A study performed by Aberdeen Group concludes that expense management automation will reduce cost per expense report from $48 to $18 (http://www.aberdeen.com/2001/research/07020007.asp). This savings alone would justify an investment into automating timesheet and expense management processes within an organization.

Additional benefits of Timesheet and Expense Management automation: * Faster reimbursement for employees leading to improved morale. * Reduction of clarification requests back to submitter as information is instantly available for everybody in one location. * Improved data availability and higher accuracy of information about expenses allows stronger positions, price and service negotiations with vendors. * Optimized and streamlined controlling as a result of higher accuracy and timeliness of information.

Gekima Solutions, LLC specializes in optimization and automation of administrative business processes. bizTE is gekima's solution to automating timesheet and expense management processes of organizations large and small. With bizTE being instantly available over internet, we reduced need for costly deployment. It's easy to use web based interface ensures a reduced training time letting customers instantly reap benefits of automated timesheet and expense management.

Flexible configuration of solution itself and adaptability of its underlying workflow system allow for streamlined processing of timesheets and expense reports for organizations of any size. The built-in budget controls warn project managers when project members are to overrun their time allocations or expense budgets. Here are some highlights that bizTE is delivering to you:

* Workflow based approval processes that can be configured to your needs * Easy-to-use web interface that needs no installation on desktop PC * Attachment handling for documents, receipts, and notes for each line item * Budget control for each configured project in regards to hours and expenses spent * Multi-Currency handling for expenses * Extensive Reporting capabilities

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Step 4: GET INFORMED

There are two ways to run a successful business. The first is you simply pay someone to do everything you don’t understand. Html, PHP, Java, meta tags, key words, reciprocal linking, post nuke, search engine optimization, crawlers, spiders, robots??????? There’s always going to be something you don’t quite understand completely and there’s always someone that knows it just a little better than you. If you choose to pay for your service you will most likely end up investing more than your business is worth for quite a while.

The other method, although it requires more time and effort, will help you to build a great online business in end. Take some time to read up on basics of online business before you invest a ton of money. ( I recommend starting a “test” site to let you experiment before you start your “real” site) Learn some basic HTML, understand how search engines rank web pages, know what other sites like yours are out there, join some free business e-zines. Go into your online business with at least a fanny-pack full of knowledge, if not an entire suitcase!

Step 5: PLAN AHEAD

Although not everything will go according to your plan at least you have an idea of what you want to accomplish and steps needed to get there. Adjust your plan from time to time. Set some new goals and adapt your plan to figure out how to accomplish them.

Step 6: DON'T GIVE UP!

The most important aspect of online business to remember is that it IS NOT a “get rich quick” scheme. There are many people out there that will tell you that you can make amazing amounts of money on internet. While this is certainly true, most of them seem to forget to mention WORK and TIME that are involved. Don’t worry if your web page isn’t an instant success, all great companies take time. Bill Gates worked for ten years before Microsoft became an “instant success”! Look at him now. So don’t give up. Keep doing little things to improve your business and soon you’ll notice results of your effort.

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