference tracks, networking, and most of all – fun!

Processing payroll is even easier now with options such as excel and batch payments using Internet Banking. So why should you pay to use a HR software? As one of our integrated HR software HReasily, a Singapore born-and-bred HR SaaS solutions platform, says, ‘if focusing on your core business is your top priority, than you need a HR software’.

As part of Xero, Projects utilizes the power of the entire platform. You wouldn’t duplicate your bank data so why duplicate your time and costs. With the most recent improvements to Xero Projects, and a number of great existing features, we’re working to ensure that you have one single source of truth across all of your data in Xero.

We’re excited to announce that we’re partnering with TVNZ to bring you ‘Business Insights’; a weekly segment providing up-to-date market insights with a special focus on small business. This segment gives us the opportunity to highlight the important things happening in the small business sector.

At Xero, we strive to create a positive environment where everyone feels they belong and that they can do the best work of our lives. We believe that supporting the mental wellness of our people is an essential component to running a compassionate, successful business.

What does mental health mean to you? For me, as a Director of People and Performance, it’s about remembering each and every one of us is human. We all feel stress.

Having heard about Xerocon over many years during my time working at one of Australia’s largest banks, I was thrilled to have the opportunity to attend this year as a member of the Xero Asia team.

We know that every year, one in five people are affected by a mental illness, but many don’t speak up or share their challenges because of the social stigma. World Mental Health Day is about opening up the conversation around mental health, removing the stigma, and shifting the focus to wellness rather than illness.