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Setting the stage for success in the new financial year
As we enter the new financial year, it’s clear the challenges of COVID-19 will be with us for at least several months more. Fortunately, there are technology solutions that can help small business during this difficult time. They can boost the likelihood of being paid promptly, reduce the compliance burden of tasks such as JobKeeper, […]
Xero’s Small Business Insights shares key small business findings
The accounting app Xero share their Small Business Insights with us to shed light on what small businesses should be aware of, which is now made especially relevant with the federal budget announcement later today. The anonymous and aggregated data is collected monthly from hundreds of thousands of Xero’s Australian subscribers through the Xero platform. […]
Payroll can be simpler for small business owners
The decision to make your first hire is a sign of growth and success; a watershed moment for any business. Unfortunately, for over one-third of Australian small business owners taking on staff also means adding hours of payroll documentation and processing onto their workload every week. Something they might not expect. Most people don’t start […]
Holidays without work a “luxury” for many operators, says Xero Small Business director
Small business owners are increasingly embracing the 80:20 travel trend, whereby 80% of their holidays are reserved for leisure with the remaining 20% dedicated to work, according to Xero’s Travel Habits Report. Key findings from the report, which compares the travel habits of 400 working Australians and 400 small business owners, include: 48% of business […]
NSW Budget: measures will save money for up to 600,000 small businesses, treasurer says
More than half a million small businesses stand to benefit from tax cuts included in the 2017-18 NSW Budget, according to Treasurer Dominic Perrottet. In a statement, released yesterday, the Treasurer announced: “From 1 January 2018, the NSW Government will abolish insurance duty for small businesses on commercial vehicle insurance (including aircraft), professional indemnity insurance, […]
Financial literacy, not gut feelings, key to female founders scaling past the $1m mark
Women have ‘boundless potential’ to lead multi-million dollar businesses but many are being held back by a lack of financial literacy, says Tanya Titman, the founder of Acceler8 Academy, a growth program for female-led SMEs, and Consolid8, Xero’s 2016 Accounting Partner of the Year. Having assisted over 200 female founders to scale their businesses through […]
Competition reforms introduced to improve the bargaining power of small business
Competition reforms tabled in Federal Parliament this week backs small businesses to grow, innovate and create more jobs, according to Small Business Minister Michael McCormack. He said the Competition and Consumer Amendment (Competition Policy Review) Bill 2017 implements a number of recommendations from a landmark review of Australian competition policy to help small businesses to compete […]
Goal-setting for the new financial year
With 30 June in the rear-view mirror, business owners should the take opportunity this month to re-calibrate and set some goals for the new financial year. Goal-setting can help you stay focussed on what really matters for the business, while preventing you from getting sidetracked and enabling you to achieve success. Find your inspiration It’s always […]
Getting your finances in order for EOFY
The end of the financial year can be a stressful time for small businesses, especially if your finances aren’t completely in order. Unfortunately, that’s an all-too-common situation. A recent Xero survey found that three-quarters of Australian small businesses still store their receipts in shoeboxes. With the average Australian business churning through 100 receipts and invoices […]
Xero announces strategic partnerships to benefit small business
Xero has announced a number of strategic partnerships today at Australia’s largest accounting technology conference in Melbourne, Xerocon Australia. In a keynote speech to over 1600 attendees at Xerocon Australia today, Xero Australia Managing Director, Chris Ridd, also announced that this week Xero expects to reach more than 250,000 paying subscribers using the global accounting […]
Xero and Dropbox announce partnership
Cloud-based accounting software company Xero and file hosting service Dropbox have today announced a strategic partnership that will see both services integrated for collaboration.
Evaluate your customers to boost your profits
Kick off the new financial year by discovering who your profitable customers are and gently shed the loss makers. Chris Ridd, managing director of small business accounting software provider Xero, explains how.
EOFY: How to make year-end less taxing
The end of the financial year is closing in, which means SMBs across the country are on the hunt for missing receipts before their annual visit to the accountant. Year-end doesn’t need to be so taxing though, as a couple of new technologies change the way businesses handle their annual returns.
10 time-saving technology tips for SMEs
The rise of cloud computing, social networking and mobile applications in the past couple of years has turned doing business on its head. Ordering software on CD and installing it on employee machines is a thing of the past. But for many business owners the sheer saturation of products available makes choosing the right technologies hard.
Is cloud accounting right for your business?
If you’d like to find out whether cloud accounting really will be heaven for your small business, Dynamic Business has found a must-attend free seminar for Sydney-based business owners.
Cloud accounting; heaven for small business
Cloud accounting enables small business owners to keep their finger on the financial pulse of their business in the same way a large corporation would – and better still, it’s available anytime and anywhere they’re online.
Xero develops app for accounting on-the-go
To help small businesses manage their finances on the fly, Xero has developed a free smartphone application for download from the Apple App Store.
Saasu ‘Accountants Edition’ takes the fight to Xero and MYOB
Saasu is taking the fight to Xero and MYOB in the online accounting software market with the launch of a new version of its most popular product, Saasu ‘Accountants Edition’.
New Zealand based Xero partners with Akamai
Global online accounting system provider Xero has today announced that it has chosen Akamai as the online technology provider for the New Zealand based company.