Xero Beautiful Business Fund
Entries for the Xero Beautiful Business Fund are now closed. Winners will be publicly announced at the end of October 2024.
We’re backing beautiful business
The Xero Beautiful Business Fund is an initiative backing you for the future. We’re offering over CA$630,000 in funding to Xero small business customers in Australia, Canada (excluding Quebec), New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, the UK, and the US, so you can keep doing what you do best.
Country and global prizes
There will be four winners from each country, each receiving CA$15,000. Four global winners will be selected from the pool of country winners from around the world. Those global winners will get an additional CA$40,000.
Learn more about the prizesMaking the future brighter for small business
Winners to be announced in four categories
- Innovating for environmental sustainability
- Trailblazing with technology
- Strengthening community connection
- Upskilling for the future
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Meet the 2023 winners
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Get to know the 2023 winnersKey dates
Entries close on 27 August 2024 and winners will be announced at the end of October 2024. We'll keep you posted.
See more FAQ's here
For Canadian Entrants. You have not won yet. You must be (i) a Xero small business customers (either the business owner or a designated employee) whose company is located in the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, Canada (excluding Quebec), South Africa, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Singapore, or Australia that has between 0-50 employees and is operating on a for profit or not for profit basis and (ii) be a paying Xero subscriber (either directly or via a Xero Accounting or Bookkeeping Partner) at the time of entry and at the time of announcement of the winners to be able to register. There are four entry categories for submissions; you must complete all the required information on the registration form for your selected entry category to enter. One entry per category for eligible entrants. Entries must be received between 9 July 2024 at 10:00 a.m. NZT and ending 27 August 2024 at 5:00 p.m. NZT. There are in total (i) four global grand prizes and (ii) twenty-eight regional prizes. Four regional prizes will be awarded in Canada (one for each entry category); the four global grand prizes (one for each category) will be awarded on a global-basis and may not necessarily be awarded in Canada. The grand and regional prize for each category will be $40,000 CAD and $15,000 CAD respectively if the applicable winner resides and entered from Canada. One grand prize per eligible entrant, one regional prize per eligible entrant. Prize-winners will be announced at the end of October 2024 . The odds of winning a prize depends on the number of eligible entries received by Xero.
See the official rules here