Small businesses in SA have made a massive move into the cloud for their accounting processes — but accountants may still be playing catch-up.

In just three years, from 2017 to 2020, the proportion of small businesses using the cloud for accounting increased dramatically, from 17% to 61%. The new Re: Start 2020 — State of SA Small Business report, based on a study conducted by World Wide Worx for online accounting firm Xero, shows that technology has been key to business growth. ..

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