The government published the 2021 budget this week. The UK’s small business economy remains in a very fragile state. So the measures announced relating to the extension of furlough and other support measures, the introduction of digital incentives and ongoing ...
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Today we’re pleased to announce that Xero has agreed to buy Planday, a workforce management platform that will help us deliver on our purpose to make life better for people in small business, their advisors and communities around the world. ...
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As we take stock of the first month of 2021, our Xero Small Business Insights (XSBI) data, released today, shows that COVID-19 continues to dominate small business operations. I mentioned in my blog post last month that the countries that ...
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At Xero, we believe bookkeepers are the backbone of small business. They are there day-to-day to provide a personalised service to their small business clients. This ongoing relationship is especially important so that when the bookkeeper shares the files with ...
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As we look ahead to a new year, our Xero Small Business Insights (XSBI) data for December, released today, shows that the economic landscape in New Zealand, Australia and the United Kingdom continues to be dominated by COVID-19. Our data, ...
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We’re incredibly proud to announce Xero has been named as one of 380 companies worldwide to be included in the 2021 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI). This is the second consecutive year that Xero has been included in this index, and ...
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When I reflect on the single biggest technology change in 2020, I think of the way that small business owners around the world rose to the challenge and adopted digital tools at a speed and scale unlike anything in living ...
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We’ve all spent more time than ever at home. From working and studying to relaxing and socialising online, we are all a lot more familiar with our homes. For small businesses supplying goods to homes, this has provided a huge ...
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There’s already a lot going on for small businesses in 2021 in the UK. Many are facing huge hardships as they cope with the latest lockdown and continued restrictions. This comes not long after the Brexit deal was agreed. The ...
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The VAT domestic reverse charge procedure is a new way of accounting for VAT in the construction industry. It is due to come into effect in the UK on 1 March 2021, having previously been delayed from 2019 and then ...
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