Saturday 27 November 2021 | No. 19
XU Biweekly
Accounting software with a purpose.
The independent news source for Xero users, by Xero users
By Glen Foster
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’M EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT XEROCON LONDON IS BACK, TAKING PLACE FROM 20 – 21 JULY 2022 AT A NEW VENUE – TOBACCO DOCK IN LONDON, FAMOUS FOR ITS CURVED BRICK VAULTS AND LISTED TIMBERS. WE HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US. There will be a lot to catch up on, whether it’s discussing enhancements to the Xero product, sharing achievements or learning more about the latest tools and features. But Xerocon is so much more than that.
What you can expect
THE “GLASTONBURY FOR ACCOUNTANTS” RETURNS...
Sarah Smith, Digital Services Manager at Jackson Stephen LLP said after she attended Xerocon in 2019: “Xerocon isn’t all about the product itself. It’s much more than that. It’s creating a community of advisers, bringing everyone together with common goals and inspiring us to make the changes we need internally to achieve those goals; from winning the war on talent,
to mental health awareness and everything in between. It’s all about reconnecting with friends, old and new and recharging.” This will certainly ring true in 2022. You’ve all played such a critical role in supporting small businesses, so we want to help you make a greater impact on the success of your clients. Sarah added: “The key message was clear. Clients need us more than ever, and we owe it to them to help.” Past Xerocon speakers have included Olympic cyclist Chris Hoy, astronaut Tim Peake and broadcaster Louise Minchin. We will share more about the speakers at next year’s Xerocon in the coming months. The famous Xerocon party will also be returning, so you’ve got eight months to dust off your dancing shoes.
Coming together Make no bones about it – the pandemic placed a distance between us and our...
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PRACTICE IGNITION RAISES $50M USD TO SUPERCHARGE GROWTH FOR CATEGORY-DEFINING CLIENT ENGAGEMENT AND COMMERCE PLATFORM
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ECH SCALE-UP ON AMBITIOUS PATH TO TRANSFORM HOW PROFESSIONAL SERVICES BUSINESSES ENGAGE CLIENTS, AND GET PAID. Practice Ignition, the world’s first client engagement and commerce platform for professional services businesses, has raised $USD50M ($AUD65M) in a Series C funding round to fuel hyper growth and scale globally.
The funding round was led by US-based JMI Equity and marks JMI's first ever investment in Australia. Participating alongside JMI in this fundraise were existing investors Tiger Global, EVP and a number of other strategic angel investors and family office groups. The fast-growing scale-up was founded in 2013 by accounting entrepreneur Guy Pearson and product designer Dane Thomas...
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Accounting software with a purpose. Saturday 27 November 2021