cloud accounting

New Plans for Xero Users in New Zealand

From Sep 2024, Xero is introducing new plans with automatic moves by Feb or Sep 2025.

contractors

Reviewing Costs to Increase Cash and Drive Profits

In this short article, we look at 8 Best Practices when reviewing business expenses.

cost accounting

2021 Business Planning

Business leaders are looking ahead to next year and considering what to prioritise. Data can play an important part in these decisions… provided it is used wisely. Our article contains ideas on how data can explain the drivers of your business and where you should focus your efforts.

customer experience

Business Resilience: Focusing on the Priorities

Do you know where to focus your energy in your business? How to identify the key drivers of your business success? Our article will help you to prioritise the initiatives that will make a difference.

cash flow

5 Steps to Stronger Cash Flow Management

Some businesses are finding opportunities in the COVID19 environment while others struggle. Common to all businesses is the need for astute cash management. In our article, we look at some best practices to help you best utilise your cash.

cash flow

From COVID-19 Survival to Resilience

Survival has been on the minds of many leaders recently. But businesses are shifting their focus to resilience. What does it take to build businesses that can survive AND thrive in the longer term? Past methods may not work as well in the ‘new’ environment. Then again, what will really change? In this article, we’ll look at some attributes of resilient businesses.

cost accounting

Breaking Old Habits to Drive Costs Down

Old habits may be keeping your business from maximising profitability. Breaking these habits will strengthen the business. Your accountants are well-placed to help you change since we deal with the relevant numbers, can perform the analysis and can make actionable recommendations. Don’t get stuck with old bad habits, especially where there are opportunities to quickly improve the bottom line.

cost accounting

Understanding the factors that drive your business

There are many ways to improve business performance but which initiatives will bring the biggest impact? This article identifies some metrics or ‘drivers’ which grow revenue, profit and business value. Establish how you are performing now and measure the impact of any improvement. Focus on the things that matter! 

cloud accounting

Xero updates Winter 2019

We outline some of the newest updates happening in the world of Xero that should hopefully brighten up your working day. 

expenses

XERO PROJECTS Tasks and expenses

Xero has introduced more granular invoicing options in Projects, allowing users to show time as individual line items on an invoice. Users can now choose to include details such as the staff member, date, task and description from their time entries. This feature is available on both the web and the Projects mobile apps versions of Xero.

expenses

NZ pricing change to Xero

From 28 September 2018, the monthly subscription price for Xero will increase as a result of new functionality.

cash flow

5 tips to avoid the summer cash slump

Summer can be a tricky time for cash flow. It doesn’t have to be; the quiet summer period can be incredibly productive. Use Xero's small business advisory panel's practical tips to avoid the summer slump.