travel expense trends
The Rules of Business Email
Recently I received an email from a prospective business partner that read something like this: “steve - i really want to move forwrd w/this project!! But b4 we do, i am checking in with bill. Ill let u know what happens!” Maybe it’s because I am...
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We’re Hitting the Road!
Keep your eyes peeled for a group of Harley Davidsons. We’re hitting the road on our “$61,354.03 Expense Tracking, Not Stacking Tour!” It’s no secret that expenses can be a pain, so for the next month, a team of Concur “Breezers” will be out on a...
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Welcome Small Business Expert Steve Strauss
Over the last few weeks, many of our clients have shared their success stories and reviews about how Concur Breeze has helped them streamline processes, save time, increase visibility and more. And, that’s what Concur Breeze is all about - helping...
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There's an App for That
It is probably safe to say that if you are a customer of Concur Breeze and employ their easy-to-use online expense reporting tool, mobility is important in your business, and you get just how significant the smart phone revolution is to the mobile...
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Avoiding the Shoebox
Quocirca lays out reasons SMBs should embrace on-demand expense management solutions When your email inbox is flooded with spreadsheets and hastily stapled packs of receipts start landing on your desk, you know its time to once again manually...
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Give Them What They Want
What is it your customers want from your business? It’s a seemingly simple question, is it not? But it sure is an important one. Answer it right and you get to pass Go and collect $200, but answer it wrong and you ain’t going nowhere. Let me...
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Turning Dreams into Reality
I read not long ago that Chris Haney passed away and it made me sad. You probably don’t know the name, but you definitely know his invention. I wrote about Chris several years ago in my book The Big Idea. He was a great entrepreneur. Back in the...
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Dealing with Debt
In a previous life, I was a bankruptcy lawyer. When I tell people that, they often cluck-cluck and opine that it must have been a terrible way to make a living because the people and businesses I helped were obviously in such distress. But...
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Brandtastic!
Sometimes I dream of what it must be like to be a giant corporation with a huge marketing budget. I mean really, how hard can it be to brand your business when you have millions of dollars at your disposal and the Don Drapers of the world to do...
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Video Makes Your Site Sticky
I don’t need to tell you that everything is moving online in a BIG way. For instance, if you are reading this blog then it is highly likely that you have already learned that our friends at Concur Breeze makes expense reporting much easier. How?...
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Start Small
In case you have not heard (or the trend has not yet hit your area) food carts and food trucks are all the rage right now.Throughout Los Angeles for example, food trucks serving high cuisine at low prices continue to explode in popularity. Kogi...
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Be a Good Boss… to Yourself!
I have a pal who always dreamed of being his own boss. An architect, he worked for large firms drafting blueprints, sitting in on boring client meetings, working late, but always wanting something more. Yet, with a young family, and not a lot of...
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Paperless Trail
Along with discovering several tips on successful Social Media Marketing from the Old Spice Man, readers of this month’s Entrepreneur magazine were treated to a rundown of what Concur Breeze’s mobile component can do to streamline expense...
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Kicking It Old School
Sure, I am as guilty as anyone of jumping on the Next Big Thing bandwagon - just look at my posts here and you will notice I have already written plenty about strategies for growing your business in this new world of business we find ourselves in....
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Travel & Expense Trends
Catch Bigger Fish
I have a pal who sells real estate for a living. Back in the day when you actually could make a living selling real estate, he sold small investment properties – duplexes, four- plexes, mini malls – that sort of thing. Apparently it was fairly...
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My First Expense Report
Welcome guest blogger, Andrew Bartolini, Managing Partner & Chief Research Officer of Ardent Partners and Publisher of CPO Rising: I’ll start with an apology to Concur and the readers of this blog for the long delay since my last discussion...
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Get Ready for Fall
While the days remain long and hot, we all know that fall is just around the corner. For the small business person, that is not insignificant. Aside from all of the spending that goes with kids heading back to school, fall is also the time when...
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Do the Unexpected
I was invited last week to a local business awards event hosted by my friends here at Concur Breeze. Aside from showcasing local innovative companies, the event was notable because the Concur Breezers were there, demonstrating how easy expense...
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Little Is the New Big
Every year over at USA TODAY, I write a New Year’s column wherein I look at the top trends in small business for the upcoming year. Not surprisingly, this year, the economy topped the list as it touched and changed everything, for good or ill...
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Travel & Expense Trends
Final Thoughts on NBTA 2010
We just got back from the 2010 NBTA Convention & Tradeshow. It was a fantastic event and in reflecting back on the conference, we saw many overarching themes – one being that travel is essential to our world. Just a few months ago, we saw how...
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We Asked...You Tweeted!
Last week we announced the launch of Concur Breeze for mobile devices and as a way to celebrate, held a fun contest. While it’s no secret that people don’t like doing expense reports, it was great to read what people would rather be doing instead...
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Travel & Expense Trends
And in This Corner…
Watching some great World Cup matches this week got our competitive juices flowing, so we thought we’d enter into a “friendly” local tech competition between Concur Breeze, Gist and Smartsheet—all local Seattle tech companies with apps in the...
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How to Engage Your Audience
There are no shortage of ways to engage with your customers - would be and actual alike. Of course, nothing beats the personal touch, even in this high tech, 24/7, wireless era. Sending a thank you note, or having lunch or drinks with a customer,...
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Can Your Spreadsheet Do This?
Your business is demanding. You likely have a constant flow of opportunities and issues. And, if you’re like most small businesses, you’re connected with your staff and employees almost 24x7 via phone, email, text messages, social media, etc. The...
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Concur Fusion 2010, Day 3
We just finished up our third day of Fusion and the energy and enthusiasm from our clients is contagious! With more than 900 clients, partners and employees, Fusion is the largest gathering for travel and expense management anywhere in the world! ...
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Travel & Expense Trends
Fusion 2010 Wrap-Up
Still charged up after attending our biggest client event of the year last week! Concur hosted more than 900 clients, partners and employees in Boca Raton, Florida for our annual client conference, Fusion. The event was a huge success – I’m...
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Tips for Managing Your Expenses
Establishing successful expense management processes might seem daunting - after all, every organization is run differently with a unique set of business needs. Despite this, there are definitely guidelines that can help organizations of all sizes...
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Fusion 2010 Multimedia Resources
In case you weren’t at Fusion in Boca Raton, FL a few weeks ago, I thought I’d provide access to some of the multimedia resources from the event. I’d encourage you to view all the photos taken during the event on Flickr - you’ll see some great...
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Travel & Expense Trends
Happy Holidays from All of Us
A Spot of BusinessConcur will be closed on Friday, December 24th and Monday, December 27th so that we can enjoy the holidays with our friends and family. We’ll be back in the office on Tuesday the 28th.A Bit of SillinessFor a few years now, we’ve...
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Year-end Tax Tips
Aside from visions of sugar plums dancing in their heads, this is also the time of year when money and taxes are on the minds of many small businesses. People are budgeting for next year, quarterly payments are due, and end-of-year expense reports...
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Travel & Expense Trends
U.S. Travel Taxes
Do you know which U.S. cities charge the most and least travel taxes? We do. As a business traveler, have you ever wondered which cities are charging visitors the most in discriminatory fees levied on top of local sales taxes? While these...
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Improve Your Systems, Improve Your Business
Running a business is a bit like owning a dog. There’s an initial commitment and lots of excitement at first, and then reality sets in. So allow me to share how my family’s experience in dog-ownership might help you improve how you run your...
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Giving Thanks This Holiday
Whether it’s the Harvest Festival in Britain, the Moon Festival in China, or Thanksgiving Day in the United States and Canada, a number of cultures around the world have a special day where they express their gratitude and thankfulness for friends...
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Travel & Expense Trends
Concur Mobile: An Inside Look
You’ve read Prashanth’s thoughts on mobility, and following the recent New York Times piece on the growing popularity of mobile applications for business travelers, which included Concur Mobile, we wanted to take you further behind the scenes and...
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Travel & Expense Trends
The Half-Day Holiday: Paris
A long layover, a short business meeting or a few unexpected hours of free time could equal an opportunity to answer emails or upload your expense report. But who wants to work when there’s a world of cultural curiosities outside your door?...
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Making Old School Marketing New Again
Look, I am as guilty as anyone for jumping on the e-bandwagon and extoling the virtues of the myriad of new ways a small business can market itself these days - everything from mobile mania to social media and more.Pundits like me do this for one...
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My Best Business Travel Experience Ever
As we all know too well, there was a time not so long ago when business travel was not the breeze it is now. Today, between smartphones and smart apps and laptops and new airplanes, traveling hither and yon is pretty easy.But even as short as a...
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The Sleeter Group Concurs!
As a small business accounting and consulting advocate, The Sleeter Group makes it their business to know the SMB accounting marketplace. In fact, Doug Sleeter who founded the San Francisco Bay Area-based consulting company is the expert when it...
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Creating a Brand that Rocks
Gene Simmons, lead singer for the band Kiss, once remarked that while he liked being in a rock and roll band, he loved being in a rock and roll brand. Aside from being a cool turn of phrase, just what did he mean by that? Think about Kiss for a...
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Set up a Retirement Account to Save on Taxes
Well, it’s that time of year again. Time to lose some weight? Well, yes, that too. But no, it’s time to start thinking about taxes. Of course my friends here at Concur are the best when it comes to helping you get a handle on your expenses and...
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How to Find Angel Investors
Finding the money you need for your business is usually a challenge, although not always. I am reminded of this great story out of the Silicon Valley some years back: In 1996, Larry Page and Sergey Brin were Ph.D. students at Stanford and had...
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Travel & Expense Trends
The Half-Day Holiday: Tokyo
A long layover, a short business meeting or a few unexpected hours of free time could equal an opportunity to answer emails or upload your expense report. But who wants to work when there’s a world of cultural curiosities outside your door?...
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5 Tips to Help Hire the Right Employees
Recently, I heard from a reader with an interesting take about hiring and firing. The email went like this: “Steve - I think you need to warn employers about relying too heavily on the job interview when hiring a new employee. I have worked in HR...
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5 Great Apps to Help Build Your Mobile App
Many small business owners lack the funds to pay large sums of money to an app developer. But in an era where a business owner can simply use a Wordpress template to set up a website, there should be a way to build mobile apps on your own. Every...
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The Power of Failure
I have a question for you:Was New Coke a failure or a success?Now, for those of us of a certain age, those who lived through the New Coke debacle, the obvious answer is that it was a complete and utter disaster. But, if you recall your school...
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Travel & Expense Trends
Is My Smartphone Secure?
We are all growing more and more dependent on our smartphones to store our calendars, contacts, email, notes, travel plans, financial details and other highly personal information. In addition, we download apps for electronic banking, shopping,...
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The Concur Company Culture
With employees who speak French, German, Hindi, and Japanese, opportunities abound to learn something new every day. Outside the U.S., we have offices in Prague, the United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Canada, Australia, India and Japan. Most of us...
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Putting the Spotlight on Expense Report Fraud
People don’t want to talk about it. Companies don’t want to admit they’ve got a problem with it. We’ve heard from some employees they know they have “massive amounts of it” in their organization. But for companies large and small, expense report...
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Becoming a Thought Leader Today
Back when I launched my USA TODAY column 15 years ago, becoming known as an expert was both easier, and more difficult, than it is today. Let me explain: It was definitely more difficult because the opportunities to get your name out there were...
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Back to School, Back to Work
So we are getting ready to send our middle daughter off to college and I don’t like it; I don’t like it one bit. Of course I am happy for her and in her mind she is already gone, but this brings my wife and I one step closer to an empty nest. Boo...
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In Praise of Small Business
As you may know, it is small business week, an event that deservedly celebrates all things small business and which has occurred every year in our nation’s capitol since 1963. The funny thing is, this is the time when those other folks in D.C....
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You've Got Mail: 7 Ways to Clean Your Inbox
It seems that email has become the scourge of the modern age. As is said about other things in life, "We can’t live with it, and we can’t live without it." That we all devote too much time to it is definitely a truism as well. So what do we do?...
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Travel & Expense Trends
Avoiding Dumb Sales Mistakes
When business people hit the road on a sales trip, there is usually plenty at stake. After all, there is only so much you can do virtually (even if it seems as if that is all you do); email, attachments, phone calls, and texting can get you close,...
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Advisor Spotlight: Armand Kadima
The dismal economy has hit some financial professionals hard. Actually, people in all industries are feeling the squeeze. How they react could make or break their businesses and careers. Armand Kadima, who has a tax and accounting practice, could...
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Top Small Business Trends for 2013
The times, as Bob Dylan once observed, they are a changin’. And that is as true now as it was when he sang it, and insofar as business goes, truer than ever. One advantage I have getting to write my weekly small business column for USA TODAY is...
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Travel & Expense Trends
Top 5 Ways to Travel Smart
My pals here at Concur know a thing or two about smart business travel; after all, both Concur Breeze and TripIt are tools that make business travel easier, more efficient, and more enjoyable. While many people these days like to complain that...
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Crowdfund Your Next Project
Typically, historically, there have been two ways to fund a project or business - debt financing and equity financing. Debt financing is as it sounds - you take out a loan and agree to pay it back over time. Equity financing, as you likely also...
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Top Small Business Technology Mistakes
Not so long ago, small business people did not have to worry about being tech savvy, but that certainly is not the case today. No, these days it is vital that anyone owning, running, or working in a small business be as smart about computers and...
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The Importance of Professionalism
I am in the process of hiring a firm for a big project my business is undertaking. While the project is not altogether new, the actual process of hiring some experts to help us with it is, and as such I am getting a new perspective on how some...
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Travel & Expense Trends
Announcing Concurforce
The arrival of the Information Age means that we have the luxury of information at our fingertips. Anything we want to know or to share, can be done with a quick click. The acceleration of technology continues to challenge how we handle and manage...
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Eliminate Sunshine Act Guesswork
We’ve heard from pharmaceutical and medical supply clients that reporting the right information for the Sunshine Act is a top priority. Yet the federal government has continued to change the reporting requirements. With the approach of January 1,...
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This Summer, Do the Opposite
Recently I was watching an old episode of Seinfeld and it occurred to me that George was really onto something when he pledged one day to “do the opposite.” You remember that episode, right? Something was going wrong in George’s life, as usual,...
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Employee Spotlight: Joe Martino
When Joe Martino isn’t coaching Concur Advisors and clients, he can be found on the baseball diamond, basketball court, football field or golf course, coaching kids. A five-year Concur veteran, Joe has worked more than 5,000 hours in community...
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Find A Flexible Workspace
With today’s mobile technology, we now have the freedom to unchain ourselves from our desks. But, when you travel a ton for business, how do you find a quiet place to work? Here are our favorite tips for finding a flexible, quiet workspace while...
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The Half-Day Holiday: London
A long layover, a short business meeting or a few unexpected hours of free time could equal an opportunity to answer emails or upload your expense report. But who wants to work when there's a world of cultural curiosities outside your door?...
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The B Word
People start their own business for all sorts of reasons - freedom, passion, boredom - you name it. But one reason that I have never seen is that they like budgeting . . . well, unless that person is an accountant, but you get the idea. The fact...
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Business Travel Tips from a Seasoned Traveler
Business travelers unite! We know you’re on the road and always on the lookout for ways to make the most of your time. We’re on the hunt for the best business travel tips. How can you get through the JFK airport that much quicker? Or stay in shape...
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Top Year-End Small Business Tips
With the year winding down, right now is a great time for small businesses to take stock, assess (or reassess) where things are, and make some plans for next year. Here then are my top tips for ending the year on the right note and getting ready...
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To You and Yours This Holiday, from Concur
Here's wishing you and yours a magical, healthy, and wonderful holiday season.Concur will be closed on Friday, December 23rd and Monday, December 26th so that we can enjoy the holidays with our friends and family. We’ll return again on Tuesday the...
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How I fell in love with TripIt
In the past two months, two different parts of my life collided, and TripIt came to the rescue. I have been working with my friends here at Concur for a few years and know and love their expense management software and app. Indeed, I have used it...
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5 Tips to Spring Clean Your Website
So I spent the weekend cleaning out the garage and pulling weeds, how about you? I know that my brother got his car serviced, and my wife cleaned out a closet (part of her nefarious plan to get me to do the weeding, no doubt!). Yes indeed, spring...
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We Spend, Therefore We Are
Nothing tells us quite as much about ourselves as how we choose to spend our money. The woman walking her poodle with a diamond-studded leash or the man driving his tricked out truck with chrome-everything need not say another word to help us...
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Small Business and the Election of 2012
Small businesses know better than most what kinds of contributions they make to the American economy. And it seems like every four years during election season the spotlight shines again on small business as the candidates debate and discuss what...
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The Half-Day Holiday: London
A long layover, a short business meeting or a few unexpected hours of free time could equal an opportunity to answer emails or upload your expense report. But who wants to work when there’s a world of cultural curiosities outside your door?...
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Is Your Corporate Travel Program Leaking?
In spite of the Herculean efforts of travel managers to develop the best travel program possible for their company, employees can stray away. They sometimes book outside of their company’s traditional channels like online booking tools and travel...
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My Summer Internship, Going Global
This entry is part of our Summer Intern series at Concur. Our Summer Interns are more than just interns; they are part of our Concur family. So, here are a few of their stories about what they learned while working here at Concur.Currently, I am...
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Getting Started: There's an API for That
Before you get started, it might help to explain how we got started developing APIs for Concur. Worldwide, 18,000 enterprises use our T&E solution. Our first development projects came from companies that wanted to build solutions for their...
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Reducing the high cost of small business
Most people who own, or work at, a small business would not trade places with their big business cousins because there is much that small business people like about their situation: But, that said, big businesses have some advantages that, to be...
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Interns at Concur
Concur is investing in early talent in a big way! In 2016 we’ll be hosting over 185 Interns across multiple locations, departments and functions. Ensuring that weather you’re a code guru, marketing wizard or data fanatic, Concur has an opportunity...
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Travel & Expense Trends
Top 5 AP Process Pain Points
You’ve implemented workflow for invoice approvals, reduced the number of manual checks, implemented payment cards and you’ve even implemented a supplier portal to reduce the number of supplier queries.So you think you have an automated AP...
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Travel & Expense Trends
App of the Week: Waze
head to the airports en masse to fly to relatives’ homes for their annual visit, but even more people will take to the roads for local travel to visit family and friends. One way to reduce stress while traveling by car is using one of my favorite...
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Travel & Expense Trends
App of the Week: Curb
Whether you’re getting a cab from the airport or traveling around town to meetings, nothing can put a damper on your productive day like trying to find a taxi in a crowded city - and ensuring that taxi can accept your corporate credit card. Enter...
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Travel & Expense Trends
Need a ride? We can help.
At GBTA Europe last fall, Concur announced another partnership with the international car hire company Sixt, based in Germany. But if you’ve been paying close attention over the past several years you’ve noticed that Concur boasts an array or...
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How to Be a Happy Road Warrior
Having trouble finding your happy place on the road? For busy road warriors, personal happiness usually takes the back seat to making your flight or attending that meeting. But there are a few ways to bring joy back to business travel. Here are...
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How going green can save your business
What was once considered a trend or possibly a passing fad, “going green” is now an accepted and necessary part of managing a business. Bottom line cost savings represent some of the most apparent benefits, brought about by reducing energy costs,...
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Innovation
How CFOs can use big data
The demand for Big Data and Analytics (BDA) strategies, tools and skills continues to skyrocket. By the end of 2017, two-thirds of the CEOs of the G2000 will have digital transformation at the center of their corporate strategy and by 2018,...
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Travel & Expense Trends
App of the Week – Permiso
Global businesses must deploy their talent when and where it is needed. Unfortunately, business travel immigration rules are varied and getting more complex by the day. A business sending one employee to China and another employee to India must...
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How to Hone Your Negotiation Skills
Negotiation skills can be helpful in all walks of life, from making purchases to planning a trip. For corporate travel managers, however, good negotiation skills are critical. Armed with the ability to negotiate effectively, travel managers can...
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innovation
3 Examples of Gamification in the Workplace
Productivity metrics are at an all-time low in the U.S., with 70 percent of people in the current work force labeling themselves as “disengaged” or “actively disengaged” at work, according to a recent report from Gallup. To reverse these declining...
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Travel & Expense Trends
Where to Eat in Hamburg
Heading to Hamburg in the near future? If you’re an international business traveler you might be! Hamburg, Germany is home to one of the largest international ports and business hubs in the world. We imagine that as a business traveler, you may be...
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Business Travel
Business travel bags that amaze
There is no way to avoid the hassle of business travel. In order to meet with clients face-to-face or even to visit a world-famous site on vacation, we all put up with the long airport security lines and cramped airplanes. There are a couple of...
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travel expense trends
The Mobile Mind Shift
We’re excited to be cited in a compelling new technology book by Forrester researchers Ted Schadler, Josh Bernoff and Julie Ask: “The Mobile Mind Shift – Engineer Your Business to Win in the Mobile Moment.” Based on 200 interviews with...
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Travel & Expense Trends
App of the Week: Limos.com
Last week, Time Tracker by eBillity was our featured App of the Week in the Concur App Center. This week, we share with you the benefits and details of our integration with Limos.com. With over 35,000 vehicles in their fleet globally, more than...
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travel expense trends
Employee Profile: Senad Mustafic
Tell us about you in 100 words or less: I am Senior Manager of Special Projects in our Global Finance department. Nowadays, I am mostly focused on integration with SAP. I deal with the change from the U.S. set of standards to an international set...
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Business Travel Reimagined for the Future
Thanks to the ever-evolving use of technology, as well as advancements in engineering, business travel is too evolving at a rapid rate, making it easier for the road warrior and platinumflyer to find their destination. Not only is technology going...
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Travel & Expense Trends
Where to Eat in Tokyo
Jetting off to Tokyo? If so, we've gathered a list of restaurant recommendations forthis exciting metropolis known for its blend of tradition and modernity. Since Tokyo is consistently one of the top 10 international destinations for business...
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travel expense trends
Air Canada Partners with Concur
Star Alliance Members to receive all of the benefits of Concur TripLink This morning in Toronto at our Concur Fusion Exchange event (#CF2014), we announced a partnership with Air Canada to develop and enable corporate travel booking functionality...
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Travel & Expense Trends
Where to Eat in Paris
Traveling to Paris anytime soon? If you’re an international business traveler you might be. In 2011, Concur reported that Paris was among the top 10 international destinations for business travelers. In fact, a bunch of Concurrians just returned...
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Travel & Expense Trends
Scary Social Media Stories
Last week, we advised executives to embrace social media and outlined the benefits of doing so. But October is also the time to indulge our fears in ghouls, goblins and scream-worthy horror stories, so why not look to social media for some...
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Travel & Expense Trends
Making time for ‘Bleisure’
Business travel has long been seen as a necessary but burdensome task. We associate it with long security lines. endless meetings, and weary travelers – but it doesn’t have to be that way. Technology has transformed nearly every aspect of taking a...
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Small Business
7 time management hacks
As a small business professional, you know that your time - as well as your employees’ time - is your greatest asset.With only so many hours in the day, and a seemingly infinite number of tasks demanding your time and energy, how do you make sure...
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Leverage Your Data for Better Business
Guiding a business to success is largely based around making decisions to steer the business in a certain direction. These decisions have a profound impact on whether the business takes off or withers, and there isn't a finance manager out there...
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Travel & Expense Trends
Where to eat: San Francisco
Will you be one of the 2,300 attendees at Fusion #CF2015 next week? We can’t wait to see you, collaborate with you and share the exciting partnerships and product updates we have in store for you in the beautiful city by the bay, San Francisco. If...
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Who we are
Social fun at Fusion #CF2015
Earlier this month, we held our annual Fusion event in San Francisco with 2300 incredible sponsors, partners and customers! At the event, we announced exciting new TripLink partnerships and valuable new app integrations available in the Concur App...
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Who We Are
Earth Day at Concur, today and every day
Today is April 22, otherwise known as Earth Day, a day celebrated annually to bring awareness to efforts to protect the planet we live on, rely upon and hold dear. This year, Earth Day celebrates its 45th anniversary, having brought 20 million...
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Top 10 Ways to Boost Travel Agency Efficiency
Technology is changing the way business is conducted all over the globe. Companies are constantly seeking ways to do it better, faster and at reduced costs. So, what helps drive those factors?In the world of travel agencies, efficiency is key, but...
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The Don’ts of Sales Conference Travel
Don’t break out your travel fight glovesWe all know traveling can be a draining experience, lines, screenings, delays… it can really be a pain to get from ‘Point A’ to ‘Point B’ these days. Sometimes, these frustrations can bring some of those...
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Travel & Expense Trends
The Best of CES 2015
Last week, thousands of people descended on Las Vegas, Nevada. And no, it was not just a typical week for the sixth most visited city in the United States. The annual International Consumer Electronics Show was held in Sin City from January 6 – 9,...
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7 T&E scenarios where pre-knowledge is power
"If only I would have known sooner" can be a costly quotation in business. And for too many businesses, this saying is all too common. But fortunately, when it comes to T&E management, more people are now saying, "I’m sure glad I knew that."...
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Small Business
11 posts to boost productivity
Most businesses aim to maximize productivity, but small businesses in particular often have to do more with less to get their businesses off the ground and running. In honor of National Small Business Week, we’ve pulled together a collection of...
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travel expense trends
Concur’s Commitment to India
India has a special place in my heart. Not only is it the ancestral homeland for my brother Steve and me, but also it’s a country that’s commitment to innovation has buoyed advances in technology around the globe, a history sacred to a tech nerd...
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Learn to Ignite Change and Become a Hero
Winston Churchill once said, "to improve is to change. To be perfect is to change often."But when you are looking to change something at your work,you may feel like the driving force of the company's change management belongs to those who are...
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Newsroom
What's Your Expense Personality Type?
You might think that your company's expenses are only made up of dollars and cents. However, that's not the case. Just like every part of your business, behind those dollars and cents are people - many different types of people, each with their...
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Travel & Expense Trends
Is the CFO role changing?
It wasn’t so long ago that CFOs kept a low profile in the enterprise – but that isn’t the case today. As transparency and compliance become increasingly important, the CFO role is expanding in new and exciting ways. Cutting-edge tools and...
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travel expense trends
10 Proven Productivity Hacks
Small business productivity doesn’t magically increase. It takes initiative. And it’s hardly ever one major change that makes companies “productive,” but rather a collection of small changes over time that add up to a major difference.Here at...
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Travel & Expense Trends
Where to Eat in London
London is a world unto itself. The eclectic neighborhoods - which house a blend of historical landmarks and modern-day attractions-keep visitors occupied for days. Are you one of the staggering 18.7 million who will visit London this year? Whether...
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Travel & Expense Trends
Concur and Bike MS 2014
Jody Wilkins is an Internal Communications leader in the Human Resources department at Concur. In addition to his regular day-to-day activities, this year he took on a massive side project that he's very passionate about. When Jody asked himself...
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Travel & Expense Trends
Reviewing the Sunshine Act
Last August, the Sunshine Act (also known as Open Payments) took effect, requiring medical professionals to submit detailed owner information and payment data to the U.S. government. This included all physician travel, gifts, meals, honoraria and...
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Innovation
SAPPHIRE NOW "Run Simple" highlights
SAP recently held their annual customer event, SAPPHIRE NOW, from May 5 - 7 in Orlando, Florida. Over 17,000 SAP employees, customers, analysts and partners took over the Orange County Convention Center to experience the latest and greatest in the...
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Innovation
Travel Apps at TechCrunch Disrupt NY
Last month, Concur developers competed in the TechCrunch Disrupt Hackathon in New York City. Close to 1,000 developers participate every year, vying for geek fame, glory… and cash ... and a chance to learn. Our group split into three teams and had...
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Business Travel
App of the week: LoungeBuddy
Business travelers know that time spent in an airport can range from a less than pleasant experience to a downright frustrating ordeal. Even if you escape the one in six chance of a major delay during any given trip, there are still long lines to...
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who we are
Employee Profile: Abed Husseini
Tell us about you in 100 words or less: I am a private family man, happily married to my beautiful wife, Zein, with whom I have four amazing children: Musa, Heba, Maryam and Aisha. I love the outdoors and all forms of bicycling-though I am not any...
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travel expense trends
App of the week: Motus
The workforce is always evolving, but now more than ever, there is a dramatic transformation in the way people work. Work today is mobile, and the lines between business and personal life are becoming increasingly blurred. As the workforce has...
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Innovation
Sharing the power of data
Recent years have brought about the golden age of sharing. Social media culture, Peer-to-peer transactions and the "sharing economy" are now taglines for everything from vacation plans to the Global Business Travel Association’s 2015 conference...
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Innovation
Concur + VATBox: A Win-Win Combination
VATBox fully automates your Foreign VAT recovery and ensures governance through one, centralized VAT process across all business entities. Combined with Concur’s Travel & Expense Management Solutions, the partnership will maximize VAT recovery...
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Products in Action
The Enterprise Apportunity
It’s been said that “enterprise applications aren’t sexy.” [State of the Startups – a report by Phocuswright]. That got me thinking if that statement is still relevant today. After all, the line between consumer and enterprise is ever blurring....
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Business Travel
Mindset of an athlete
Watch commercials on TV, flip through a magazine or wait for an ad to play before accessing your article online and you'll notice a common business marketing theme: sport. Drawing parallels between business and athleticism is not just a marketing...
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Who we are
Employee Profile: Amy Jackson
Tell us about you in 100 words or less:I’m a California girl, having rotated between a triangle of NorCal locations. I was born in Walnut Creek, spent most of my childhood in Folsom, went to Chico State, lived in the Bay Area for awhile, and now...
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Business Travel
Connect with Concur at GBTA 2015
We're excited to be in sunny Orlando, Florida at GBTA 2015 this Saturday, July 25th to Wednesday, July 29th! We're so excited, in fact, that we've rounded up all of the places you can connect with Concur at the event and online in this one-stop...
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Business Travel
Top 6 risk management considerations
As we approach GBTA 2015 next week, travel is top of mind for attendees. However, there are several perennial issues to consider when building or improving your travel program. Read on to discover these six issues your corporate travel policies...
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who we are
Concur fuels growth with 170 new engineers
Imagining the way the world should work and building tools to bring that vision to life requires a lot of brainpower. To help meet the travel and expense challenges we’re so passionate about, Concur is hiring 170 new engineers in the next few...
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Business Travel
The Challenge of Direct Booking
Concur has been committed to improving corporate travel for more than two decades. In collaboration with clients, suppliers, technology partners and TMCs, we aspire to make things easier for travelers travel managers. Throughout our 22-year...
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business travel
How to use TripLink now
TripLink represents the next generation of business travel by extending the value of corporate travel programs and integrated travel and expense to all travel, capturing 100% of travel reservations, no matter where they are booked. Did you know...
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Press ReleaseAugust 03, 2010
press releases
Concur to Present at the Oppenheimer Annual Technology, Media &...
Redmond, Wash., August 3, 2010 – Concur (NASDAQ: CNQR), the world’s leading provider of on-demand Employee Spend Management services, today announced that John Adair, Executive Vice President, Office of the CEO, will deliver a presentation on...
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Who we are
Employee Profile: Brian Oehling
Tell us about you in 100 words or less: My life is surrounded by amazing people.From my family, friends, my team, and co-workers, I am constantly energized by their awesomeness that surrounds me.I get a lot of energy from them.I manage the best...
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innovation
Busiest expense days around the world
It’s December and 2015 is drawing to a close. Most people are wrapping up loose ends, preparing for the holidays or planning for 2016. However, if you work in a finance department, you are mostly likely feeling a crunch and finding yourself busier...
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who we are
Congratulations Jason Day!
Concur is excited to congratulate Concur brand ambassador and PGA Tour golfer Jason Day on his victory at the RBC Canadian Open! Jason redefines the notion of a champion with his relentless commitment to win, focus on teamwork, and dedication to...
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who we are
It’s a great Day to be number one!
Concur is thrilled to congratulate our talented brand ambassador, Jason Day, on becoming the number ONE golfer in the Official World Golf Ranking! His playoff win at the BMW Championship bumped him to that coveted number one spot and Concur could...
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Business Travel
The truth about TripLink
Often when finance leaders or travel managers hear of TripLink, they think of open booking, i.e., enabling business travelers to book wherever and however they want, outside of their company travel program. But in reality, rather than helping your...
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Small Business
Invoices: how to focus on auditing
When’s the last time you did an audit of your expenses? In our recent webinar on Accounts Payable (AP), we asked Christine Williams, Controller at Sesame Communications, about some of the challenges she faces when it comes to technology and AP....
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Press ReleaseNovember 29, 2005
press releases
Concur Technologies to Present at First Albany Growth Conference
REDMOND, Wash., November 29, 2005 - Concur Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: CNQR), the world's leading provider of business services that automate Corporate Expense Management, today announced that company Chairman and CEO, Steve Singh, and CFO, John...
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Innovation
Justin Trudeau’s first 100 days
Justin Trudeau marks his first 100 days as Canada’s Prime Minister on February 12th. While there were lots of business issues in the last election, the continuing oil slump and weak Canadian dollar have moved the flagging economy to Job 1. It was...
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How Concur TripLink Works
Discover how the Concur TripLink connects trips, travelers, and itineraries across multiple channels to provide travel managers with visibility and control, deliver ease of use to travelers, and optimize your organization’s managed travel program....
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Innovation
Taking a lean startup approach
An interview with Richard Puckett, Development Manager from Concur Labs, on developing new concepts for Travel and Expense: Q: Concur Labs launched recently to build prototypes. What does that mean? A: What we’re doing is looking at what’s ahead...
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Business Travel
“I love to pack”—said no one, ever
If you’re a road warrior, you know that the fastest way to get through the airport is to travel with a carry-on, but that limits what you can bring; one pair of shoes, one sports coat that goes with everything - and the workout gear that will be...
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