I’m thrilled to announce that today we launched Concur Breeze, our new online expense reporting service designed specifically for small businesses. A 30-day free-trial of the service is available now at www.concurbreeze.com, and can also be found on the Google Apps Marketplace, Google's recently launched online storefront for Google Apps products and services. Concur has years of experience providing expense management solutions for mid-sized businesses as well as some of the world’s largest companies. But we also know that small businesses have a unique set of requirements when it comes to managing their expenses. This market in particular has been underserved, leaving most small businesses to track and report their expenses with laborious spreadsheets.

Recent Concur Mobile Enhancements | Concur Mobile | Concur Blog With more and more business travelers doing more while on the road – it’s no wonder why so many road warriors rely on their smartphone to stay connected with their office. In fact, according to a recent Forrester report, smartphone usage amongst adults increased by more than 50 percent from 2008 to 2009, underscoring a clear point – smarthphone usage is on the rise. With tens of thousands of users utilizing Concur Mobile today to help them manage travel and expenses from their smartphone, things just got easier. We have two exciting new Concur Mobile enhancements to announce! The first is Concur Invoice on Concur Mobile. When a payment request is entered into Concur Invoice, the approver can use Concur Mobile to view line items, vendor information and images. After reviewing invoice related information, the approver can approve the payment request or send it back to the owner – all from the convenience of their smartphone, thanks to Concur Mobile. Plus, with the convenience of invoice approvals on Concur Mobile, invoice cycle time is reduced, which reduces the risk of late payment fees and provides the opportunity to take advantage of early-pay discounts.

Concur Fusion Multimedia Resources Now Available | Concur Blog 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 images of the sessions, keynotes, meetings and social events. We kicked off Steve Singh’s keynote on February 2, with this video highlighting the ability for Concur clients to Do More. Go Farther. In addition, Rendell Lofgreen from Carollo Engineers and Patrick Daskol from The Denver Center For The Performing Arts discuss what innovation means to them in this video Enjoy!

Concur at Business Travel Show | Concur Blog Welcome Concur guest blogger, Mark Law, Director of Business Development in EMEA: Last year, the talk at the Business Travel Show was all about the recession with companies across the space feeling the heat of the economic crisis. We had the feeling the industry was very much holding its breath and waiting for the next set of negative financial results, or organisation to ‘go under’. Another year on, and whilst we’re not out of the woods yet, this year’s newly christened Business Travel & Meetings Show promises to be a more positive affair. With some countries in Europe starting to whisper the words ‘green shoots’; there is a general consensus amongst economists that the worst may be over. What is clear however, after the tough financial conditions endured by businesses across all sectors, is that the days of superfluous business travel and non-core expenses claims are gone. The MPs expense scandal illustrates this nicely. There will be no going backwards.