A 20% increase in the number of small businesses adopting cloud based business tools could add billions to New Zealand's GDP, as found by Xero and NZEI.

Xero Country Manager Bridget Snelling told Mike Hosking that although there are barriers to digitalising small businesses, the aim is to only have humans doing the things that require a person, and automate anything else.

Some example being digital stock trackers or employee scheduling apps.

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