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  Highlights of my conversation with Gayle Buchanan Running a virtual Xero bookkeeping, support and training business Managing learning new solutions from the Xero eco-system Licensing a bookkeeping business Cloud solutions for Eel fishermen Essential advice for bookkeepers; networking, resources, support and conferences Using referrals and conferences to grow your business Subscribe to Episode 2 of Cloud Stories on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/cloud-stories-heather-smith/id908333807 Transcript Heather:        Hello Gayle. Gayle:             Hello Heather. Heather:        Thank you so much Gayle for being on our show this morning. I’m really looking forward to talking to you about your business and what you generally do within the cloud. From what I understand Gayle, you founded a business called Number Nurses, can you describe what your business does? Gayle:             Sure Heather, pleasure to be here by the way. The business was started very … I didn’t rea

Highlights of my conversation with Colin Hewitt Founder of Float CashFlow Forecasting Solution ·         Insights into pitching and attracting the right venture capital ·         The impact on the business of working with an investor ·         Experience of being part of the Xero add-on eco-system ·         Forming CodeBase a co-sharing space and the Edinburgh start-up scene   Note: After this interview was recorded Float won Xero Emerging Add-on Partner of the Year 2014 Transcript Heather:        Welcome Colin to Cloud stories. We’re so pleased to have you here. Colin:              Hi Heather, good to be here. Heather:        What’s the weather like in Edinburgh at the moment? Colin:              Well it’s a little bit cloudy at the moment. We had a good stretch probably about a week of good weather. It’s come to an end unfortunately today but we’re hoping that’s it’s just temporary. Heather:        Sensational. So Colin, I’ll start with a really hard question upfront. Who is your favourite s

Valerie Khoo Valerie Khoo is National Director of the Australian Writers’ Centre, the country’s leading centre for writing courses. With campuses in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Online, the centre has helped more than 17,000 students to get published, change careers, or write with confidence. Valerie is also an adviser and investor in start-ups. Her blog has consistently been named as one of the Top 20 Business Blogs in Australia. Highlights of our conversation: Identifying your passion and turning it into a business success The process, development and delivery of online courses on the Open Learning platform Breaking in and setting up the CRM Infusionsoft Online tools Valerie Khoo uses in her business The benefits of learning to write for a business person Transcript Heather:        Hello, today I‘m speaking with Valerie Khoo, the National Director of the Australian Writer’s Centre. Hello Valerie, welcome to our show today. Valerie :         It’s great to be here Heather. Heather:        Thank