Articles
Plain-English finance guides for small business
Written by a CPA, for owners who'd rather be on the tools or building the business than reading accounting textbooks.
Trades businesses
Why your Xero file never matches the bank
The five reasons a trades business Xero file drifts from the bank balance, what it quietly costs you, and how to check yours in 20 minutes.
5 min read
Tech startups
The numbers investors actually ask for
Burn rate, runway, MRR and the handful of other numbers every startup founder gets asked - what they mean, where they come from in Xero, and why messy books kill the conversation.
6 min read
Service businesses
Which of your clients actually makes you money?
Revenue isn't profit. How service businesses can use Xero to see true client profitability - and why your biggest client is often not your best one.
5 min read