10 Apps All Business Owners Need

You may be making your work harder than it needs to be. Stay organized and more accessible wherever you go by using these apps for your smartphone. Although they’re not all free, they pay for themselves with the time they’ll save you. Bring your business where you go and try out these apps:

Expensify

Make capturing receipts, tracking time or mileage, business travel and creating expense reports quick and easy! Rather than gathering up your receipts, take a picture and choose which report it goes on. If you can’t find the receipt you used, allow Expensify to import credit card transactions for purchases under $75! Don’t let your expense reports eat your time and paper. Whether you’re a salespersons, business traveler, or company of any size, try out Expensify.

Evernote

Get organized and get your notes everywhere you go. Evernote lets you write, collect and capture ideas as searchable notes, notebooks, checklists and to-do lists. Your notes aren’t just bullet points, but rather they can be sketches, photos, audio, video, PDFs, web clippings and more. Sync your ideas and access your notes across all devices and share these notes with others easily. Get your projects underway and start using Evernote for your business!

Google Drive

Another great way to take notes is Google Drive, but Google Drive is more than just notes. Google Drive allows for sharing between any Google user, allowing for the sharing of documents, sheets, slides, forms, drawing, maps and more connectable apps. Share your projects with your group and allow them to edit, or opt to let them just view the document. Google Drive even makes a version specifically made for work that includes unlimited storage for files, folders, backups and everything important for $10 per user per month.

Hootsuite

Get the most essential social media tool and get it anywhere you go! Use Hootsuite to schedule, publish and monitor conversations from anywhere. Take control of all your social media profiles, whether they’re on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and more. Get it free for up to 3 social network accounts and join the 9 million users that already use Hootsuite.

RescueTime

Let RescueTime show you what you’ve been wasting your time on every second of the day! RescueTime tracks time spent on each mobile app, your voice calls and each website. Set goals and limits for each in order to manage your time and to not get distracted by your mobile device. Find out where your day went and eliminate your bad habits by trying out RescueTime now!

Basecamp

On their third model after 16 years, Basecamp has found the key six elements every group needs to do their best work together. These are message board and comment threads, real-time chat/pings, automatic check-ins, to-do lists, docs & file storage and a centralized schedule. Do everything for your group projects in one place and try Basecamp today for free!

Slack

The easiest way to communicate in the office is here! Using Slack, you can create public or private channels that allow for conversation as well as file sharing and much more. Slack integrates with other apps such as Dropbox, Asana and Google Drive to make file sharing much easier. Although Slack is free, you can upgrade to a paid plan for added benefits like increased membership, extended message history, unlimited integrations, file storage and customizable data retention policies.

Insightly

Insightly makes customer relationship management both affordable and accessible. Use Insightly for your small business to manage contacts at different stages of the sales process, track relationships, monitor their sales pipeline, and more. Insightly allows you to access your information on all devices. This includes leads, contacts, emails, events, projects, tasks and sales opportunities. Sign up for your free trial today or try a professional plan for additional costs.

PayAnywhere

Get PayAnywhere and take your business on the go wherever you are. With PayAnywhere, you can accept magstripe credit cards, EMV chips and NFC contactless payments quick and easy. PayAnywhere not only lets you accept credit cards and other payments with low rates, but also provides item libraries and detailed in-app and online reporting to tell you what, where, and when your customers are purchasing. Get started today and get a free reader and the free app!

QuickBooks Online

Use QuickBooks Online for all-around accounting for your small business. This includes staying in sync with your bank, tracking your expenses and sending professional invoices. You can also pay your employees, connect other apps, check reporting, manage and pay bills, and access up to 5 users. Get started with QuickBooks Online today and get a subscription free for 30 days.

Whether its accounting, payments or communications, it can all be done right from your mobile device. Get your small business started and bring it wherever you go to stay updated at all times!

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