Category Archives: Automating Your Finances

Achieving Financial Goals in 2025: How We Use Xero to Drive Success

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The start of a new year is the perfect time to set clear financial goals for your business and is something we do at DNA every January. Setting goals is just the beginning – achieving them requires careful planning and the right tools. Here’s how we’re tackling 2025 with Xero as our secret weapon. Setting

How Do I Use Artificial Intelligence?

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How I Use Artificial Intelligence (And Did I Use AI to Write This?!) Whether you’re a fan of it or not, artificial intelligence (AI) is here to stay—and it’s actually been around for quite a while. You might be using it daily without even realising it! Take Xero, for example. It’s been quietly using AI

Credit Control: Chasing invoices and lending clients money for no gain

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In the bustling world of UK business, maintaining a healthy cash flow is paramount. Credit control, the process of managing a company’s credit policies, plays a crucial role in ensuring that invoices are paid on time and that the business does not inadvertently become a lender to its clients. Here’s a deep dive into effective

The importance of providing bank statements to your accountant despite Xero direct feeds

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In today’s digital world, tools like Xero have made managing business finances much easier. With direct bank feeds, your transactions automatically show up in your accounting software, saving you time and effort. But even though this technology is fantastic, it isn’t perfect. That’s why your accountant might still ask for copies of your physical bank