Talking Business With Alan Kohler

Xero is a New Zealand domiciled public technology company, listed on the ASX, that offers a cloud-based accounting software platform for small and medium-sized businesses. The company has three offices in New Zealand (Wellington, Auckland and Napier), six offices in Australia (Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra, Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth), two offices in the United Kingdom (London and Milton Keynes), three offices in the United States (Denver, San Francisco and New York), as well as offices in Canada, Singapore, Hong Kong and South Africa. Xero's products are based on the software as a service (SaaS) model and sold by subscription, based on the type and number of company entities managed by the subscriber. Its products are used in over 180 different countries. Xero recently released a report Paying the Price: the economic impact of Australian big businesses paying small businesses late. According to the report, $115 billion in payments from large businesses to SMBs is paid late each