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Choosing the Best Cloud Software for Your Startup

Choosing the Best Cloud Software for Your Startup

Cloud software allows you to access all of your data anywhere, anytime. With easy to understand interfaces, automated payment systems, and fluidity between accounts, organizing your startup’s money has never been easier. This post will introduce you to some of the more popular cloud accounting solut

October 10, 2016 · 4 min read

How to Prepare Your Transfer from QuickBooks

How to Prepare Your Transfer from QuickBooks

QuickBooks users can now make the transfer to Xero easier than ever. Converting to new software is never enjoyable, but it is something that has to be done. Newer and better software is always being introduced, whether that means simply upgrading to a newer version, or switching brands completely. X

November 26, 2015 · 1 min read

Why You Need Xero's Real-Time Bank Feeds

Why You Need Xero's Real-Time Bank Feeds

If your bank feed isn't updating in real time, then it is already too slow. By now, every business owner should be running their financials through cloud-based accounting software. Why make the switch? 3 words: Automatic bank updates. Real-time bank feeds remove/return funds from your bank account i

November 10, 2015 · 1 min read

There's No Stress in the Clouds: Xero vs. QuickBooks

There's No Stress in the Clouds: Xero vs. QuickBooks

While tax season may not be here yet, we still hope you are prepared for it. Tax season can be overwhelming, but it doesn't have to be with the right systems in place. What do we recommend? Xero accounting software. While QuickBooks may "get the job done," Xero cloud accounting software goes above a

November 3, 2015 · 2 min read

What Users are Saying about Xero

What Users are Saying about Xero

Since its release in 2006, Xero has been generating a steady fan base from small business owners to Fortune 500 companies. The New Zealand based company has quickly proven its worth, ranking among some of the most well-known accounting software like Intuit QuickBooks and Wave. Many businesses are ev

October 19, 2015 · 2 min read

7 Apps That Will Change the Way You Run Your Business

7 Apps That Will Change the Way You Run Your Business

Xero is taking the world of accounting by storm. But they're not doing it alone. Xero integrated apps each have a specific purpose, but when running with Xero they create a comprehensive suite of beautiful accounting software. Here are some of the highest-rated Xero add-on apps: 1. Evernote Evernote

October 9, 2015 · 3 min read

How to Use the Xero Budget Manager

How to Use the Xero Budget Manager

Xero is quickly becoming the most powerful tool for small business when it comes to financial planning, budgeting and billing. Thanks to the Xero budget manager, entrepreneurs finally have access to powerful, yet simple budget software. Not many people know how to set a budget, so lets walk step-by-

September 24, 2015 · 2 min read

Will Collaborative Bookkeeping Lead You to a QuickBooks Alternative?

Will Collaborative Bookkeeping Lead You to a QuickBooks Alternative?

When it comes to tax time, many small business owners are uneducated about their own bookkeeping. It's not all their fault — they do the best they can by following their CPA's advice, saving receipts and invoices throughout the year. But entrepreneurs are busy, and they don't have tons of free

September 22, 2015 · 1 min read

8 Ways You Can Make More Money with Xero

8 Ways You Can Make More Money with Xero

Cloud accounting is all about convenience. The right tool can take a complicated task and make it simple. From everything between real-time communication with your accountant to sending invoices with the push of a button, Xero is by far the best all-in-one cloud accounting program on the market. Her

September 18, 2015 · 3 min read

How Has QuickBooks Ruined Your Day?

How Has QuickBooks Ruined Your Day?

If you're like most of my clients, you've known the feeling: a failed backup, hours of journal entries, you name it. Bad QuickBooks happen to good people. It's a fact of business life. I've been in the same boat. After almost four decades in the accounting world, there's not much I haven't seen, or

September 10, 2015 · 1 min read

How to Get More Out of ADP

How to Get More Out of ADP

ADP is one of the most comprehensive payroll management systems out there, and as an added bonus, it integrates seamlessly with Xero cloud accounting software. After a quick setup, your payroll data can flow seamlessly into your accounting software, and you're ready to manage your books and payroll

August 26, 2015 · 2 min read

See How Xero Touch Complements the Xero Dashboard

See How Xero Touch Complements the Xero Dashboard

I thought I'd take some time to show how Xero's browser interface works alongside the mobile app Xero Touch, but Xero recently released this animated video that explains in in a nice, succinct way. The app is certainly a pared-down version of the web app, but Xero Touch has plenty of merit. It gives

August 19, 2015 · 1 min read

7 Steps to Setting Budgeting Goals

7 Steps to Setting Budgeting Goals

It's only natural that as we get older, our needs and wants become progressively larger and more expensive. Whether you're ten years old and saving pennies for a new toy, getting a summer job to pay for a car as a young adult or, later, your dream home, the rules for setting budgeting goals are […]

August 5, 2015 · 4 min read

How to Use Xero and FreshBooks Together

How to Use Xero and FreshBooks Together

Historically, financial data management products Xero and Freshbooks have been viewed as mutually exclusive, competing services. In reality, though, they're actually more inclusive and compatible than ever. Both Xero and Freshbooks offer full cloud based accounting services. And while many users fin

July 7, 2015 · 2 min read

Top 5 Cloud Accounting Apps for Small Businesses

Top 5 Cloud Accounting Apps for Small Businesses

Having the perfect accounting software for your business can play a vital role in its success, freeing up time and ensuring that your finances are organized and accurate. But finding that perfect software is often easier said than done with so many choices now available. Whether you’ve started your

July 2, 2015 · 5 min read

Exploring Cloud-based Accounting

Exploring Cloud-based Accounting

You’ve probably heard it by now, that ambiguously popular buzzword: the cloud. Talked about across many sectors, and found in new, cutting edge breakthroughs, the concept of the cloud is fundamental in how business and technology are changing forever. The “cloud,” at its foundation, is a series of s

June 8, 2015 · 2 min read

Xero Update: New Inventory and Online Quote Features

Xero Update: New Inventory and Online Quote Features

Xero recently released two updates to its core functionality. While the software has always been robust, some users have complained that Xero lacks any kind of built-in inventory and quote functionalities, which up until this point were only available through third-party add-ons. As of late March, h

May 13, 2015 · 2 min read

How to Convert Your Accounting Service to Xero

How to Convert Your Accounting Service to Xero

Converting from your current MYOB accounting system to Xero seems to be a daunting task at first. How can your copious amounts of data be transferred from one system to another without the risk of file corruption? Who would you trust to carry out a conversion containing such sensitive information? T

April 16, 2015 · 2 min read

Xero Accounting: Add-On Apps

Xero Accounting: Add-On Apps

Xero is one of our favorite accounting applications here at MSM. But did you know that there are lots of other software and services that integrate with Xero? Check out this list below of some of the other business apps that connect with Xero so that you can streamline your data. WorkflowMax A Xero

March 24, 2015 · 4 min read

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