Author Archives: James Solomons

Xero CEO Rod Drury on small business in 2014…my thoughts

Xero CEO Rod Drury cuts to the chase and notes that you run a business to make money so that you can go on holidays and buy beach houses and basically have a great lifestyle. This echoes my comments from my piece on running a smarter business using technology to help you quite simply “makeContinue reading “Xero CEO Rod Drury on small business in 2014…my thoughts”

Man City 80% purchase of Melb Heart another sign that Australia is making its mark on the world game

The recent announcement on Thursday by FFA that it has approved the acquisition of the Melbourne Heart’s A-League license by Manchester City in my opinion is a fantastic event for Australian football. As a life long player of the game to see a team that is part of the most exclusive domestic competition in the worldContinue reading “Man City 80% purchase of Melb Heart another sign that Australia is making its mark on the world game”

Submitting Expenses via Receipt Bank….Child’s Play

I just came across this via my monthly Addon Success newsletter care of Wayne Schmidt and just had to share it ! Receipt Bank is a great Xero Add-On that we at EFS Strategic recommend and implement into our client’s businesses. (Receipt Bank were the 2013 Australian Xero Add0n Partner of the Year) And now, itContinue reading “Submitting Expenses via Receipt Bank….Child’s Play”

Data stored in the cloud…how secure is it…?

Prior to Christmas EFS posted a video to YouTube which featured yours truly talking about the benefits of utilising cloud solutions to run our business with a particular focus on Microsoft Office365. We shared it throughout our Social Media network including LinkedIn. Rightfully so, another LinkedIn member challenged me on the content of the videoContinue reading “Data stored in the cloud…how secure is it…?”