See the Payoff of Better Expense Controls
On their web app main dashboard, our customers can see exactly how much money they are saving from Bento’s expense controls. This is money that goes straight to their bottom lines, all thanks to Bento’s smarter card controls that prevent unauthorized or unintended purchases. Bento is better than other corporate cards because it helps you […]
Easing Your Labor Shortage by Hiring Ex-Offenders
As I am writing this, unemployment is really low—so much so that many small businesses are having trouble finding employees. Some companies are finding that hiring ex-offenders is a way to address the problem. These people have done their time and need jobs if they are to re-enter society successfully. Because their backgrounds are very […]
Ideas for Small Businesses During a Trade War
We have some ideas for small businesses dealing with the trade war. How we got here goes back decades. For more than 40 years, the United States has run a trade deficit against the rest of the world, meaning that we import more goods than we export. There are a lot of reasons for this, […]
Onewheel and Expense Management for Startups
In January of 2014, Onewheel started a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for its one-wheeled motorized skateboard design. Bento for Business was formed at about the same time, and the two have grown together. Bento’s solutions provide expense management for startups like Onewheel, as well as for more established companies. “Bento is fast, and it […]
The Best Credit Cards for Business are Debit Cards
Given that we offer debit cards, it’s not a surprise that we think they are a better option for small businesses than credit cards. On the other hand, we intentionally set up our business around debit cards. That’s because we think that you shouldn’t need to draw on your credit to run your business better. […]
How Bento Uses Bento for Stopping Fraud
One of the strangest things about working in the finance industry is finding out just how many people attempt fraud. Our new accounts team is constantly looking at applications to ensure that applicants are who they say they are (and engaged in a legitimate business), while our engineering team works hard to keep our systems […]
