Heather

About Heather Smith

Heather Smith can help your business deliver powerful, engaging and educational content, through guest blog posts, educational instructions, video creation, podcasts, and social media blasts. She hosts the #1 independent Cloud Stories podcast Cloud Stories, authored Xero for Dummies, produces easy to follow videos on her YouTube channel and hosts the Cloud Accountants and Advisors Meetup and Xero Mastermind Facebook group. As a chartered accountant and chartered certified accountant and certified Xero & MYOB software advisor she has the knowledge, expertise and credibility to talk about your business solution to the accounting and bookkeeping community.

The ICB Australian Bookkeepers Summit 2024

I recently attended and spoke at my first national ICB conference, the ICB Australian Bookkeepers Summit 2024, held at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre. Held over two days, it was a delightful event that I thoroughly enjoyed. It provided a wonderful opportunity to reconnect with long-term colleagues, meet new people, and learn about [...]

2024-12-08T16:32:51+10:00December 6th, 2024|0 Comments

Embrace the Power of ‘No’: 9 Polite Ways to Decline New Clients

If you need to hear it, it's perfectly acceptable to say 'No'. No is a complete sentence. To activate my own 'No' muscle, I had to write it on a post it note and pin it on my monitor, cause I always naturally wanted to help. This would result in crazy unhealthy situations, like staying [...]

2024-07-29T04:37:01+10:00July 11th, 2024|0 Comments

In financial terms, what does success look like for a founder?

Ultimately not failing is a success metric, but if we flip it, we can learn from failure. This is an extremely broad term. Success for a 'founder' of a startup will look like an exit, and more often than not a 10x return on investment. Founder Success is all driven by actually getting an exit [...]

2024-07-08T10:17:50+10:00July 8th, 2024|0 Comments

Celebrating Success: My ‘Thought Leader of the Year’ Award

My accounting heart is bursting with joy. At the 'Oscars' for the accounting industry, I'm grateful to have won in the category “Thought Leader of the Year”. Thank you to Cat Williams-Treloar for handing out the award, and Sharon McClafferty for a killer acceptance speech! I was unable to be there as I was [...]

2024-07-08T09:48:09+10:00July 8th, 2024|0 Comments

Discover Netgain’s Comprehensive Suite of Tools

Netgain is a company that builds accounting applications that integrate with ERP software like NetSuite. Their focus is on automating repetitive back office accounting tasks to save time for accountants. Some of the main applications they build include products for fixed assets, leasing, loans, and month-end close processes. Their applications are fully embedded within the [...]

2024-05-08T14:03:29+10:00May 9th, 2024|0 Comments

The Festival of Accounting & Bookkeeping (FAB) 2024

The Festival of Accounting & Bookkeeping (FAB) 2024, taking place on 13-14 March at the NEC, Birmingham, is an exciting event for professionals in the field. It offers an opportunity to engage with industry experts through a variety of short, engaging talks, workshops, and networking areas. The festival promises a unique experience with a focus [...]

2024-01-14T14:35:09+10:00January 14th, 2024|0 Comments
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