Immediately, we kicked off Xerocon London 2022 and it was clear from the thrill and buzz on the occasion that our accountants and bookkeepers, app companions and exhibitors had been as completely satisfied as we had been to come back collectively once more as a group.
Thanks to the greater than 2,000 delegates and app companions who joined us as we speak.
I opened the occasion outlining our imaginative and prescient and the steps we’re taking to grow to be essentially the most trusted and insightful small enterprise platform. Rachael Powell, Chief Buyer Officer, launched our new UK & EMEA MD Alex von Schirmeister, and Anna Curzon, our Chief Product Officer, led the dialogue on new product enhancements and bulletins. She was joined on stage by Christian Brondum, CEO of Planday and Mark Rees, our Chief Know-how Officer.
It’s been nice to see everybody in individual once more – to have the chance to come back collectively to study, to be impressed and to have some enjoyable. And importantly, to remind ourselves of the necessary objective we share of creating life higher for individuals in small enterprise, their advisors and communities all over the world.
Right here’s a fast breakdown of a few of the highlights from day one in every of Xerocon London 2022.
Tackling the money circulate crunch
First, we talked in regards to the difficult atmosphere wherein accountants and small companies are working by way of in our Xero Small Enterprise Insights particular report Crunch: Money circulate challenges going through small companies. Launched as we speak, the report discovered that the common UK small enterprise faces money circulate crunches – the place month-to-month bills exceed revenues – for greater than 4 months every year.
Along with managing money circulate and getting paid on time, small companies might want to adjust to authorities laws Making Tax Digital (MTD) which impacts over 4 million companies throughout the UK.
Nonetheless, with challenges come alternatives for individuals who are open to an atmosphere that has extra small enterprise startups than ever earlier than, a rising urge for food for digital adoption and an rising want for recommendation and assist from an accountant and bookkeeper.
Get going with Xero Go
Anna Curzon shared an thrilling new product – unveiling the early launch of Xero Go – a cellular app that caters to the rising accounting wants of self-employed companies and their advisors within the UK.
With the variety of sole merchants within the UK seeing important progress over the past twenty years, Xero Go is a freemium app that can make it simpler for them to entry accounting software program, streamline time-consuming duties, and supply a cheaper entry level into cloud accounting.
With MTD for Earnings Tax Self Evaluation (MTD for ITSA) on the horizon – Xero Go is designed to assist the self-employed get ready for one of many largest ever adjustments to the UK tax system.
Adapt to the altering world of labor
Immediately we additionally launched our Altering world of labor report, tackling workforce challenges and the way expertise can empower employers to navigate them. It discovered that managing a workforce within the present atmosphere is taking its toll on small enterprise employers, with practically half (49%) admitting that is negatively impacting their psychological well being.
We need to assist small companies to beat these challenges, so for the primary time we showcased our workforce administration suite together with Xero Payroll, Xero Me and Xero Bills. Not solely that, we additionally unveiled new updates to our Xero Payroll integration with Planday.
The built-in resolution will allow small companies to really feel extra in management, and assist advisors spend much less time chasing purchasers for timesheets and validating worker information accuracy.
Ultimate ideas
Lastly, I actually loved the time I spent strolling across the exhibition corridor and assembly so lots of our app companions and exhibitors. It was nice to listen to about all of the wonderful work they’re doing to innovate and remodel the accounting and bookkeeping trade.
A private spotlight for me was interviewing Bex Smith for my podcast ‘What Led You Right here’ – the place she spoke about her inspiring private journey from worldwide skilled footballer to small enterprise founder.
I can’t wait to do all of it once more tomorrow.