Engineering,Thought Leadership

How to hire employees for your small business: The ultimate guide

How to hire employees for your small business: The ultimate guide

This comprehensive hiring guide covers everything you need to know about how to hire employees for small business success: financial readiness assessment, legal requirements navigation, effective recruitment strategies, and post-hire systems that actually work.

Navigating tariff turmoil: How small businesses can streamline expenses and stay afloat

Navigating tariff turmoil: How small businesses can streamline expenses and stay afloat

The latest Trump tariff announcement has reignited the global trade war, and small businesses are already feeling the heat. Whether you're dealing with business tariff chaos or trying to understand how tariffs affect businesses, smart expense management can help you weather the storm.

Plan the perfect corporate retreat (2025 edition)

Plan the perfect corporate retreat (2025 edition)

Planning an effective retreat requires more than booking flights and picking a cool location. In this guide, we’ll give you everything needed to execute the perfect company retreat in 2025.

Optimize your operating expenses with Expensify

Optimize your operating expenses with Expensify

Operating expenses are the heartbeat of every business — the necessary costs that keep operations running smoothly. With the right tools, like Expensify, you can gain better control, automate expense tracking, and unlock insights that drive smarter financial decisions.

The state of credit cards in 2025: 50 stats you need to know

The state of credit cards in 2025: 50 stats you need to know

Credit cards are deeply ingrained in our financial lives, and there's a mountain of data behind every swipe (or tap). In this post, we take a look at how plastic powers the world with some fun credit card statistics about individuals and small businesses alike.

From legacy to leading edge: Expensify’s AI-powered expense management framework

From legacy to leading edge: Expensify’s AI-powered expense management framework

I've always believed that the opportunity before us is enormous. Today, I want to share our framework for how we’re taking legacy business processes and transforming them with AI. At its core, our approach is simple: build a chat-centric experience that seamlessly marries our deep, proprietary data with the superintelligence of AI. Let me walk you through our three-step process—Deep AI, Surface AI, and Elevated AI—and explain how this framework sets the stage for a new era in financial technology.

5 credit card hacks to maximize your business rewards (+ 5 hacks to avoid)

5 credit card hacks to maximize your business rewards (+ 5 hacks to avoid)

Ah, credit card hacks — when they work, they’re amazing. But when they don’t, they can feel like such a waste of time.  In this article, we’ll explore the top five credit card hacks that work to maximize your business rewards. Plus, we’ll warn you about five not-so-great strategies to steer clear of.

How Expensify’s open-source program is powering OpenAI’s next-gen AI engineering benchmarks

How Expensify’s open-source program is powering OpenAI’s next-gen AI engineering benchmarks

The rapid rise of large language models (LLMs) has opened up exciting new possibilities for AI-driven software development. But how well can these models tackle real-world engineering tasks? That question led to the creation of SWE-Lancer—a benchmark developed by OpenAI that evaluates LLMs using actual freelance software tasks from Expensify’s open-source repository. Let’s explore how Expensify contributed to the SWE-Lancer project and what this means for the future of AI in software engineering.

The small business guide to automation: Streamline your operations in 2025

The small business guide to automation: Streamline your operations in 2025

Small business automation isn't just a luxury anymore. It's a crucial survival tool in today's digital economy. While enterprise companies invest millions in sophisticated systems, small businesses can now access powerful business automation software that levels the playing field. From automated expense tracking to intelligent workflow management, these tools are transforming how small businesses operate, compete, and thrive – which is exactly what we’ll address in this article.

20 Tax tips for small businesses: What every business owner needs to know

20 Tax tips for small businesses: What every business owner needs to know

Running a business is already a juggling act – from managing operations to planning growth strategies (and yes, dealing with those inevitable coffee spills). When tax season approaches, it can feel like someone's tossing another ball into your routine. But here's the good news: with the right small business tax tips and modern tools, tax season can transform from a dreaded deadline into a strategic opportunity. Whether you're filing small business taxes for the first time or looking to optimize your tax strategy, we've compiled 20 essential tax tips for small business owners that will help you navigate tax season confidently and potentially save money along the way.

More categories

Better money management = more money to manage.

Get started with Expensify.