I was lucky enough to attend the Xero Conference on Friday the 3^rd of February with Glennis and Sandy.  This will be the first Xero Conference of many.

I found the speakers engaging and very educational.

I found it very refreshing to be with like-minded people and also realise that not all accountants are geeks.  …Or am I a geek that I get really excited about accounting software and fit right in???

I have worked in the IT industry for 10 years and it was a refreshing change to have a Software Developer that actually listened and delivers to its customers.

The Xero Team put on an excellent conference and every Xero Employee that I met was passionate, dedicated and excited about their company.

I feel proud and excited to be part of something, which is unique to New Zealand, which is growing into a Globally recognised brand, and being part of emerging leading edge technology.

A nice debate here about the bookkeeping profession being dead…   Righto!

Yum, a Brownie made from 5 ingredients.  Definitely recommend a food processor over trying to use a grain mill…  And not a good idea to offer a piece to a guy with nut allergies…who owned a Macadamia company…

http://mynewroots.blogspot.com/2011/04/raw-brownie.html

Katalyst are now a member of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce.  Mike from the Chamber has given us a great deal for anyone attending our July 25th Cloud seminar too!  If you haven’t registered, it isn’t too late.  See www.katalyst.co.nz, the link to register is on our home page.  There is an awesome door prize for one lucky winner too.

We have a solution for getting Harvest to connect with Xero – email me for details – glennis@katalyst.co.nz

As Mums ourselves, we want to encourage you all to remember Mothers Day this year.  We have gift ideas for you, these are people we work for or have some association with, use our name and you might get a deal(?).

Pranamaya – Natural Therapy Clinic – they also have some great products to buy – think massages, etc

Maxwell’s Golf Retreat - for those sports fans

Boutique Beauty – Pukekohe – for facials and nice things like that – 021 456 312

Poppetts – for the babysitter so you can relax and have a night off

Just Heaven Lodge for the romantic night away

For those with lots to spend - for an amazing beach print of NZ

Charlies Angels for the gift of time – check out all the amazing time services they provide, like filling the fridge, cooking your dinner, cleaning and de-cluttering your house or office

Boutique Lodgings and Bed and Breakfast for an amazing weekend away – you can buy the guide book and wrap that up as the present, your lovely wife/mum could pick their own weekend away – That’s on my wish list!

Jack Property Maintenance - surprise your Mum by getting that creaky door fixed

Stop procrastinating and book in for some family photos at Red Photography – very cool, check out the gallery

Pauline will be leaving KOM soon (15th of April) for greener Pukekohe pastures.  She was aces as debtors and will be missed by her clients and fellow Kommies.  Best Wishes Pauline!

We welcome Julia onboard as our newest Kommie.  She has years of bookkeeping experience and brings some great skills with her.  If Pauline is currently your bookkeeper, you will be contacted soon by Julia.  Welcome Julia!

See you later, Aligator

Hello Julia!

We now have our first overseas company - in Australia!  There are few variances to the GST information required, so it will be interesting for us to work through.  If anyone has any basic advice for us on this, we would appreciate it – glennis@katalyst.co.nz.

Check out the Xero blog about the recent conference, there is some cool things coming…

http://blog.xero.com/2011/02/best-accounting-conference-ever/#comments