The perils of the pocket perk Search the hashtag #companycreditcard on Twitter, and it will reveal some interesting habits from employees entrusted with the company plastic. While many posts are innocent fun and typically boastful jibes among...
If your small or mid-sized business (SMB) is like most, you could be throwing away as much as $12,000 a month – money that could be spent on staffing, resources, innovation or any number of impactful investments. Duplicate payments are a common...
When you think of artificial intelligence (AI), the word “emotion” doesn’t typically come to mind. But there’s an entire field of research using AI to understand emotional responses to news, product experiences, movies, restaurants, and more. It’s...
If you have operations across the globe, you likely have multiple regions, countries, business units and teams each managing multiple aspects of their finance functions. You've also likely considered, or have already moved to, a shared services...
Some finance teams may feel they have employee spend well managed across their organization. Reports are being sent to the CEO’s desk and, at a high level glance, they seem to be in order, within budget and pass muster. Yet, as we look at how...
Inefficiency, like rust, never sleeps, and can suddenly creep into any corner of your business. Vigilance against inefficiency is even more critical for small to medium-sized businesses because margins for error can be thin, and small but steady...
Business travel conjures mixed emotions. In one sense, it can be a huge revenue generator, as well as a sign of goodwill to customers. On the other hand, the challenge of the entire travel and expense (T&E) process—everything from filing expense...
If you’re still manually processing invoices, your system likely involves a lot of paper handling, a convoluted workflow and a storage system that is not accessible or disaster proof. In other words, a black hole where you hope your invoices are...
Businesses of all sizes need visibility into employee travel and expenses (T&E), no matter how big or small the spend. For many small businesses, it’s less about the volume of expenses than the process of managing them. In fact, according to a...