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If you’re like many entrepreneurs, you thought you’d be able to handle every facet of your new business. You’d create the product, hire the staff, manage your advertising campaigns, make your own mini muffin platters for those early morning meetings, and, let’s not forget, handle the finances, too.

National Tax Security Week begins on November 27, 2017 which highlights where your security is the most at risk and steps to protect yourself. Here are some tips to keep your tax, financial, and personal data safe.

There is a huge difference between a Xero Accountant Advisor and a Xero Bookkeeping Advisor company. Most of the business owners I speak with don’t realize there is a difference, and/or understand what a Xero Advisor can do for them as a whole. So let’s break this down.

So much to think about, so little time....

Use this outline to save time finding the right cloud accounting solution according to your needs.

I have talked with thousands of business owners in initial conversations about cloud accounting solutions. If there is one thing I have learned, it is that while business owners and accounting providers can leverage cloud technology to do things faster and better, it certainly has not made the decision making process for most business owners easier.

For years now HPC has been helping businesses expand into the U.S. 

In 2016 we have been actively sharing our knowledge, experience and advice as it relates to starting a business in the U.S. from abroad. We have built online resources, facilitated monthly in depth webinars, and have continued to speak with and assist small business owners from various countries around the world. Below is a list of resources and helpful free content we have built so far.

Like many cloud accounting advisors, we at HPC love using Expensify to streamline client accounting. Expensify has multiple features and subscription plans, as well as a seamless sync with Xero. However, like most accounting add-ons, in order to work correctly and best for your particular needs, it is important that you get it setup appropriately so that you can manage a new automated process, so that it’s not just another tool or set of to-do’s.

Starting and growing a business takes a lot of patience and persistence. It also takes an incredible amount of focus, which is why many startups decide to hand over their financials to a professional who will make sure all of the numbers add up. It might not seem like it due to the upfront costs, but outsourced accounting can also save you money in the long run.

Recently I had the privilege of joining Jeff Phillips, founder of the recruiting site Accountingfly, for a webinar entitled "Is a remote accounting job right for you?". Here's the recording from that webinar. Enjoy!

Using Xero can be a great experience and covering a few essential steps that are often missed will dramatically improve the user experience.

Our setup, conversion and integrations team has listed a few of these essential steps that many small businesses don’t do when creating their accounts:

Oh how technology advances. Remember what it was like without the cloud? The days of faxing documents and paying for postage are becoming few and far between. We now live in a 24/7 world; the world of instant gratification. It wasn’t that long ago when it was acceptable to wait 24 hours to respond to a request, but it seems those days are over.