Xero ranked world’s most innovative company by Forbes
For the second year running Xero has been ranked the world's best on the Forbes 100 Most Innovative Growth Companies list.
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Xero’s Andy Lark on why too much marketing is a crutch for poor service and crappy products
‘You made me sane again’ is a praise lavished often on Xero. Andy Lark, Xero’s chief marketing officer, talks about why marketing cannot be a substitute for a great product or sterling service. He also gives a glimpse of the challenge of tackling the US market.
Drury to Xerocon crowd: ‘Paper receipts will soon be a thing of the past’
Rod Drury used Auckland's Xerocon conference to announce this years' release of new paperless electronic receipt technology in partnership with payment services provider Paymark.
Why web builder Rocketspark is not afraid to dance with the big boys like Xero to help the small guys conquer ecommerce
Rocketspark is carving a niche helping SMEs build an online presence using a hassle-free web system
Xero takes cloud accounting to SMEs in lion city Singapore with KPMG as partner
Xero is eyeing the prospects of Asia, with another tie-up with accounting firm KPMG in Singapore to sell the story of cloud accounting to SMEs.
Megatrends: Don’t be afraid of the cloud, the way to the future of computing can lead to to unimaginable heights, Xero leads the way
Don’t be afraid of the heights of cloud technology. Frazer Scott, Microsoft, chief marketing and operations officer shifts our attention to how computing using cloud technology can help small companies achieve incredibly BIG things.
Xero’s Rod Drury wants more BIG help from SMEs on giving Gen Y their first jobs
Getting more young people into their first jobs is an issue that has caught the attention of Xero founder Rod Drury lately.
Xero-ferns clash on netball court in pink tutu challenge – Pink for a Day
Accounting software company Xero took up the Pink for a Day challenge organised by the Breast Cancer Foundation by making bosses play netball in pink tutus. For their brave act, they have dared the companies they work with -- Vodafone, Vend and BNZ to take up the same challenge.
Replacing Rod Drury: Victoria Crone on stepping into big shoes at Xero
Victoria Crone has taken over as Xero's Kiwi boss, filling Rod Drury's well-travelled shoes. She talked to Amanda Sachtleben.
Get in the cloud or risk the boot: Xero preaches to the choir
Xero has used its annual partner conference to sound a warning that not adopting cloud computing could mean getting ditched by customers.
Xero to launch rural cloud service
Xero is building its network of rural sector partners as it gears for the mid-year launch of the Farming in the Cloud service. The web platform lets farmers, accountants, banks and rural services firms work from the same data, bringing together a centralised toolset.
Liddell takes seat as Xero board chair
Former General Motors vice chairman and Microsoft senior vice president Chris Liddell is Xero's new board chair, one of a number of key US appointments.
The Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi and Hummingbird Coffee announce new partnership to fuel the arts
The Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi is proud to announce a new partnership with Hummingbird Coffee to support the arts in Aotearoa.
Tackling SME tech investment ‘disconnect’
Spark has partnered with business growth centre Icehouse to address the challenges stopping SMEs from translating their tech investment plans into action.
Stress costing small business owners dearly
Nearly half of Kiwi small business owners have considered giving up their business due to stress, according to new research by Xero.
Kiwi small business sales remain subdued in June quarter
Xero, the global small business platform, has released its Xero Small Business Insights, revealing weak Kiwi small business sales performance in the June quarter.
Where is New Zealand’s next ‘unicorn’ hiding?
Australian fintech, Airwallex is on a mission to find the next Kiwi business valued over $1 billion with its new programme set to hit NZ.
Cards and convenience key for Kiwi customers
Xero's latest study reveals that the barriers small businesses are facing when it comes to payment innovation is proving to be challenging.
CEO of NZ’s fastest growing start-up wins big at 2024 Leadership awards
Levi Fawcett, CEO of the fastest growing start-up in New Zealand, Partly, wins the Most Incredible Leader Award and so much more.
Kiwi small businesses see the biggest decline in sales since Covid
Xero's recent Small Business Insights data reports that Kiwi small businesses sales have reached the biggest decline since Covid-19.
Vista Group’s Co-Founder named 2024’s ‘Flying Kiwi’ at Hi-Tech Awards
Cinema tech company Vista Group's Co-Founder, Murray Holdaway is named 'Flying Kiwi' of 2024 for the Hi-Tech Awards.
Deloitte announces finalists for Top 200 Awards
After a few tough years, Tourism Holdings alongside Infratil and Xero have been named as finalists for Company of the Year at the 2023 Deloitte Top 200.
Realising New Zealand’s innovation potential
The newly appointed Chief Scientist at Callaghan Innovation says there is so much innovation potential to unpack in New Zealand.
A conversation with one of New Zealand’s most successful start-ups: LawVu
We sit down with one of New Zealand's most successful start-ups, LawVu, a company that have recently achieved a funding round of $15 million NZD.
Businesses grow concerned about AI development
At the trajectory with which AI is being developed, four in five small businesses in NZ are concerned about this rapid development.
GreenLight Escrow: Plumber turns tech entrepreneur with new app
"For the tradies, by the tradies", former plumber turned tech entrepreneur has launched a new app, GreenLight Escrow to solve payment problems in the industry.
This tech will save Queenstown and Wānaka wildlife
Xero Founder Rob Drury has invested $50k in technology that is set to save wildlife in the Queenstown and Wānaka regions.
The popular tech companies you didn’t know were from New Zealand
There are hundreds of companies founded in New Zealand, with some reaching global success to the point many didn't know were made by Kiwis.