Five top apps for SMBs in the Concur App Centre

| 16-11-2017

Around 90% of UK businesses use at least one cloud service today. Even the smallest of startups can realise big benefits from cost-effective, easy-to-implement cloud tools. We’ve rounded up the most helpful apps in the Concur App Centre that SMBs can use across travel, expense and invoice to make business run smoother.

 

  1. Uber: safe, reliable, affordable and helpful

Claiming expenses for a taxi ride is a faff: small receipts you need to keep hold of until you submit an expense claim. It’s just another thing you’d rather not worry about.

 

Uber solves this problem. Just create a business profile within the Uber app and link your Concur account within the set up flow. Next time you travel for work, just select your business profile within the Uber app and Uber e-receipts will automatically appear in your receipt store and get added to your next expense report.

 

Check out Uber in our App Centre.

 

  1. AirBnB: business travel for millennials

Research suggests that millennials are much more likely to take bleisure travel – adding a few extra days of leisure travel to the start or end of a business trip. And when they do, AirBnB is a great option. Its business travel-ready homes and apartments have the amenities that business travellers need such as internet, a laptop-ready workspace, 24/7 self-check-in and travel essentials like hair dryers, hangers, shampoo and an iron. Plus itineraries and receipts will be sent automatically to your Concur account for simple expenses creation.

 

Discover AirBnB on our App Centre.

 

  1. TripIt: staying on top of travel

Business travel can be a pain. If you’re the traveller, you need to stay on top of travel times and accommodation bookings, something that invariably means a mass of paperwork. If you’re part of the team back in the office you want to know where everyone is so you can get hold of them if you need to.

 

TripIt solves all these problems. Simply forward your flight, hotel, or other travel confirmation emails to TripIt and it will instantly create a master itinerary for each of your trips that you and your team can access anytime, anywhere. Plus, get instant alerts of flight delays and changes often before you hear from the airline!

 

Find out more about TripIt in our App Centre.

 

  1. ExcluServ Connector for Xero: automating accounts payable

While cloud-based accounting packages such as Xero are transforming accounts departments, much of the day-to-day work of your average accounts admin assistant is still data entry. It’s tedious, time-consuming work with no room for error.

 

The ExcluServ Connector for Xero automates accounts payable function and puts an end to manual data entry. It connects Concur Expense and Concur Invoice to Xero in real time. It even transfers images of your invoices and receipts to Xero, giving you a complete view of your financial picture on a single platform.

 

Explore the ExcluServ Connector for Xero in our App Centre.

 

  1. VAT Cloud by VAT IT: VAT expenses reclaim made simple

A recent blog of ours asked why so many companies fail to reclaim the VAT that’s available to them on employee travel.

 

If the complexities surrounding the process are the barrier, this eBook will help you get to grips with expenses, VAT and HMRC compliance.

 

If it’s manual processes that make the idea too stressful, VAT Cloud by VAT IT is the answer. It can help you unlock cash savings in your expenses data. It will help you streamline the entire VAT reclaim process with one cloud based solution and give you a wealth of data that would previously have been too difficult to access.