Solutions leveraging Artificial Intelligence in the Marketing Industry – including 2 gamechangers for me!
Within the Accounting Industry we’re constantly bombarded with news about AI, or Artificial Intelligence; are we optimally using it, or will the robots take over our jobs? To get some [...]
The benefits of niching in Accounting Apps
I've long been an advocate for niching deeply into the Accounting Apps world. My friend David Leary, host of the Cloud Accounting Podcast developed this informative slide deck - 50 [...]
Deliver & Scale POWER BI as a Service in your Accounting Firm – MEETUP
Learn how to provide Power BI interactive visualisations and business intelligence reporting with a dynamic interface that accounting staff can use to create their own reports and dashboards. Host Heather [...]
Accounting and bookkeeping events
Upcoming Events: Xero Asia roadshow Kuala Lumpur 6th Singapore 13th Hong Kong 21st November 2019 register here. AccounTech.Live 13 - 14 Nov 2019 Melbourne register here. Xerocon London 13 - [...]
Automation in Practice Management workshops across Australia and New Zealand
This is a project I've been working on for some time now, and I'm excited to launch it to the public. Words can't describe how elated I am to be [...]
Building a professional online community
Why do you think it's so important that people in this industry, and in fact in all industries, need to be tapped into the cloud and understanding what it means [...]
Listening, Learning and Talking tour of the USA
During May 2019 I am travelling across the USA, on a Listening, Learning and Talking tour of the USA. Don’t worry I’m not planning to embellish my LinkedIn profile to [...]
What are cloud-based app solutions? My interview on the Tax Wrap podcast.
I was interviewed about Accounting Technology on the Tax Wrap podcast. Steve Burnham and I talked about: What are cloud-based app solutions? Can you compare traditional accounting software and cloud-based [...]
Addressing clients’ fear of the cloud
Accountants frequently ask me: “How can I encourage my own client base to adopt cloud accounting solutions”. When they do I share with them a story about a meticulously maintained [...]
PayVu simplifies payments from within Xero
I'm at #WCOA2018, and here with Dean Martin National Business Development Manager from PayVu. Dean, can you tell us a bit about what PayVu does? Dean Martin: What we do [...]
Chris Hooper – World’s First Accounting Futurist
My name is Chris Hooper, and I'm the C.E.O. of Accodex, which is a market network for freelance accountants. Heather Smith: Excellent. Thank you. And I am glad to hear [...]
Laura Venables – Flipping the Australian Accounting conference model on its head
My name's Laura Venables, I'm the event director of AccounTech.Live and Accounting Business Expo. What does that really mean? A whole heap of things really. We are the facilitators of [...]
Colin Hewitt – Building a cashflow forecasting solution that the business owners can rely on
I'm Colin Hewitt. I'm the CEO and co-founder of Float, which is a cash-flow forecasting piece of software that helps small businesses. Heather Smith: Sensational. So we last spoke, it [...]
Moving to a paperless office
One of the best steps that you can take – to embrace digital technology – is work towards moving your office to a paperless environment. I recorded a webinar with [...]
Clayton Oates – an Accounting Technologist embracing symbiotic relationships with software providers
Heather Smith: Thank you so much, Clayton, for being on Cloud Stories with me and our listeners today. I'd like to start off by asking you, Who are you and [...]
Xero’s Business Performance Dashboard
The Xero Business Performance dashboard contains numerous financial ratios and KPI's. However they can be somewhat hidden if you don't know how to access them. To access the Xero Business Performance [...]
Phong Le – Underdogs disrupting and challenging the big players
Today I am speaking with Phong Le Head of Growth APAC from Expensify the only expense claims and management tool built for companies of all sizes, from solopreneurs to the [...]
Ep.52 Daniel Tramontana – BGL Corporate Solutions – Humility, Focus, Resilience and Trust
Today I am speaking with Daniel Tramontana. Daniel joined BGL in 1997. During this time, Daniel has been part of the accountant's journey in transitioning from DOS to Windows and [...]
Essential Apps for Conference Attendees plus a Business Travel Packing Check List
Here’s my own personal favourite list of essential Apps and packing list for conference travel. APPS Expensify – for all of your reimbursable travel expenses plus it will organise your [...]
The Concierge Area of Expensify
Transcript: Today I am looking at Expensify the cloud solution for Expense Reports and Expense Management. Today I’m going to look at the CONCIERGE AREA, which you find on the [...]
What Expensify is, and how it integrates with Xero
Expensify’s Head of Growth for the APAC region, Phong Le recently shared with Xero, what Expensify is, and how it integrates with Xero. Click here to watch the video Expense [...]
How can Apps connect with Accountants and Bookkeepers?
If you want to sell to accountants and bookkeepers, join relevant forums, introduce yourself, tell people what the solution does, give them information about the solution, and how the integration [...]
Questions to ask when investigating a CRM solution
If you’re looking for a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Solution I suggest you consider the following questions. Are you selling B2B or B2C? What industry do you operate in? How [...]
Xero + GSuite Marketplace Apps
I use GSuite (Formerly Google Apps) in my business. Part of the GSuite offering is a Marketplace of apps. The image indicates the Apps I identified as working with Xero [...]
The benefits of niching and working with a partner programme
I’ve been closely involved with the cloud accountants, bookkeepers and advisors community for the last decade. For many practices, the adoption of technology and automation of compliance has resulted in [...]