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Some Xero Analysis

July 4, 2011

Business

FreeAgent Central, intuit, Intuit Partner Platform, kashflow, MYOB, quickbooks, rod drury, sage, SMB, sme, Software as a Service, Xero

A month or so ago I was asked to provide some comment for the Natonal Business Review to go with Xero’s full year financial report. I was positive but with reservations and comments. In response to my comments, Xero…

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Individual Credit Ratings – A Blunt Tool for a Big Problem

July 20, 2009

Business, Economic Development, New Zealand, Society

borrowing, debt, financial literacy, lending, sme, veda advantage

News this morning that credit rating company Veda Advantage plans to introduce a credit rating system for all New Zealand citizens. The system will; give Kiwis a score from minus 330 to plus 1000. Most people will rate above…

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Charity Begins At Home – Lending for Small Business

June 17, 2009

Business, Economic Development, New Zealand, Society

kiva, microfinance, SMB, sme

Image via Wikipedia Kiva is a US based peer-to-peer lending system that allows people to temporarily loan money to entrepreneurs in the developing world. Kiva acts as the agent hosting profiles of entrepreneurs for lenders to access, collecting the…

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