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13 Business Apps for Busy Entrepreneurs

RUNNIN GA SMALL BUSINESS FROM A SMARTPHONE Roughly a third of American small business owners use smartphones to manage their companies, performing tasks such as banking and customer relationship management. BUT WHICH SMARTPHONE APPS ARE BEST FOR YOU AS A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER? FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Money management is routinely listed as a primary challenge to small business people across the globe.12) Exciting new iPhone and Android tools can make handling day-to-day finances a snap. QUICKBOOKS FEATURES $: Allows you to handle a variety of financial tasks. Record sales in a streamlined, effective, manageable manner. Create and email estimates to clients. Four star rating on iTunes". SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Quickbooks is available on iPhone ioS 4.2 or greater. You can run Quickbooks on any Android device. PRICE SUBSCRIPTION PLANS range from FREE TRIAL of Quickbooks is AVAILABLE. $12.95 to $39.95 per month. MINT.COMM FEATURES View your balances and transactions in Automatically updates and sorts all your financial information. one location. Mint.com has a userbase of 10 million people. Uses 128-bit SSL encryption, the same method used by major banks. Four star rating on iTunes. **** SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Available on iPhone, iPad", Android phones, and Android tablets. PRICE MINT.COM is a on each system. FREE APP OFFICE TIME (101 FEATURES Allows you to easily and effectively manage both your company's time and finances. Timesheets, spreadsheets, projects, and more are all made easy with this one-time payment app. Five star rating on iTunes. * *** SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS The core program is available for both Windows Available on the iPhone and iPad. and Mac. PRICE OX The mobile app costs The core program costs $7.99. / $47.00 on either Windows or Mac. FILE STORAGE The days of storing all your business documents on external hard drives or giant servers is coming to an end. New smartphone apps make managing your company's important files simpler than ever before. BOX FEATURES Store all of your company's data online. Use the search function to quickly and easily find files, no matter how much data you've stored. box Access your information from anywhere and manage permissions so your employees can too. Favorite files for offline access. Three star rating on iTunes. *** SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Box is available for iPhone, iPad, Android devices, Windows phones, and many other platforms. PRICE fourteen-day trial AVAILABLE. Many pricing options following the free trial. FREE DROPBOX FEATURES Manage all your company's important photos, documents, and videos. Save a file to Dropbox V and it saves to your computers, phones, or any other devices; Dropbox itself also stores + Invite anyone to view and edit your uploads. a copy, should you need it later. Four star rating on iTunes. **** SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Available for the iPhone, iPad, Android devices, BlackBerry, and Kindle Fire. : kindle fire PRICE Introductory storage accounts are free up to 18GB, and then pricing varies depending on the service required. DOCUMENT EDITING Document editing programs are a must-have for your small business. Without them, sharing any sort of documents efficiently is next to impossible. EVERNOTE FEATURES Evernote syncs to the cloud, allowing your business to share almost anything between any number of All of your company's documents, saved web pages, and shared content can be organized into folders as needed. devices and users. Minimalist design. With the app's lightweight Web Clipper, you can take snapshots or save audio files and share them with as many or as few employees as needed. Four-and-a-half star rating on iTunes. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Evernote is available for Android, iPhone, BlackBerry, and Windows Phones. PRICE The app is entirely free with upgrade options down the line should you need them. FREE APP DOCUMENTS TO GO FEATURES A Allows you to fully integrate your Microsoft Office and PDF files all on your smartphone. Promises 100% format This 100% retention is due to a groundbreaking piece of smartphone code called "Intact retention acros platforms, meaning spreadsheets you edit on the plane will look the same once you open them on your laptop. Technology"," which secures formatting regardless of platform. Two-and-a-half star rating on iTunes. *** SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Compatible on Mac OS X°, Windows, iPhone, iPad, and Android devices. PRICE Baseline price of $9.99. Premium upgrade option of $16.99. COMMUNICATION In today's ever-advancing technological landscape, sending emails just isn't enough. Fortunately, there are a number of apps available to help guide the way toward more efficient and effective communication. SKYPETM FEATURES Send and receive voice or video calls, chat via a simple instant messaging function, and organize all your contacts in one convenient location. Skype To Go numbers offer discounted rates on international calls, the ability not to have to download or install anything to enjoy Skype's services, and the option to call abroad when away from your computer. Three-and-a-half star rating on iTunes. * * ** SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Available on the iPhone, Android devices, Nokia Symbian, BlackBerry, and many other devices. : PRICE Many of Skype's services are free, but there are also "Pay As You Go" and subscription plans available. WEBEXTM FEATURES Schedule, attend, and host meetings with anyone in the world. Share files and information and collaborate. Pass collaborated files to Share files between someone else present in a meeting with the swipe of a finger. your smartphone and your office no matter where you are. Three star rating on iTunes. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS PRICE Available on iPhone, iPad, Android devices, Webex is free to use. BlackBerry, and other mobile devices. CUSTOMER SUPPORT 81% of consumers agree that small businesses deliver better customer support than their larger corporate counterparts. With the help of smartphone apps, you can increase that percentage to maximize your service potential. DESK.COMM FEATURES When customers visit your online support center via a smartphone, desk.com automatically delivers them smartphone-friendly content. View all your customers in one place. Communicate with * customers across a variety of platforms including social networks, phone, email, chat rooms, and discussion boards. Provide 24/7 assistance to customers searching for answers to their Track, respond, and reassign pressing questions. customer service cases while you're on the go. All your customer support data is stored safely and securely in the cloud. I Get real-time alerts of customer support cases. Three-and-a-half star rating on iTunes. **** SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Desk.com runs on iPhone, Android phones, or any other smartphones that use an HTML5 BROWSER. PRICE Pricing following the trial is S) completely up to you, depending on how much support you need. of Desk.com is FREE TRIAL AVAILABLE. GET SATISFACTION MOBILEM FEATURES Installing a feedback widget on your website allows your customers to The app is HTML5 and web-based, so it runs in your phone's browser. connect to other customers, your customer service reps, and Customers don't have to download anything to use the app. manufacturer reps..instantly. Since it is web-based, the app has no iTunes or Google Play rating. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS (30] The company plans to release an Android incarnation in late 2012 which will accompany the unveiling of a redesigned interface. Get Satisfaction Mobile is currently available on iPhone and iPod Touch. PRICE (30) SUBSCRIPTION PLANS range from free to Free with all paid subscription plans of Get Satisfaction. $99 per month. MONETARY TRANSACTIONS Worldwide mobile transactions are expected to reach $171.5 billion in 2012. Savvy small business owners are taking advantage of this boom by implementing exciting new apps in their business practices. SQUARE FEATURES All funds deposited in your Comes with free card reader that plugs directly into your smartphone. bank account the business day following the transaction. Customers can add tips, sign receipts, and receive electronic receipts via Allows you to accept credit card transactions from anywhere. email or text. Three-and-a-half star rating on iTunes. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Square Card Reader runs on Apple iPhone with iOS 5.0 and up or Google Android devices running 2.2 and up. PRICE You can choose to deduct 2.75% from every card swipe or pay The app and the accompanying card reader are FREE. $275 per month for the services. GOOGLE WALLET FEATURES You can then pay for Allows you to store all your credit and debit card $I purchases with your information on your phone or computer. device instead of your cards. This information is also used to deliver promotional offers in-store or online. Three star rating in the Google Play Store. *** SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS PRICE The app requires Android version 2.3.3 and up. Google Wallet is FREE". [1] http://www.desk.com/blog/small-business-apps/ infographic by SOURCES [2] http://www.google.com/wallet/ saleyforce [3] https://play.google.com/store/apps/detalstid=com.google.android.apps.walletnfcrelshl=en %24 RUNNIN GA SMALL BUSINESS FROM A SMARTPHONE Roughly a third of American small business owners use smartphones to manage their companies, performing tasks such as banking and customer relationship management. BUT WHICH SMARTPHONE APPS ARE BEST FOR YOU AS A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER? FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Money management is routinely listed as a primary challenge to small business people across the globe.12) Exciting new iPhone and Android tools can make handling day-to-day finances a snap. QUICKBOOKS FEATURES $: Allows you to handle a variety of financial tasks. Record sales in a streamlined, effective, manageable manner. Create and email estimates to clients. Four star rating on iTunes". SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Quickbooks is available on iPhone ioS 4.2 or greater. You can run Quickbooks on any Android device. PRICE SUBSCRIPTION PLANS range from FREE TRIAL of Quickbooks is AVAILABLE. $12.95 to $39.95 per month. MINT.COMM FEATURES View your balances and transactions in Automatically updates and sorts all your financial information. one location. Mint.com has a userbase of 10 million people. Uses 128-bit SSL encryption, the same method used by major banks. Four star rating on iTunes. **** SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Available on iPhone, iPad", Android phones, and Android tablets. PRICE MINT.COM is a on each system. FREE APP OFFICE TIME (101 FEATURES Allows you to easily and effectively manage both your company's time and finances. Timesheets, spreadsheets, projects, and more are all made easy with this one-time payment app. Five star rating on iTunes. * *** SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS The core program is available for both Windows Available on the iPhone and iPad. and Mac. PRICE OX The mobile app costs The core program costs $7.99. / $47.00 on either Windows or Mac. FILE STORAGE The days of storing all your business documents on external hard drives or giant servers is coming to an end. New smartphone apps make managing your company's important files simpler than ever before. BOX FEATURES Store all of your company's data online. Use the search function to quickly and easily find files, no matter how much data you've stored. box Access your information from anywhere and manage permissions so your employees can too. Favorite files for offline access. Three star rating on iTunes. *** SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Box is available for iPhone, iPad, Android devices, Windows phones, and many other platforms. PRICE fourteen-day trial AVAILABLE. Many pricing options following the free trial. FREE DROPBOX FEATURES Manage all your company's important photos, documents, and videos. Save a file to Dropbox V and it saves to your computers, phones, or any other devices; Dropbox itself also stores + Invite anyone to view and edit your uploads. a copy, should you need it later. Four star rating on iTunes. **** SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Available for the iPhone, iPad, Android devices, BlackBerry, and Kindle Fire. : kindle fire PRICE Introductory storage accounts are free up to 18GB, and then pricing varies depending on the service required. DOCUMENT EDITING Document editing programs are a must-have for your small business. Without them, sharing any sort of documents efficiently is next to impossible. EVERNOTE FEATURES Evernote syncs to the cloud, allowing your business to share almost anything between any number of All of your company's documents, saved web pages, and shared content can be organized into folders as needed. devices and users. Minimalist design. With the app's lightweight Web Clipper, you can take snapshots or save audio files and share them with as many or as few employees as needed. Four-and-a-half star rating on iTunes. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Evernote is available for Android, iPhone, BlackBerry, and Windows Phones. PRICE The app is entirely free with upgrade options down the line should you need them. FREE APP DOCUMENTS TO GO FEATURES A Allows you to fully integrate your Microsoft Office and PDF files all on your smartphone. Promises 100% format This 100% retention is due to a groundbreaking piece of smartphone code called "Intact retention acros platforms, meaning spreadsheets you edit on the plane will look the same once you open them on your laptop. Technology"," which secures formatting regardless of platform. Two-and-a-half star rating on iTunes. *** SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Compatible on Mac OS X°, Windows, iPhone, iPad, and Android devices. PRICE Baseline price of $9.99. Premium upgrade option of $16.99. COMMUNICATION In today's ever-advancing technological landscape, sending emails just isn't enough. Fortunately, there are a number of apps available to help guide the way toward more efficient and effective communication. SKYPETM FEATURES Send and receive voice or video calls, chat via a simple instant messaging function, and organize all your contacts in one convenient location. Skype To Go numbers offer discounted rates on international calls, the ability not to have to download or install anything to enjoy Skype's services, and the option to call abroad when away from your computer. Three-and-a-half star rating on iTunes. * * ** SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Available on the iPhone, Android devices, Nokia Symbian, BlackBerry, and many other devices. : PRICE Many of Skype's services are free, but there are also "Pay As You Go" and subscription plans available. WEBEXTM FEATURES Schedule, attend, and host meetings with anyone in the world. Share files and information and collaborate. Pass collaborated files to Share files between someone else present in a meeting with the swipe of a finger. your smartphone and your office no matter where you are. Three star rating on iTunes. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS PRICE Available on iPhone, iPad, Android devices, Webex is free to use. BlackBerry, and other mobile devices. CUSTOMER SUPPORT 81% of consumers agree that small businesses deliver better customer support than their larger corporate counterparts. With the help of smartphone apps, you can increase that percentage to maximize your service potential. DESK.COMM FEATURES When customers visit your online support center via a smartphone, desk.com automatically delivers them smartphone-friendly content. View all your customers in one place. Communicate with * customers across a variety of platforms including social networks, phone, email, chat rooms, and discussion boards. Provide 24/7 assistance to customers searching for answers to their Track, respond, and reassign pressing questions. customer service cases while you're on the go. All your customer support data is stored safely and securely in the cloud. I Get real-time alerts of customer support cases. Three-and-a-half star rating on iTunes. **** SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Desk.com runs on iPhone, Android phones, or any other smartphones that use an HTML5 BROWSER. PRICE Pricing following the trial is S) completely up to you, depending on how much support you need. of Desk.com is FREE TRIAL AVAILABLE. GET SATISFACTION MOBILEM FEATURES Installing a feedback widget on your website allows your customers to The app is HTML5 and web-based, so it runs in your phone's browser. connect to other customers, your customer service reps, and Customers don't have to download anything to use the app. manufacturer reps..instantly. Since it is web-based, the app has no iTunes or Google Play rating. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS (30] The company plans to release an Android incarnation in late 2012 which will accompany the unveiling of a redesigned interface. Get Satisfaction Mobile is currently available on iPhone and iPod Touch. PRICE (30) SUBSCRIPTION PLANS range from free to Free with all paid subscription plans of Get Satisfaction. $99 per month. MONETARY TRANSACTIONS Worldwide mobile transactions are expected to reach $171.5 billion in 2012. Savvy small business owners are taking advantage of this boom by implementing exciting new apps in their business practices. SQUARE FEATURES All funds deposited in your Comes with free card reader that plugs directly into your smartphone. bank account the business day following the transaction. Customers can add tips, sign receipts, and receive electronic receipts via Allows you to accept credit card transactions from anywhere. email or text. Three-and-a-half star rating on iTunes. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Square Card Reader runs on Apple iPhone with iOS 5.0 and up or Google Android devices running 2.2 and up. PRICE You can choose to deduct 2.75% from every card swipe or pay The app and the accompanying card reader are FREE. $275 per month for the services. GOOGLE WALLET FEATURES You can then pay for Allows you to store all your credit and debit card $I purchases with your information on your phone or computer. device instead of your cards. This information is also used to deliver promotional offers in-store or online. Three star rating in the Google Play Store. *** SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS PRICE The app requires Android version 2.3.3 and up. Google Wallet is FREE". [1] http://www.desk.com/blog/small-business-apps/ infographic by SOURCES [2] http://www.google.com/wallet/ saleyforce [3] https://play.google.com/store/apps/detalstid=com.google.android.apps.walletnfcrelshl=en %24

13 Business Apps for Busy Entrepreneurs

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