Xero Roadshow Glasgow 2018

Xero - Beautiful Accounting Software. One thing you can say about Xero is that they know how to market Accounting Software, it's not easy making accounting fun but somehow Xero manage this.

Gary Turner (Scottish by the way), Co-Founder and MD, his quote of the day was "I'm feeling guilty I'm really enjoying myself its like being at a rock concert". This was a comment from an Accountant who was at Xerocon (Xero's annual conference) this year. Probably slightly exaggerated however the point is that it was fun and enjoyable and not just another boring conference. This is how Xero want us to view their software - fun and intuitive.

Xero run these regional roadshows and their annual conference once a year. In addition to this they run monthly product updates to keep all Partners up to date with new features and updates. The message from this roadshow was "Stay up to speed with digital accountancy and learn how the latest innovations can drive efficiency for your practice and clients ahead of making tax digital". Xero are great believers in adding value to their Partners by educating them on all matters relating to digital accountancy. The topics that were covered were:-

1. Making Tax Digital - The way business submit records to HMRC is changing.
2. GDPR - Discussed the main points and shared the key information for us to share with clients when GDPR comes into force in May 2018.
3. Security - Single sign on, two-step authentication, biometrics, Geolocation & anomalous log in.
4. Product updates to help clients - expenses, CIS, projects and payroll. 2,500 releases last year.
5. Marketing - helping practices market themselves. Helping get the message across that technology can help small businesses.
6. Third party Apps - Apps that integrate with Xero that can make our clients business life easier. e.g. Receipt Bank, Go Cardless, Boma & WorkflowMax

 Some of the key messages that we took away from the roadshow were :-

1. "Online Accountancy practices are closer to their clients"
2. "It's a lot more exciting to be speaking with clients helping solve business problems, rather than just crunching the numbers"
3. "Have a positive impact on the world by helping small business grow"

If you are reading this and feel that your accountancy process is a bit boring then please get in touch, we would love to show you how much fun it is working with Xero and DTA & Co. Get in touch.