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  • A man installing floors and carpets

    News · Vanuatu

    VANUATU: Getting savvy

    Tourism in Vanuatu is a competitive business so no matter how good your product is – such as this Secret Garden performer demonstrating the Vanuatu art of sand drawing – marketing of the product needs to be targeted and consistent. Credit: Savvy Vanuatu

    2 November 2018

  • people signing papers for a new business

    Case study · Vanuatu

    Nasi Tuan improves accounting capacity with business service support and Xero

    Left to right: The Nasi Tuan team: Dickson Gray (operations manager), Jefferey Lahva (Director), Keiren Samuel (Reception) and Daniel Josaia (IT support and interim finance support) with Andrew Finlay (Tearfund) and Sean Harbour (Barrett & Partners).

    28 September 2018

  • Proud team at the event

    News

    The rising tide of modern accounting in the Pacific

    They call it Xerocon. It more resembled a scene from a festival or new iPhone launch, than a conference for accountants. Looping artists, futurists and anti-self-help gurus dazzled the hundreds of passionate Xero support and software staff who, with an almost-reverence for the company they work for, mingled with 3500 accountants there to learn more…

    21 September 2018

  • A man is showing a small chicken

    Case study · Vanuatu

    Counting your chickens – XERO makes it easy

    Mathieu Laurent is an energetic young entrepreneur who is achieving big things in Vanuatu’s burgeoning poultry industry. In the space of three years, since he bought Vanuatu Poultry, the 24 year old has expanded the business ten-fold and become Vanuatu’s largest eggs and chicken meat producer, employing over 50 people.

    30 July 2018

  • sales team selling bottled water

    Case study · Vanuatu

    Azure Pure Water benefitting from Xero’s efficient and real-time accounting software

    BLP Interviews Yael Sakker, Sales and Marketing and co-Director of Azure Pure Water

    26 June 2018

  • two women are fixing a small issue

    News · Vanuatu

    Can beautiful accounting software be a game changer for growing businesses in Vanuatu?

    One year free subscription to Xero accounting software for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)

    6 June 2018

  • part of the team members

    News · Papua New Guinea

    PNG: Growing SMEs through accounting and financial services

    Papua New Guinea’s SMEs are receiving much needed accounting and financial advisory through development of the business services sector in the large Pacific country.

    26 April 2018