You know that feeling when your sports team takes the championship. When your local school district receives a national recognition. When your neighbor's high schooler gets accepted to a prestigious university.
It's that feeling of sharing in somebody else's win.
That's how we felt last week when we heard that Xero had reached 1 million subscribers.
[Tweet “Our beloved cloud accounting software @xero reached the 1 million mark. (Hi-5, @joellacayo!)”]You know how obsessed we are with Xero's beautiful accounting software. That's why we've been 100% Xero since 2014.
But at this point, our relationship to Xero is a lot more than just avid users of their cloud-based financial tools. We've seen how dedicated they are to building community, spreading education and giving a leg up to independent business owners around the globe.
We've also enjoyed playing a more instrumental role since Marilyn joined the Xero Partner Advisory Council in 2016. (Check out her recent post for Xero here.)
And we've enjoyed it a lot when Xero helps us get on track to achieving our personal financial goals. (Applying for my first home loan soon…thanks, Xero!)
It means a lot to us that we've played a part in helping Xero grow from 50,000 subscribers to over a million in just five years. When we see numbers like “more than 135 million invoices sent or “more than $1.2 trillion processed around the globe,” we feel a glow of pleasure, because TBL's numbers are part of that win.
Which means your numbers are part of that win, as well.
[Tweet “@xero just reached 1 million subscribers. And it's all because of you. “]You, Profit Planners, are an integral part of Xero achieving this milestone. More importantly, you're leading the way for other small businesses to follow.
Here is Xero's message to you:
Of the more than a hundred million small businesses globally, we believe that only a few million small businesses are using any type of cloud accounting software. So while it seems like we’ve come a long way, the technology shift is just getting started. You really are the pioneers demonstrating how business is so much better when it’s connected.
So congrats to all of us–you, the TBL team, and Xero. Together, we're on the way to shifting the future toward a global economy where everyone has the financial freedom to create the business–and life–of their dreams.
