Xero invoicing trends show small business bounceback

Xero invoicing trends show small business bounceback
Pattrick Smellie
New Zealand small business owners are sending out more invoices again after a mid-year dip, according to analysis of the 367,000 local businesses using Xero accounting software.The Kiwi-based firm with global ambitions to be the system of choice for managing small and medium-sized businesses' finances says its high-level data analysis shows that invoicing dipped going in the third quarter of this year, but has rebounded as Christmas approaches."That fits with a raft of data that shows slowing activity into the September quarter, but a rebound t...

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