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Xero volunteers at eDay
We could have stayed in bed on that drizzly, cold Saturday morning but the call of the environment was enough to spur the Xero team into life. Adorned in fluro vests and gloves with clip boards at the...
View ArticleXero sponsors ‘Givealittle’ Red Cross appeal
As you know we’re a global company, but our origins are New Zealand in the South Pacific. For those of us down in this part of the world it’s been a pretty devastating week after a 8.3 magnitude...
View ArticleTelling it like it is
A personal recommendation from a friend, fellow professional, client or family is how many of us decide to buy something. If you or someone you know want to see what others are saying about Xero we...
View ArticleBusy six months
Phew…it’s been an eventful six months. As well as continuing to release new features we’ve taken on a bunch of new developers; boosted our sales and support crew (especially in Australia and the UK);...
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Flying kiwi
It’s been a busy week for Xero co-founder Rod Drury. The man who is ten paces ahead of the rest of us and for whom sleep is not an option, continues to make waves in the Hi-Tech industry. Today Rod was...
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FreshBooks a go go
The response to Xero working toward integration with FreshBooks, the North American online invoicing and time tracking heavy weight, has been amazing. Lots of people have helped with beta testing. And...
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Good conversation is…
At Xero we like to think our communication is more like a conversation with our customers, partners, investors and the Xero community at large. One of the great things about being online is the ability...
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Xero for explorers
It’s always a real buzz for those of us working behind the scenes here in Xero land to hear that Xero appeals to all sorts of people – including those seeking extreme adventure. Comments this week by...
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WikiJob uses Xero
WikiJob Graduate Jobs is the UK’s fastest growing graduate jobs website. It delivers several million pages a month worldwide and has a large number of bluechip clients, including banks, law firms and...
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100% Xero
Justin Keen sees himself as no ordinary accountant. It certainly takes some guts to set up a practice that services clients that only use Xero. Three months ago Justin started Cloudaccountants in...
View ArticleWhat technology has done for small business
Our aim has always been to make life easier for small business owners with the help of technology. So when we hear that one of our case studies has been recognised for the Most Inspired Use of...
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The accounting revolution
We thought we’d share the views of CPA and blogger, Jason Blumer, on the future of accounting – some inspiration ahead of our Xero Partner Conference later in the week. And yes Jason will be there. The...
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Trashy content on the web
We all know how frustrating it feels to browse a website where the information you want is hard to find, out-of-date or what’s written is unclear. In 15 years or more there’s been a hell of a lot...
View ArticleChristchurch earthquake
New Zealand’s a small place and the devastating earthquake which hit the southern city of Christchurch nearly a week ago has made everyone living here question what they can do to help. Like most...
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Getting behind Christchurch
It’s a week today since a 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit the city of Christchurch destroying the CBD and ending the lives of what’s feared to be 200 people. As the focus shifts to recovery, it’s...
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We know where you look – eye tracking results
We’re constantly refining our web pages in the hope they stay inviting and easy to navigate, so it was hugely interesting (and slightly nerve-racking) when experts in this space Optimal Usability...
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Five steps to social media sanity
We’d like to welcome guest blogger Karen Leland. Karen is a freelance journalist, best-selling author and president of Sterling Marketing Group where she helps businesses negotiate the wired world of...
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Xero meant nothing till now
It’s great to come across testimonials from clients such as this blog post by Julie McLeod of bespoke software and web app company Digital Fusion. Based in earthquake ravaged Christchurch, New Zealand...
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Raising the status of bookkeepers
It’s hard to believe there’s never been a formal qualification or standard for New Zealand bookkeepers. While this provides employment for well intentioned individuals to set up from the kitchen table,...
View ArticleExporting
While Xero is a global company a big part of our team is still in New Zealand, a small set of rocks in the South Pacific. As a small nation a long way from anywhere else it’s vital that we export to...
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Halloween
There was no frenzied hunt this year, but the ghoulish food was enough to keep spirits high at Xero HQ. Our resident Baker Queen developer Rowena Joe and her partner in culinary crime QA tester...
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Deloitte ranks Xero as fastest growing NZ exporter
Taking a business to the world from two islands in the Pacific Ocean can seem an enormous task and the road a long one. Now we have users in over 100 countries and tonight Xero was named fastest...
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NZ tax toolbox app
We always get a kick out of Xero Partners getting innovative with technology. It’s something we’ve come to expect from developers, but it’s less common among accountants. So it was great to see Brad...
View ArticleRamon Ray meets Xero
Influential and self confessed technology evangelist Ramon Ray from the Business Insider Smallbiztechnolgy team recently caught up with Xero’s US President Jamie Sutherland to introduce Xero to his US...
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She has the midas touch
I first met Gillian Rossouw when we made a video back in February 2009. While relatively new to Xero her enthusiasm knew no bounds. Within minutes she had the young film crew hanging off her every...
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