Staying compliant with new and wide-sweeping regulations is rarely an easy task, particularly for companies in the pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturing fields facing the soon-to-be-implemented Physician Payment Sunshine Act (part of the new healthcare reform bill). As part of the new legislation, these companies will need to start tracking all of their gifts, payments and other interactions with doctors and hospitals in minute detail, or else pay fines ranging up to $100,000 in some cases.

Andrew Bartolini, Managing Partner & Chief Research Officer of Ardent Partners and Publisher of CPO Rising, shares his experience on creating his first expense report in Concur Breeze. He’s guest blogging over at Say Breeze and has some interesting insights to share.

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 manage this process.

Recently, Concur’s Gareth Vincent, Senior Director of Client Development, EMEA spoke with British publication SSON about tips for managing expenses. Regardless of where your company conducts its business – these basic tips and principles are universal for any organization trying to get a handle on the expense management process. Check out SSON’s Top Ten Tips for Managing Expenses to learn handy tips to streamline your organization’s expense management process.

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.