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.

SAASU Observations : REPORTS, MANOEUVRING, CUSTOMISATION

Today I spent the day working within SAASU with Charlie the wonder dog at my side. I always try to listen to my clients reporting and business management requirements and then give them the options I am aware of, and let them choose. The client chooses SAASU because he wanted in-depth reporting, which we will [...]

2020-01-28T09:16:22+10:00May 29th, 2012|0 Comments

Customer Resource Management (CRM) Systems for micro businesses

Here are a few options that were suggested to me. Have you used any of them. ZOHO CRM ZOHO CRM is a hosted CRM Software for entrepreneurs and start-ups. It has a free edition for 3 users. SalesForce Popular CRM offers a free 30 day trial Siebel by Oracle Bigger system probably not suited to [...]

2020-01-28T09:16:22+10:00May 29th, 2012|0 Comments

Brisbane Microsoft Innovation Centre launch

I had the pleasure of joining Brisbane’s who’s who of the start-up and innovation community at the Microsoft Innovation Centre launch on Tuesday May 22nd. The initiative aims to enable and inspire new start-ups in Queensland, ultimately growing the local software ecosystem. With the opening of the Queensland office, the number of Microsoft Innovations Centre’s [...]

2021-01-19T11:35:09+10:00May 27th, 2012|0 Comments

Introduction to the National Business Names Register

A new national business names registration system will commence on 28 May 2012. (I have cut & paste this information from the Office of Fair Trading email I have recently received.) Currently, business names are registered in the state or territory where the business is located and each state and territory keeps its own register. The [...]

2017-03-01T14:30:26+10:00May 17th, 2012|0 Comments

Dr Edward de Bono thinking tool, known as “Six Hats” ™ or “Thinking Hats”

Dr Edward de Bono teaches a thinking tool, known as “Six Hats” ™ or “Thinking Hats” which can be used to assist you brainstorming. It is a constructive methodical and organised method of doing something that is quite abstract: thinking. Small business owners are used to wearing many hats, so I think this method of [...]

2014-01-29T12:07:16+10:00May 15th, 2012|0 Comments

MYOB v XERO v SAASU Q: If you want to get out of the cloud entirely how can you extract all of your data? Is this possible?

SAASU - Export Transactions, sales and purchases, contacts, chart of accounts, inventory items, general ledger report, multi month p&l report, sales report and trial balance report. XERO – contacts, chart of accounts, inventory items, export general ledger transactions MYOB LiveAccounts – Accountants Office export is the only option. Other than this General Ledger detail report can be exported [...]

2017-03-01T14:30:29+10:00May 11th, 2012|0 Comments

MYOB v XERO v SAASU Q: Is Time Billing or Long Service Leave offered in any of these packages?

Time Billing SAASU – Yes – you can define blocks of time used by the employee via Timesheet entries XERO – No. Paycycle offers Timesheet functionality and Paycycle and XERO will be integrated soon!! MYOB LiveAccounts – No Long Service Leave SAASU – Yes  XERO – No - Paycycle offers entitlement accrual and Paycycle and XERO will [...]

2017-03-01T14:30:31+10:00May 11th, 2012|0 Comments
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