Podcast

The Accounting Apps podcast shares the stories behind the people who build or use Apps that extend the capability of online accounting software. It explores:

How to implement and integrate  Apps with online accounting software to automate processes, improve productivity, and profitability;
How to build a business developing  Apps;
How to adopt Cloud Apps, build your own preferred tech stack, and introduce Cloud Apps to your client base.

Ep.19 Blake Oliver – Cloudsourced Accounting – One of the first Xero endorsed US bookkeeping and cloud integrators firms

Highlights of my conversation with Blake Oliver One of the first US based bookkeeping firms and cloud integrators to be listed on Xero site Acquisition of Cloudsourced Accounting by Harshman Phillips & Company and in turn offering the whole package: bookkeeping, cloud integration, tax compliance and virtual CFO services An add-on needs to solve ...

2021-05-16T23:23:38+10:00June 18th, 2015|

Ep.18 Nick Hazel – Café Bookkeepers – the ultimate café cloud solution (Hint it includes Xero!)

Highlights of my conversation with Nick Hazel Benefits of focusing on a niche customer base Unexpectedly becoming a business coach in the café industry Xero plus other cloud solutions used in a growing bookkeeping practice The ultimate cloud solutions for cafes What an add-on solution needs to do to get in front of bookkeeper ...

2021-05-17T03:12:40+10:00June 15th, 2015|

Mastering Your Day with an Affordable Appointment Scheduling Solution | Ryan Baker

Highlights of my conversation with Ryan Baker Promoting Work Life balance with a 100% remote team Scaling a business: insights from Fairfax, Trade Me group acquisition of previous business. The Microsoft Bizspark programme for early start-ups Increasing brand awareness via word of mouth Developing an internationally accessible pricing strategy Listening to clients, and planning ...

2021-05-17T03:15:21+10:00June 8th, 2015|

Ep.16 David Watson – Fathom – Helping you understand what’s happening in your business and how to improve your business’s performance.

Highlights of my conversation with David Watson Benefits of cloud integration for franchise businesses What you need in place to offer advisory services How cloud technology is disrupting traditional business intelligence Benchmarking for small business owners How to maximise your time at conferences Subscribe to Episode 16 of Cloud Stories on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/cloud-stories-heather-smith/id908333807 Heather:        ...

2021-05-17T03:16:09+10:00June 1st, 2015|

Ep.15 Alex Falcon Huerta – Creating a 100% cloud accounting practice in the UK

Highlights of my conversation with Alex Falcon Huerta founder of Soaring Falcon Accountancy Technology used in a 100% cloud accounting practice Helping clients review future trends Where small business owners can look to improve profits How add-on solutions can promote themselves to accountants Subscribe to Episode 15 of Cloud Stories on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/cloud-stories-heather-smith/id908333807 Transcript Heather:        ...

2021-05-17T03:17:54+10:00May 31st, 2015|

Ep.14 Saul Colt – The world’s greatest intrepreneur embracing the role of Xero’s Chief Evangelist

Highlights of my conversation with Saul Colt Ruffling feathers by being interesting, original and fun: the story behind the cloud writing about a cloud company and the levitating man Word of Mouth marketing insights Marketing advice for accountants and bookkeepers wanting to attract the right type of client How exhibitors can maximise their investment ...

2021-05-17T03:24:11+10:00May 21st, 2015|

Ep.13 Steven Renwick – transforming an Oxford MBA assignment into a Cloud Credit Control Solution success story

Highlights of my conversation with Steven Renwick Offering cloud credit control and accounts receivable solutions to small business turning Oxford MBA projects into a cloud success story utilising the crowd equity funding platform seedrs to launch Satago partnering with Experian to offer free access to credit data on UK businesses Subscribe to Episode 13 of ...

2021-05-17T03:21:17+10:00March 6th, 2015|

Ep.12 Barry Dowling – TransferMate Global Payments – Minimising costs and complexities associated with foreign currency payments seamlessly from within Xero

Highlights of my conversation with Barry Dowling Spending time understanding your client Using client feedback to tweak the solution offered Achieving the milestone of $5US billion in transfers Using referral links as a marketing strategy Subscribe to Episode 12 of Cloud Stories on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/cloud-stories-heather-smith/id908333807 Transcript Heather:        Heather Smith here. Welcome to Cloud Stories. Today I’m ...

2021-01-20T18:34:53+10:00February 20th, 2015|

Ep.11 Tejaswi Raghurama – ZapStitch – Growth hacker automating accounting for ecommerce stores

Highlights of my conversation with Tejaswi Raghurama Save 300 administrative hours per month Automates accounting for ecommerce stores Bangalore, the Silicon Valley of India Increasing monthly recurring revenue and reducing churn Subscribe to Episode 11 of Cloud Stories on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/cloud-stories-heather-smith/id908333807 Heather:        Hello. It’s Heather Smith here. Thank you for joining me today. I hope ...

2021-05-17T03:25:33+10:00February 14th, 2015|

Ep.10 Hannah McIntyre – Crunchboards – Demystifying the numbers and making analysis, super simple, easy and beautiful

Hannah McIntyre and Amy Harris Crunchboards Highlights of my conversation with Hannah McIntyre Inspiration for launching CrunchBoards The early design of CrunchBoards Working in a global community Business support in Britain Moving from compliance to value add Subscribe to Episode 10 of Cloud Stories on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/cloud-stories-heather-smith/id908333807 Hannah, what did you like to do when ...

2021-05-17T03:26:50+10:00December 22nd, 2014|
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