{"id":6674,"date":"2024-05-22T17:54:55","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T05:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marketingwebsite.afirmo.com\/nz\/?post_type=news_article&#038;p=6674"},"modified":"2026-03-12T09:03:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T20:03:24","slug":"afirmo-unveils-groundbreaking-software-upgrade","status":"publish","type":"news_article","link":"https:\/\/www.afirmo.com\/nz\/article\/afirmo-unveils-groundbreaking-software-upgrade\/","title":{"rendered":"Kiwi small business financial management gets a boost"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1300px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">New Zealand is a nation of small businesses \u2013 approximately 530,000 of them, contributing over a quarter of the country's gross domestic product. It is a sector Afirmo is committed to supporting.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The upgrade addresses the growing need business owners have for more intuitive and efficient online tools that can adapt to the unique demands of their businesses.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The new tailor-made dashboard allows users to customise their interface according to their specific needs, ensuring important data and tools are always within reach. Furthermore, the upgrade to the Tax Module offers a simplified way for small business owners to manage GST and Income Tax information online, significantly reducing the stress of financial compliance and stay on track with Inland Revenue.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\"The latest enhancements reflect our commitment to delivering small business owners with ways to simplify the financial management side of their business. It's about creating an experience that's both powerful and intuitive that helps business owners through these tough times,\" Afirmo CEO Robert Rolls says.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\"This software upgrade provides them with enhanced tools to manage their operations more time and cost effectively and free them up to focus on keeping their business on track.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In these tough times small businesses are looking for ways to simplify as much of their business management processes and as cost effectively as possible\u00a0 \u2013 with Afirmo's online automated tax and accounting management services, business owners don't need an accountant or the expensive online accounting management service alternatives\" he says.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The company is eager to support its users with these new features, and is already planning further enhancements for 2024 to ensure Afirmo remains at the forefront of business management solutions.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6671\" src=\"https:\/\/marketingwebsite.afirmo.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/MicrosoftTeams-image-35-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afirmo.com\/nz\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/05\/MicrosoftTeams-image-35-225x300.jpg.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.afirmo.com\/nz\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/05\/MicrosoftTeams-image-35-768x1024.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.afirmo.com\/nz\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/05\/MicrosoftTeams-image-35-scaled.jpg.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Afirmo CEO Robert Rolls<\/em><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Media Contact:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Mary Fitzgerald, Cofounder\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Email: mary.fitzgerald@afirmo.com\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Phone: 0276979921\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">About Afirmo:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Afirmo is a leading provider of business management software, revolutionising the way small businesses manage business tax and accounting management, with innovative, user-centric solutions. Founded by Robert Rolls and Mary Fitzgerald, Afirmo supports small businesses across various industries, helping them to streamline tax and accounting operations, enhance productivity, and achieve their strategic goals.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Afirmo \u2013 One-stop-business-support-shop.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":12934,"template":"","class_list":["post-6674","news_article","type-news_article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Kiwi small business financial management gets a boost | Afirmo NZ<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" 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