As a small business owner myself I track every expense. Every single receipt gets filed away with meticulous organization. I keep a portable file folder with me so receipts don’t get shoved in my wallet or a pocket. All so I can be prepared come tax time. If you buy that and I need to talk to you about a bridge…
Staying organized can be difficult for the mobile businessman. Each year there are millions of dollars worth of legitimate exceptions that are not claimed because receipts end up tossed out or in the laundry and even the most meticulous of us can be guilty. Shoeboxed makes is easy to manage receipts, organize and present them online where you can access them through your secure account.
Shoeboxed is a document storage service, but it’s much more than that. They specialize in scanning and organizing your receipts, among other things. Receipts can be sent to your account in a variety of ways. Shoeboxed will send you a prepaid, secure envelope – simply put your receipts in the envelope and send it back. They will scan your receipts, enter the data and organize your information electronically. Stores can also email receipts to your account and with its new HTML5 functionality you can take a picture from your smartphone or tablet and upload them. This data can be exported into spreadsheets or linked to your accounting/financial database such as Quickbooks and Freshbooks. But Shoeboxed can help with more than just receipts – snap photos of business cards and let Shoeboxed add them to your contacts and upload to your CRM.
What once was a pile of clutter soon becomes a list of searchable, organized data available to you anywhere you have an internet connection. With plans starting as little as $9.95/month why not let Shoeboxed become your personal assistant.