Xero

JULY 31, 2023

This difficult task of making a sale is showing up clearly in the latest Xero Small Business Insights (XSBI) data, with sales growth slowing across all Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and the US. During March, sales were 5% lower than they were a year ago in the US and only 0.4% higher in Canada. y/y and 7.6%

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Xero

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

We’re excited to announce our official judging panel for the Xero Awards UK 2024. Pam Phillips: Managing Director, de Jong Phillips Pam joins us again as one of our judges, and is a true Xero advocate, flying the flag for how Xero and cloud software can transform business operations. It’s time to meet the guest judges!

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Xero

OCTOBER 27, 2022

At Xerocon New Orleans in August, we announced the expansion of our existing XSBI program for Australia, New Zealand, and the UK, to include quarterly data on the state of small business in the US and Canada. y/y), and the UK (+3.6% y/y) – the smallest rise for the UK since February 2021. Australia data .

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Xero

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The response and dedication to apply has been incredible – a big thank you to all who took the time to enter and share their stories with us. They plan to use the fund to help build a new clubhouse, w here they can serve more customers and provide additional support to growers and their local environment.

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Xero

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Until recently, the UK would have been unlikely to trouble a list of the most prestigious winemakers. But after several years of boom, with sales increasing and accolades stacking up , UK wine makers are the coming force in the industry, with amazing wineries of all sizes springing up throughout the country. Family business.

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Xero

JUNE 20, 2023

This week the UK welcomes another year of Glastonbury – the five-day music festival like no other, where world class acts take to the stage to perform in front of hundreds of thousands of dedicated festival goers, all of whom have overcome the odds to secure themselves a ticket to one of the most famous events on the planet.

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Xero

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Thanks to Xero’s Small Business Insights (XSBI) program, we’re able to get real data which, combined with these anecdotes, gives us a reliable picture of the small business economy each month. In the XSBI program, we use anonymised and aggregated data to track the performance of, and improve understanding about, small businesses.

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Xero

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Entries for the UK Xero Awards 2024 are now open for our accounting, bookkeeping and app partners. This was especially important for Pam, whose practice uses Xero and a host of other apps from the Xero app store to deliver the full suite of services one would expect from an in-house finance function. Honesty is key.

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Xero

JULY 20, 2022

But they play a really critical part in enabling the UK economy. . Did you know that in 2021, small and medium-sized businesses in the UK had a combined turnover of £2.3 million people in the UK, which accounts for over 60% of all private-sector employment ? trillion and employed 16.3 That’s huge! The changing world of work.

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Xero

MAY 23, 2023

With another epic Xero Awards evening behind us, it’s time for us to reflect on the success of our accounting and bookkeeping community. A remote digital practice based in Liverpool, Joan serves clients across the UK and has been running her practice since 2011. Congratulations, Adams O’Rourke!

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Xero

AUGUST 23, 2023

He also talked about the ikigai – the Japanese concept of finding a greater purpose or sense of being – to encourage the audience to find deeper meaning in their work. He spoke about the new landscape of large language models (LLMs) and explained how to harness tools like Chat GPT.

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Xero

MARCH 17, 2024

That’s why I took the stage at the recent Xero Summer Series to talk to advisors like you about Xero Small Business Insights (XSBI) — covering the latest data and how it can be used by accounting and bookkeeping practices. What’s the latest XSBI data telling us? Here’s a snapshot of what I heard.

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Xero

DECEMBER 2, 2022

In the UK pandemic measures were in place, the country was in lockdown, and times were even tougher than usual for small businesses and employees. . We spoke to Jack and Harry about launching their business, the challenges of being taken seriously as young founders, and how Xero helped them lay the foundation for success. .

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Xero

JULY 28, 2022

Find out more about becoming a Xero app partner here. Preparing the UK for ‘Making Tax Digital’ in 2024. The UK Government’s Making Tax Digital (MTD) for ITSA will impact up to 4.2 million UK small businesses so we’re working closely with our partners to ensure everyone is prepared ahead of 2024.

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Xero

JULY 20, 2022

Thank you to the more than 2,000 delegates and app partners who joined us today. . Rachael Powell, Chief Customer Officer, introduced our new UK & EMEA MD Alex von Schirmeister, and Anna Curzon, our Chief Product Officer, led the discussion on new product enhancements and announcements. Tackling the cash flow crunch.

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Xero

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

We’ve released a new 2022 Schedule C report template for advisors in the US. The invoice list in the Xero Accounting app (Android only) is being refreshed, making it easier for you to view and find information about your business. The unique URL can also be bookmarked or shared for later use. New BMO bank feeds — US and Canada.

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Xero

JULY 21, 2022

I was thrilled to host two keynote sessions at Xerocon London , to give our attendees some insights into what we’ve been up to in the customer space and how we should all be thinking about how to set up your practice for the customer of tomorrow, and importantly the role of digital adoption in all of this. appeared first on Xero Blog.

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Xero

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Entries for the UK and Ireland Xero Awards 2023 are now open for our accounting, bookkeeping and app partners. It was exciting to get acknowledged and really reassuring – it gave me comfort that we were on the right path and that other people believed in us.” . Have clarity and confidence about what it is that you do differently.

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Xero

JULY 19, 2023

As a young football-loving girl growing up in the US, l I saw the likes of Mia Hamm and Michelle Akers on posters and TV ads, alongside athletes like Michael Jordan. I was very curious about how far I could go and also very determined. When I moved to the UK, I experienced a huge shift in culture, as women’s football wasn’t visible.

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Xero

OCTOBER 5, 2022

We know that when you have a question about Xero, you want a helpful answer quickly so that you can get back to work. . It has a range of content to help answer your questions about Xero, including how-to articles, videos, community discussions and the option to raise a case with our customer experience team if you get really stuck.

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Xero

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

We’re giving away more than NZ$750,000 to eligible Xero small business customers across Australia, Canada (excluding Quebec), New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, the UK and the US. T&Cs apply. 10+ referrals: Entered into the draw to win the chance to go to a Xerocon in 2024. T&Cs apply.

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Intuit

JUNE 30, 2023

Helping small businesses succeed is personal for us. In the UK, 99% of businesses are small or medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and they account for 61% of all employment. We’re excited about the positive impact that our AI tools can have. Here are some of the ways Intuit is using AI to help small businesses grow and do more.

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Xero

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

We recently launched a new initiative, the Xero Beautiful Business Fund , providing more than R8,000,000 in funding globally to our small business customers in South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, the UK, Canada and the US. “Thank you Xero for the vote of confidence that this award means to us all at Mygrow.

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Intuit

MARCH 14, 2023

By shining a brighter light on small businesses with timely insights, Intuit hopes to increase small business growth and success rates throughout the US, Canada, and the UK. Learn more about the Index and get the latest employment and hiring data insights for small businesses in the US, Canada, and the U.K.

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Intuit

MARCH 22, 2023

In fact, very little about Eriona’s childhood was typical. When she complained about doing bookkeeping on top of her school homework, he told her she had to learn to juggle both. Based in Southeast London, it employs a team of about 20 with a client base around 1,600. I had a very different outlook from my friends.”

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Xero

JULY 21, 2022

If you weren’t able to join us at Xerocon, here are a few of the highlights that we covered across the two-day event. I was thrilled to unveil the early release of Xero Go — the new mobile app we launched in the UK to ease the burden of financial admin for sole traders and their advisors. million businesses across the UK.

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Xero

OCTOBER 13, 2022

This follows being named one of the UK’s Best Workplaces in 2022 earlier this year. The recognition in these areas is so important to us as a business. This recognition pushes us to keep improving, and most importantly, to keep listening to and learning from our employees.

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Xero

JULY 6, 2022

It’s also a chance to find out more about some of the powerful apps, tools and services from across the accounting and small business industries. If you’re joining us, take a look at our Xerocon London 2022 event partners, and make sure you add them to your list of must-meets on the 20th and 21st of July at Tobacco Dock in London.

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Intuit

MAY 9, 2023

Tell us a little bit about yourself and what brought you to Intuit. I was referred by my sister Teresa Rock, who’s now going on her 21st year with the Intuit UK team. From my sister, I’d heard incredible things about the culture and that proved to be 100% correct. This helps us to unburden the stigma we feel.

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Xero

JANUARY 31, 2023

More banks added to Hubdoc — Canada & US You can now use Hubdoc’s bank statement extraction tool if you bank with BMO, Chase Bank, CIBC, Royal Bank of Canada, Scotiabank, TD Canada Trust Bank or Wells Fargo. Re-authenticate your bank feed in Xero — UK The need to re-authenticate through your bank is finally a thing of the past.

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Xero

JULY 21, 2022

This fantastic new feature will be available to all our UK accounting and bookkeeping partners in October this year. Even better, it’s free to use until the end of November, so you have a real opportunity to try it out and experience the benefits for yourself. . But we can’t do it without you. .

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Xero

MAY 30, 2023

We talked a lot about the importance of people – both people in small businesses and the people who support them, especially accountants and bookkeepers. Nick gave us a behind-the-scenes view into how he set up his UK and US businesses and bravely pivoted during the global pandemic.

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Xero

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Today, Stuart is a Director at Accounts + Legal in Manchester, UK and he believes working with clients should be about more than just numbers. . It is amazing how many come to us and do not understand the difference between a profit and loss statement and a balance sheet. A lesson for us all to remember. .

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Xero

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Recent research by our partner Airwallex shows that 70% of UK SMEs plan to expand into foreign markets in 2023. Airwallex allows us to switch between multiple business bank accounts with one login, allowing easier management of multiple subsidiaries,” says Martyn Frith, Finance Director of Olsam. 2.9% + 20p EEA.

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Xero

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

We recently launched a new initiative, the Xero Beautiful Business Fund , providing more than R8,000,000 in funding globally to our small business customers in South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, the UK, Canada and the US. “Thank you Xero for the vote of confidence that this award means to us all at Mygrow.

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Xero

MARCH 30, 2023

Key speakers on tech, talent, and industry change gave us their insights in following sessions: Three things in life are certain: Death, taxes, and AI Navigating the talent challenge Future leaders panel Why is having a great employment brand so important? Hybrid working, tech adoption, and role transformation were key talking points.

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Xero

JUNE 21, 2023

You win, or you learn – that’s one of Tennick Accountants’ internal mottos, and one that encouraged the firm to put themselves in the running and enter the 2023 Xero Awards UK & Ireland. This was when it actually made us take a step back and say ‘wow’.

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