Living Business

Living Business Our experienced team can help you build and maintain efficient Xero-based financial systems. A personal approach to simplifying your business.

We offer software consulting, training and access to our portfolio of outsource contract bookkeepers to keep your business systems running smoothly. Bookkeeping, Xero, WorkflowMax, Payroll, Financial software.

Running a business is busy enough without your financial admin adding to the stress. 😅We hear it all the time from NZ bu...
21/07/2026

Running a business is busy enough without your financial admin adding to the stress. 😅

We hear it all the time from NZ business owners: "I know our systems could be better, I just haven't had the time to look at it."
That's exactly where we come in.

The team at Living Business works with you to review how your financial systems and processes are set up — and helps you find the improvements that save time, improve accuracy, and give you clearer, more useful data to run your business with confidence.

All it takes is one conversation to get started.

📧 [email protected]
🌐 www.livingbusiness.co.nz

Living Business – Clarity in numbers.

16/07/2026

Ever heard Xero now includes Syft in its reporting tools, gone looking for it… and found something different to what you expected? You're not alone. 🤔

Syft is the analytics layer built into Xero that turns static reports into visual dashboards and forward-looking insight. But what you actually see depends on your Xero plan — which is why two businesses can have totally different experiences.

We've explained it all in plain English: what Syft is, where to find it, and how to get deeper reporting if you need it. No jargon, we promise. 😊

Read the blog 👉 https://www.livingbusiness.co.nz/blog/what-syft-xero

Do your clients have their financial systems working as hard as they could be? 💡We partner with accountants across New Z...
14/07/2026

Do your clients have their financial systems working as hard as they could be? 💡
We partner with accountants across New Zealand to make sure the bookkeeping foundation their clients rely on is accurate, streamlined, and built for good reporting.

If you have clients who you suspect aren't getting the most from their current software setup — or whose data quality is making your work harder — we'd love to connect.

Book a meeting with the Living Business team and let's talk about how we can support you and your clients.

📧 [email protected]
🌐 www.livingbusiness.co.nz
Living Business – Clarity in numbers.

09/07/2026

Ever had that feeling where you know there's a better way to do something in your software, but you just don't have time to figure it out? 🙋
You're not alone. For years, the answer might have been buried in a help article, a forum, or "the one person in the office who knows how it works."

In our latest blog, Helen shares why she's started thinking of AI tools like Copilot and ChatGPT not as scary technology, but as a personal training assistant sitting beside her while she works — helping out, not taking over.

It's a lovely shift: instead of stepping away to research something, you stay in the task and just ask the question as it comes up. Hours of trial and error become minutes.

Have a read 👇 and let us know what you think.
https://www.livingbusiness.co.nz/blog/ai-your-personal-training-assistant-not-just-tool

🔍 Free Financial Systems Review — Is your software set up to save you time?At Living Business, we're inviting business o...
07/07/2026

🔍 Free Financial Systems Review — Is your software set up to save you time?
At Living Business, we're inviting business owners and finance managers to book a one-on-one meeting with our team to review your current financial systems and processes.

We'll help you identify:
✅ Where time is being lost to manual or repetitive tasks
✅ Where your data accuracy could be improved
✅ How your reporting could give you better clarity and confidence
✅ Where smart software or AI tools could make a real difference

No jargon. No pressure. Just honest, expert advice tailored to your business.

Book your review today 👇
📧 [email protected]
🌐 www.livingbusiness.co.nz
Living Business – Clarity in numbers.

02/07/2026

NEW! From WorkflowMAX!
**Managing Quote Variations**

WorkflowMAX has introduced Quote Variations to address this challenge in a more controlled way.

Rather than recreating or replacing quotes, variations are applied to a single accepted “master quote.” Each variation represents a defined change to scope, pricing, or quantities, and is recorded as part of the job history.

Find out more about how to use this tool here - https://www.livingbusiness.co.nz/blog/workflowmax-new-quote-variations-feature

Or contact us directly to book a meeting to find out more about using this and other WorkflowMAX updates in your business!

👋 Meet Selvie! We're so pleased to introduce Selvie to the Living Business team. Based in beautiful Papamoa Beach, Selvi...
30/06/2026

👋 Meet Selvie! We're so pleased to introduce Selvie to the Living Business team. Based in beautiful Papamoa Beach, Selvie brings a calm, down-to-earth approach to accounting that our clients love.

Her specialty? Turning messy numbers into clear, useful insights you can actually make decisions with. Whether it's advanced Xero support, remediation and review, or reporting through Excel, Jax & Syft — Selvie makes sure your data is accurate, your setup is well-structured, and your processes run smoothly. ✨

She's also working toward her Bachelor of Business in Professional Accounting (2nd year underway!), so she pairs practical experience with fresh, current expertise.

Limited space available — if you'd like dependable accounting support behind your business, let's have a chat.

25/06/2026

If stock control, reorder points, or valuation are critical to your business, WorkflowMax is unlikely to be the right tool.

However, for businesses that primarily do custom project work with tracking of time and materials, and only want to keep an eye on a small number of commonly used stock items, there is a cheats tip that can work surprisingly well.

Get the full lowdown and "How To" directions here - https://www.livingbusiness.co.nz/blog/cheats-tip-tracking-stock-workflowmax-caveats

Paying for Unleashed — but are you actually getting your money's worth?Most SMEs sign up for inventory software and then...
23/06/2026

Paying for Unleashed — but are you actually getting your money's worth?

Most SMEs sign up for inventory software and then never revisit the plan. New features get added. Your business changes. And quietly, you end up paying for tools you don't use — and missing ones that could genuinely move the needle.

For a limited time, subscribe to Unleashed through Living Business and we'll review your subscription end to end — checking it's the right fit for your business, flagging what you're not using, and showing you the newer tools worth your attention.

👉 You'll also get 10% OFF your Unleashed subscription.
Clarity in numbers starts with clarity in your software. Let's talk.
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18/06/2026

🤖 The AI landscape is moving fast — and it can feel hard to keep up.
While many business owners are still finding their feet with ChatGPT, the conversation has already moved on to Claude, Gemini and a growing list of other Large Language Models (LLMs). Knowing which tool is right for you — and your business — isn't always straightforward.

That's why Helen has done the hard work for you. In her latest video, she breaks it all down in plain, simple terms so you can cut through the noise and start making sense of what's actually out there.

Because staying informed doesn't have to be overwhelming. 👇
Watch the video here...

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