Wow – what an amazing response we’ve had to the Xero Beautiful Business Fund! There are truly some incredible small businesses out there in the world, and some wonderful accountants and bookkeepers who support them. Thank you to everyone that has applied, and for helping get the word out and encouraging small businesses to get involved.

We’re pleased to announce the winners of our partner referral competition below:

Visa card winners (drawn from those who had 1 – 9 referrals)

Entrants went into the draw to win a Visa (or equivalent) gift card (1 entry into draw per referral), with 5 to be won worth NZ$200 (or equivalent currency). T&Cs apply. The winners are:

• Faith Maclennan, Faith in Numbers, Australia
• Amy Haydon, AHS Limited, New Zealand
• Megan Velo, Coda Numbers, Australia
• Tonya Ylivainio, Canada
• Dawn Hatch, MATAX, US

Xerocon 2024 grand prize winner (drawn from those who had 10+ referrals)

Entrants went into the draw to win the chance to go to a Xerocon in 2024. One lucky winner gets the choice of attending a Xerocon in London or Nashville next year, including a travel voucher to the value of NZ$7,000 (or equivalent currency), plus a Xerocon pass. T&Cs apply. The winner is:

• Iridium Business Solutions, South Africa

Congratulations to these six partners! Again, a massive thank you for your efforts in getting the word out there about the fund to small businesses.

Partner referral competition details

The partner referral competition ran in parallel with the main competition, and was a chance for our accounting and bookkeeping partners to be rewarded for spreading the word to their clients. When small businesses applied to the fund, they were asked on the application form if they were referred to the fund, and to name their accountant or bookkeeper and the firm in their application.

For each successful referral, partners went into the chance to win.

You can read more on our blog here.

More winners to come

With so many amazing stories, our judges have had a genuinely tough job working through all of the wonderful and deserving submissions. The good news is that we’re one week out from sharing the regional and global Xero Beautiful Business Fund winners – it’s going to be really special, so watch this space.