Concur launches advisor program for US SMBs

WASHINGTON: Concur, a provider of integrated travel and expense management services, recently launched the Concur Advisor Program, designed to provide accountants in public practice and small-to-medium-sized business (SMB) consultants with solutions, training and support to better serve their clients.

The program taps into the vast network of financial professionals that SMBs look to for advice, enabling them to more effectively counsel their clients on expense policies and processes, thus improving productivity and efficiencies, said a press release.

“This is an innovative program that - with just a few clicks - accountants and SMB consultants can register for and instantly begin receiving valuable information to help their small business clients,” said Elena Donio, executive vice president and general manager, small and mid-size businesses at Concur. He added that the Concur Advisor Program enables SMBs to fully leverage a powerful combination of Concur’s unrivaled expense management expertise in conjunction with the advisors and processes that they already trust.

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“The anticipated network effect means that literally millions of SMBs now have unprecedented access to expense reporting experts that can help eliminate a significant headache for small businesses by allowing them to focus on what’s most important - growing and managing their business,” he added.

Through the Concur Advisor Program, accountants and SMB consultants can become expense reporting experts and better serve their clients using a variety of Concur solutions, including Concur Breeze, the expense reporting solution designed specifically for small businesses, claimed the company.

The program members have access to courses focused on the setup, integration and application of travel and expense management rules and best practices.

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According to a recent study, filing expense reports was among the least popular tasks on the daily to-do lists of small businesses, with many noting how time-consuming the process can be. Through the Concur Advisor Program, accountants and SMB consultants can help their clients successfully navigate and see results from automated expense reporting, including streamlined processes that save time and money.