CAPTAINS LOG: THE FIRSTMATE BUSINESS ACCOUNTING BLOG

Keep up to date with Firstmate and the Xero accounting world through our Business Accounting Blog. We'll let you know important dates, notable changes and other bits and pieces worth knowing to keep your business running smoothly.

Grow Your Business Faster07.8.2013

Schedule one hour a month into your diary today to review your financial reports. Make a 90 day plan of 5 steps that will grow your business, improve your profitability or your work/life balance. Be sure to review this plan each month, you might surprise yourself with your progress!

Posted: July 8, 2013

Tabbed Browsing within Xero06.28.2013

View multiple pages of your organisation in Xero at the same time by using tabbed browsing which opens a link in a new page.

There are 3 ways to do this:
1. Hold down Ctrl + Left Click on the link
2. Right-click on a link and select Open a new Tab
3. Ctrl + T to open a new tab

Note that you need to be using one of Xero’s supported browsers and can’t view multiple organisations at once.

Posted: June 28, 2013

ACC Cover Plus Extra06.24.2013

ACC levies are expensive for SMEs. Manage this cost and create more certainty by considering the ACC “Cover Plus Extra” product. In conjunction with a good quality income protection policy, you may get a better overall cover in the event of an accident or illness.

Posted: June 24, 2013

Welcome to our Blog06.13.2013

Ahoy and welcome to the Firstmate blog: Captains Log! We’ll be regularly posting Firstmate news, Xero tips, business advice, tax matters and other worthy items here over time. So keep checking back for any new items and share these on facebook, twitter and Google+.

Check out the Firstmate press release from scoop.co.nz announcing the launch of Firstmate:http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1306/S00448.htm

Posted: June 13, 2013