Technology is a great and powerful thing and it’s always getting greater and more powerful. As more businesses move online as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, they will be relying even further on technology to help them succeed. Thankfully, there are hundreds of apps that have been released in the last decade that are ideal for small businesses and entrepreneurs.
Flyer and leaflet specialists instantprint looked at the best apps for entrepreneurs and small businesses from research, file creation and productivity apps. Here we will at some of the best ones they recommended.
Wave Bookkeeping
Keeping on top of your small business finances is comfortably one of the most important aspects of any small business. The start of a company is always the most crucial time, particularly where financing is concerned. Wave is a smart and powerful app that’s completely free (in its most basic guise) and can be accessed from any web browser.
Dropbox
Because Google Docs is great, but when you need to share gigantic files with your colleagues it simply doesn’t cut the mustard.
Trello
Project management can be one of the most tedious aspects of any job and it can become incredibly complicated and confused as more and more projects get added to the pile. That’s where Trello comes in. Everything is clear, simple and colour-coded, with projects organised into easy-to-read cards and boards. It’s the best way of visualising your work on a companywide level and remains the industry-standard.
HelloSign
If your business involves signing hundreds or even thousands of documents on a daily basis, HelloSign could be saving you hundreds of man-hours. This nifty little app allows you to sign all PDF documents with just a tap.
Accompany
Meetings are a valuable part of any small business. Even in this post-COVID age where so many meetings are done online, it’s still where all the big decisions are made. Preparing for a meeting once meant scrambling through dozens of emails and documents and putting together cheat notes. Accompany, however, does all of that tedious research for you. It emails you briefings before every meeting complete with a summary of everyone that will be attending. It’s your own virtual personal assistant.
StayFocusd
If you’re one of those people that is constantly being derailed by Facebook or Reddit while at work then this is the small business app for you. It sets daily limits for your procrastination that you can control yourself and once that time is up, those pesky distractions will be blocked for the day. It might seem extreme but sometimes, tough love is the only option.
Evernote
Finally, it would be harder to find businesses that don’t use this giant of cloud management than those that do. It’s a ubiquitous app for a reason, people!
