Xero co-founder Gary Turner discuss Xero business insights which shows the state of UK small businesses

Podcast: The state of Britain's small business economy in real time

Podcast

 co-founder Gary Turner discusses the company's groundbreaking new 

 service which highlights from a sample of 300,000 small businesses issues such as cashflow, late payment and exports.

In a fascinating conversation with Enterprise Nation Emma Jones, he focuses on issues including the average late payment period suffered by small businesses and how FTSE 350 companies are the worst offenders.

The entrepreneur also explains how this valuable and groundbreaking data is being presented to government to better inform ministers on exactly how the UK's smallest businesses are operating.

Whether you're having trouble finding the numbers you need in spreadsheets

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Ths podcast was recorded and edited by Enterprise Nation member and audio production service, 

To hear all previous episodes of the Small Business Sessions, 

The Small Business Sessions (series three, episode 10): The state of Britain's small business economy in real time

In this week's Small Business Sessions podcast, Xero co-founder Gary Turner discusses the company's groundbreaking new Small Business Insights service which highlights from a sample of 300,000 small businesses issues such as cashflow, late payment and exports.

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Deasha is accredited by Facebook as an Associate and now trains small businesses with in-person events as part of the #shemeansbusiness Facebook Initiative in partnership with Enterprise Nation. 
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