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Automated Finances:

Finance teams manage some of the most important operations in any organisation. Invoices must be processed. Suppliers must be paid. Budgets must be monitored. Reports must be accurate. For many…

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Automating Accounts Payable

Automating accounts payable is now a key step for businesses that want tighter control of spend, faster invoice handling, and better visibility of cash flow. Manual workflows slow teams down. Errors…

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Self-Employed Accounting Software

While self-employment brings flexibility and independence, it also puts you in charge of your own finances. Panic not! Just because you don’t have the qualifications to work for Deloitte doesn’t…

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Dynamics 365 AP Automation

Microsoft Dynamics 365 is a solid piece of software for an SME that requires something comprehensive. The software offers many of the tools you’d want from business software: accounting and ledger, …

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Why Combine Xero with Zahara?

Xero: a great piece of business software for SMEs – easy to use, comprehensive, secure. One of its other strong points is the ability to integrate smoothly with add-ons. To get the most out of Xero,…

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What is ERP Integration?

Looking for an integrated AP Automation Solution for your ERP System? This article looks at different ways to handle ERP integrations – but as your here, let us quickly mention Zahara. Our software …

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Sage Drive (you mad)

Sage Drive isn't the cloud. It isn't even close to being cloud. Xero is a true cloud application and so is Zahara. A cloud based application runs in a web browser and relies on an internet connection.…

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Accounting Software

Do you use Accounting Software, Xero, Sage, or QuickBooks? Are you finding that certain features—like purchase orders, approvals, or invoice automation—are missing or not robust enough? In this …

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How Zahara Simplifies Spend Management

What Is Zahara? Zahara is a cloud-based tool designed to help businesses manage and control their organisational spend. By automating key steps in the procurement and accounts payable processes, Zaha…

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Ground Xero – Origins of Xero

We love Xero here at Zahara. It's so simple and easy to use, even the boss's dad who is 78 years old uses it! (He likes to keep the accounts in the family.) Origins of Xero Back in 2006 the founder …