Get Your Business Online

Whilst Christmas is usually the busiest time of the year for shops, restaurants and pubs, the new Covid variant, Omicron, has brought uncertainty to many business owners.

The reintroduction of mandatory face coverings in shops and public transport has raised the question of whether more restrictions will be introduced throughout December. It comes at a time when many are reliant on this Christmas season for the health of their businesses.

Some business owners have already reported there have been less people coming into their stores since the face-mask mandate was announced, and it is significantly less busy than usual for this time of year.

The only silver lining to this situation is the increase in custom for online businesses. At a time when many don’t want to risk going into busy public spaces in case it impacts their ability to see friends and family over christmas, e-commerce is their saving grace.

Platforms like Xero can help take your business into the digital stratosphere with their giant array of apps available in the Xero App Store. We’ve put together some of the apps that might come in handy when taking your business into the cloud.

A2X

A2X automates your e-commerce accounting into Xero and integrates with lots of platforms, including Shopify, Amazon, eBay, Etsy & more. It can save you time and confusion by removing the need for manual data entry and checking over your finances.

Bold Commerce

If you’ve decided to take your businesses to Shopify, apps like Bold Commerce can help you create a beautiful store and seamlessly connect your entire business to Xero. Sales, taxes, and discounts are all automatically exported so that you can keep track of how your eCommerce business is performing.

Reconcile.ly

Another option to automate your online shops accounting is Reconcile.ly, which exports your Shopify payouts and direct orders into invoices and ensures they are synced with Xero.

Synder

Synder automates the recording of your online sales and processing fees from Stripe, Paypal, Square, Shopify, Amazon, eBay, Etsy, Woo or BigCommerce! It syncs with Xero and leaves zero discrepancies. You can bring in details like items, taxes, customers, discounts and locations to feed your Xero reports.

Rezdy

Rezdy is the world’s leading independent B2B Marketplace for tours, activities and attractions that connects operators with vendors to provide travellers with real-time bookings for things to do. Their booking software takes online bookings 24/7, manages all aspects of their booking management including resource allocation, automated updates and customer communications.

Fresho

Fresho is an online ordering, order management and payments platform that revolutionises the ordering process for food businesses. Their online platform offers a solution to the pressures and time constraints that a food business encounters everyday.