My financial data isn't locked to one computer in one office. Xero's cloud-based technology means I can pull up my numbers, or my clients' numbers, from any device with an internet connection, whether I'm at my desk in Boise or backstage before a keynote three time zones away.

If you've ever tried to manage your books through a shared spreadsheet and a group text, you know the chaos. Xero lets my team and my clients work inside the same system in real time, so nobody's asking which version is the current one.

Financial data deserves more protection than a password-protected spreadsheet. Xero runs on the same security standard as the online banking most people already trust without thinking twice about it, with two-factor authentication and encryption built in on both ends.

Bank feeds, online invoicing, file attachments, mobile access, purchase orders, fixed assets, payroll: the feature set keeps growing around what small businesses use day to day. I've watched it evolve since I started using it, getting more useful without getting more complicated.

Xero's Hubdoc technology automatically captures and uploads the key information from receipts and paperwork, so less of my time, and my clients' time, goes to data entry and more goes to the decisions that move a business forward. Hubdoc keeps getting better.

Visit Xero.com to learn more about Xero's streamlined accounting technology. Their onboarding is simple, and the free trial gives you enough time to see if it's the right fit before you commit to anything.