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Xero
We help small businesses thrive worldwide
We started Xero to change the game for small business. Small businesses make up more than 90 percent of all businesses by number across OECD countries, so their success or otherwise has a direct effect on the greater economy.
Our beautiful cloud-based accounting software platform connects people with the right numbers anytime, anywhere, on any device. For accountants and bookkeepers, Xero helps build a trusted relationship with small business clients through online collaboration. We're proud to be helping more than 1.6 million subscribers worldwide transform the way they do business. And we're just getting started.
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Open For Small Business: Introducing A New Podcast That Goes Behind The Scenes With Aotearoa’s Small Business Owners
Thursday, 11 September 2025, 4:47 pm | Xero
Each fortnightly episode features candid conversations with small business owners and industry experts who have carved their own paths to success. More >>
Xero’s AI Financial Superagent ‘JAX’ Launches Powerful New Features To Drive The Future Of Small Business Accounting
Wednesday, 3 September 2025, 2:31 pm | Xero
The new features will enable Xero to meet growing demand for AI innovation among its user base, with 73% of customers having used AI across the platform since March. More >>
Kiwi Small Business Sales Remain Subdued In June Quarter
Thursday, 31 July 2025, 9:29 am | Xero
Agriculture remains top performing industry, sales growth stronger in South Island Wellington— Xero , the global small business platform, today released its Xero Small Business Insights (XSBI) revealing weak New Zealand small business sales performance ... More >>
Xero Now Offers Tap To Pay On IPhone For NZ Small Businesses With A Stripe Account To Accept Contactless Payments
Thursday, 29 May 2025, 10:09 am | Xero
Xero research shows over a third (38%) of Kiwi consumers say they are frustrated when their preferred payment option isn’t available and one in five (22%) would shop elsewhere if a business didn’t offer one of their preferred ways to pay. More >>
Xero Launches New Programme To Boost Small Business Financial Literacy
Tuesday, 15 April 2025, 7:36 am | Xero
The ‘Know Your Numbers’ programme aims to empower small businesses with tools and support to help with their long-term success, especially considering the tough economic conditions many small businesses in Aotearoa New Zealand have faced over ... More >>
Xero And Sumday Partner To Offer 12 Months Free Carbon Accounting Tools To Xero Customers
Wednesday, 2 April 2025, 9:01 am | Xero
This offering also provides small businesses and their accounting and bookkeeping partners with valuable training, templates and resources to enhance their carbon accounting skills. More >>
Small Business Data Reveals Declining Sales, Slower Wage Growth
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 10:03 am | Xero
Nearly a third of small businesses reducing their workforces, highest proportion since early 2020 More >>
Cards And Convenience Reign Supreme In Aotearoa
Tuesday, 20 August 2024, 10:05 am | Xero
New research by global small business platform Xero has uncovered payment convenience is key for Kiwi consumers, but key barriers such as expensive fees are turning off small businesses from embracing new digital methods. More >>
Kiwi Small Businesses Record Largest Decline In Sales Since May 2020
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 9:15 am | Xero
Xero, the global small business platform, today released its Xero Small Business Insights data for the June quarter, which revealed small business sales in Aotearoa dropped, while jobs and wage growth remained strong. More >>
Xero Unveils Breakthrough AI Tech Behind Just Ask Xero To Improve Accuracy Of Accounting Tasks
Thursday, 13 June 2024, 8:31 am | Xero
GenAI-powered JAX beta coming soon will help small businesses complete accounting tasks wherever they are. More >>
Small Business Job Growth Remains Strong, Sales Show Modest Improvement
Wednesday, 24 April 2024, 1:12 pm | Xero
Data Influenced By Early Easter, Payment Times Impacted By End Of Financial Year More >>
Xero Unveils Its AI Vision To Reimagine Small Business Accounting
Thursday, 29 February 2024, 10:24 am | Xero
Wellington — 29 February 2024 — At its inaugural Investor Day today, global small business platform Xero unveiled its AI vision which the business says has the potential to reimagine accounting and improve the lives of small businesses. This ... More >>
Xero And Sumday Enter Global Partnership To Enhance Carbon Accounting For Advisors
Wednesday, 21 February 2024, 10:16 am | Xero
Xero , the global small business platform, today announced a global partnership with Sumday , the advisor-first carbon accounting platform, to help accountants and bookkeepers globally to manage their own and their clients’ carbon accounting. ... More >>
Xero And Mazars Announce Three-year Global Deal, Bringing Clients Enriched Data And Insights
Friday, 16 February 2024, 9:28 am | Xero
Xero , the global small business platform, today announced a three-year global agreement with Mazars , with the firm being awarded Xero Global Partner status. The firm’s clients will have greater collaboration with their advisors and insights across the ... More >>
Xero Beautiful Business Fund NZ Winners For 2023 Unveiled
Wednesday, 15 November 2023, 3:26 pm | Xero
Xero , the global small business platform, today announced the four New Zealand small businesses and non-profits who have won a share of the NZ$750,000 global prize pool as part of the inaugural Xero Beautiful Business Fund . Four New Zealand winners ... More >>
Small Business Sales Fall For First Time Since 2021 Auckland Lockdown
Thursday, 26 October 2023, 5:49 pm | Xero
Xero , the global small business platform, today released its Xero Small Business Index for the September 2023 quarter, which showed small business sales fell, while jobs growth remained strong. Sales fell 1.5% year-on-year (y/y) in September 2023, ... More >>
Xero Unveils New Product Innovations To Help Small Businesses And Advisors Boost Efficiencies
Thursday, 24 August 2023, 9:19 am | Xero
AI-powered capabilities and Planday’s award interpretation tool for hospitality among key new features More >>
Four In Five Small Businesses Concerned AI Development And Adoption Is Outpacing Regulation
Thursday, 24 August 2023, 9:14 am | Xero
Calls among small business owners for greater data protection and education, due to perceived ethical challenges from AI More >>
Submissions Open For Inaugural Xero Beautiful Business Fund
Wednesday, 23 August 2023, 1:08 pm | Xero
Xero , the global small business platform, marked day one of Xerocon Sydney 2023 by opening applications for its inaugural Xero Beautiful Business Fund , designed to celebrate small businesses, empower success and help accelerate their growth. ... More >>
Small Business Jobs Growth Remains Strong In June Quarter
Thursday, 27 July 2023, 9:04 am | Xero
Cooling wage growth eases pressure for small business owners Xero , the global small business platform, today released its Xero Small Business Index for the June 2023 quarter, which showed small business job growth remained strong despite flatlining ... More >>
