This year has been a challenging year for many with extraordinary change and uncertainty. When the global pandemic first hit, businesses were thrust into survival mode instantaneously. As we continue  to adapt to the new normal, businesses are now evaluating medium and long-term ... Read More

You’ve seen the trends in the accounting industry, right? Compliance revenues are falling as cloud-accounting software and automation makes it easier and more efficient to complete those repetitive tasks.  Maybe some clients are starting to do some of their own work? Perhaps ... Read More

At Xero, we love connecting with other great technology and organisations to make your life easier. Globally, we have a marketplace of over 800 apps, and over 20 of these are South African born – ... Read More

It’s been an incredibly difficult year for accountants and bookkeepers. So we hope you’re planning to take some time off over the holidays to relax with family and friends. But before you switch off, here are a few things you can do to ... Read More

As we head into the holiday period and reflect on an extraordinary year, small business owners all over the world will be hoping for a return to some sort of normality in 2021.  Throughout 2020, we’ve been working to understand the impact ... Read More

Lots of customers and workers were homebound for big chunks of 2020. That separated small businesses from their two most important sets of people. Many sought digital solutions to help solve the problem. Shops and offices went online As reported in ... Read More

This year, for many of us, the world seemed to stand still. In this way the pandemic has acted as an equaliser, with people across the globe sharing similar experiences. Small businesses have been no different – having faced extraordinary challenges in their ... Read More

A couple of months ago, Xero introduced a study that we commissioned through Forrester Consulting – The next chapter for small business: How to thrive in a changed world... Read More

Every year Digital CPA brings together a community to accelerate change for clients and for accounting firms. This year was no different, but I could feel the temperature of my digital room in my not-so-digital ... Read More