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I want more time with clients and less time doing the books. </div><div class="checklist"><a href="/web/20090922123821/http://www.xero.com/expenseclaims/">Expense tracking</a><a href="/web/20090922123821/http://www.xero.com/invoicing/">On the spot invoicing</a><a href="/web/20090922123821/http://www.xero.com/reporting/">Easy tax reports</a></div></div></li><li id="carousel-multinational" style="display: none;"><div class="heading"><a href="/web/20090922123821/http://www.xero.com/whosusingxero/dryden.htm">Mini multi-national - Richard Dryden, FITAUS & HITAUS</a></div><div class="infopanel-wrapper"><div class="infopanel"><img src="/web/20090922123821im_/http://www.xero.com/img/global/home/spacer-16270809.png" border="0" usemap="#map_multinational"/><map name="map_multinational" id="map_multinational"><area shape="rect" coords="16,24,128,48" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090922123821/http://blog.xero.com/invoicingtips/use-you-mobile-phone-to-access-your-accounting-system-during-the-day/" alt="mobile access"/><area shape="rect" coords="17,97,210,120" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090922123821/http://blog.xero.com/startingabusiness/selling-offshore/" alt="australia or new zealand"/></map> Mobile access means I can still keep an eye on all my business when I'm in Australia or New Zealand. </div><div class="checklist"><a href="/web/20090922123821/http://www.xero.com/multi-currency/">Multi-currency</a><a href="/web/20090922123821/http://www.xero.com/mac/">Xero on your mobile</a><a href="/web/20090922123821/http://www.xero.com/reporting/">Anywhere. Anytime.</a><a href="/web/20090922123821/http://www.xero.com/contacts/">Contacts at your fingertips</a></div></div></li><li id="carousel-entrepreneur" style="display: none;"><div class="heading"><a href="#" class="nolink">Next online millionaire - Tim Norton, Plan HQ</a></div><div class="infopanel-wrapper"><div class="infopanel"><img src="/web/20090922123821im_/http://www.xero.com/img/global/home/spacer-16270809.png" border="0" usemap="#map_entrepreneur"/><map name="map_entrepreneur" id="map_entrepreneur"><area shape="poly" coords="2,96,92,96,92,72,214,72,214,49,64,49,64,73,2,73" href="/web/20090922123821/http://www.xero.com/reporting/" alt="my numbers up to date 24-7"/><area shape="poly" coords="15,121,15,97,146,97,146,75,219,75,219,121" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090922123821/http://blog.xero.com/fundable/" alt="send them to venture capitalists"/><area shape="rect" coords="101,25,188,47" href="/web/20090922123821/http://www.xero.com/mac/" alt="macbook"/></map> I live on my MacBook. I need my numbers up to date 24/7 so I can send them to venture capitalists the day after I meet them. </div><div class="checklist"><a href="/web/20090922123821/http://www.xero.com/mac/">Xero on your mobile</a><a href="/web/20090922123821/http://www.xero.com/reporting/">Up to the minute reports</a><a href="/web/20090922123821/http://www.xero.com/contacts/">Contacts at your fingertips</a></div></div></li><li id="carousel-accountant" style="display: none;"><div class="heading"><a href="/web/20090922123821/http://www.xero.com/whosusingxero/silverstripe.htm">Accountant (& Mother) - SilverStripe</a></div><div class="infopanel-wrapper"><div class="infopanel"><img src="/web/20090922123821im_/http://www.xero.com/img/global/home/spacer-16270809.png" border="0" usemap="#map_accountant"/><map name="map_accountant" id="map_accountant"><area shape="poly" coords="187,19,187,46,171,46,171,75,16,75,16,44,147,44,147,19" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090922123821/http://blog.xero.com/runningabusiness/" alt="fast moving business"/><area shape="rect" coords="93,94,221,124" href="/web/20090922123821/http://www.xero.com/web/" alt="anywhere at any time"/><area shape="rect" coords="17,118,64,148" href="/web/20090922123821/http://www.xero.com/web/" alt="anywhere at any time"/></map> I do the books for fast moving businesses. I need to be able to help my clients anywhere at anytime. </div><div class="checklist"><a href="/web/20090922123821/http://www.xero.com/banking/">Bank feeds</a><a href="/web/20090922123821/http://www.xero.com/web/">Easy to use</a><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090922123821/http://help.xero.com/">Unlimited support</a></div></div></li><li id="carousel-banker" style="display: none;"><div class="heading"><a href="#" class="nolink">Credit crunching banker - John Mowat, Kiwibank</a></div><div class="infopanel-wrapper"><div class="infopanel"><img src="/web/20090922123821im_/http://www.xero.com/img/global/home/spacer-16270809.png" border="0" usemap="#map_banker"/><map name="map_banker" id="map_banker"><area shape="poly" coords="185,23,79,23,79,44,17,44,17,71,105,71,105,48,185,48" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090922123821/http://blog.xero.com/runningabusiness/" alt="helping small businesses"/><area shape="poly" coords="17,97,179,97,179,120,82,120,82,146,17,146" href="/web/20090922123821/http://www.xero.com/reporting/" alt="up-to-date numbers quickly"/></map> We love helping small businesses. 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