The fruits from Xero’s recent spate of acquisitions and partnerships have been proudly on display this week.

Xero says the major new products and features are intended to enable owners and their advisors to build more efficient and profitable operations.

With Xerocon Brisbane only a few weeks away, partners are gearing up for this year’s Xero Awards.

Top awards were given to businessDEPOT (AU), Diprose Miller Ltd (NZ), Biz Synergy (AU), Ontrack Bookkeeping (NZ) and CPA Connects (Asia).

Xero HQ and the nine integrated apps will give practices a hand to build a sustainable practice to drive efficiency.

Xero Discuss, Xero Expenses, Xero Projects, Xero HQ and Xero Lifelong Learning Platform were announced at the Melbourne Convention Centre today.

“Following on from our 2015 Award, this is a testimony to the great work of our team and the huge support from our customers and Xero too."

One on one: NZ managing director Anna Curzon talks about Xero’s North Star and what they’re doing to help small business keep ahead of the game.

It was an exciting night for Xero partners, as winners took the stage to receive their awards at Xerocon South on Friday night. We've got the pics!

“These firms and their clients, who are collaborating seamlessly in the cloud, demonstrate just how impactful cloud technology has become."

“Brisbane is a vital hub for small businesses in Australia and the take up of Xero in this market is testament to that."

"Xero has proven you can build a global tech company from this part of the world. We should be really proud of that."

"The continued expansion of the financial web will help SMBs make smarter decisions, improve cash flow, get paid faster and access capital quickly."

“We’ve completely replatformed our partner program to expand and improve all the ways that partners interact with us."

The two-day event is set to go off, followed by the Xero Partner Awards on Friday night.