Small Business AppNation

THE SMALL BUSINESS APP ECOSYSTEM Everyone's talking about apps these days. In addition to the Angry Birds and Fruit Ninjas out there, there is a slew of apps that can be used to boost productivity, streamline processes, and keep connected in a small business environment. THE APP OPTIONS Mobile App Downloads APPLICATION BOOM 2010: 10.9 billion App downloads for both consumers and businesses 2014: 76.9 billion number in the billions and are expected to grow. 350K+ OPTIONS ABOUND 3оок Apple's iPhone offers the most apps to choose from, but the Android has been gaining momentum among developers. 250K+ Number of Apps Available on Smartphones' App Stores June 2009 200K March 2010 17OK October 2010 March 2011 100K Data: Reports Company Releases 10OK SOK APPLE'S IPHONE GOOGLE'S ANDROID RIM'S BLACKBERRY WINDOWS PHONE 7 PUTTING APPS TO WORK FOR SMALL BUSINESSES APP USAGE AMONG SMALL BUSINESSES More small businesses are using apps in their daily operations today. SMALL BUSINESSES 72% use apps in their businesses. BIG BUSINESSES 70% of enterprise executives use at least one app for business. CONSUMERS 42% of all mobile consumers have downloaded mobile apps. OPERATIONAL APPS Navigation, contact management, and document access apps are the most used among small businesses. 68% 46% 41% 32% 30% GPS navigation and mapping Contact management. Remote Travel Banking and finance mgmt. document access planning 27% 23% 22% 18% 17% ~ 13% Social media marketing Invoicing and time tracking Delivery and shipment mgmt Location-based Expense Credit Card services tracking Payment Processing 10 MUST-HAVE BUSINESS APPS According to Entrepreneur.com, these 10 apps are must-haves for any small business owner. EZi TIMEWERKS SALES CRM MY ΕYES BUMP EVERNOTE EZi ONLY intuit Tripit PDF FUZE Meeting TRIPIT SCAN2PDF QUICKOFFICE PRO FUZE MEETING INTUIT GOPAYMENT MOBILE ROI OF APPS IN BUSINESS TIME IS MONEY Many small business owners report that using apps in their business saves them and their employees precious time. Based on average pay for small business workers, employee time savings per firm amounts to. SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS saved 5.6 hours per week using apps 000 $275 per week $14,317 per year SMALL BUSINESS EMPLOYEES saved 11.3 hours per week using apps D0000 MONEY TALKS Small business owners are split on whether using apps boosts revenue or cuts overhead costs. 49% AGREE 36% Sales & Revenue Increased Due to App Usage Overhead Costs Cut Due to App Usage 34% DISAGREE 45% 14% NEUTRAL 15% 3% NOT SURE 4% SBE COUNCIL, TECHNOMETRICA, INTERNATIONAL DATA CORPORATION, AT&T, SOORGES VE SOETWARE, BUSINESS INSIDER, MOBILE MARKETING ASSsOCIATION, ENTREPRENEURCOM intuit. Intuit Partner Platform THE SMALL BUSINESS APP ECOSYSTEM Everyone's talking about apps these days. In addition to the Angry Birds and Fruit Ninjas out there, there is a slew of apps that can be used to boost productivity, streamline processes, and keep connected in a small business environment. THE APP OPTIONS Mobile App Downloads APPLICATION BOOM 2010: 10.9 billion App downloads for both consumers and businesses 2014: 76.9 billion number in the billions and are expected to grow. 350K+ OPTIONS ABOUND 3оок Apple's iPhone offers the most apps to choose from, but the Android has been gaining momentum among developers. 250K+ Number of Apps Available on Smartphones' App Stores June 2009 200K March 2010 17OK October 2010 March 2011 100K Data: Reports Company Releases 10OK SOK APPLE'S IPHONE GOOGLE'S ANDROID RIM'S BLACKBERRY WINDOWS PHONE 7 PUTTING APPS TO WORK FOR SMALL BUSINESSES APP USAGE AMONG SMALL BUSINESSES More small businesses are using apps in their daily operations today. SMALL BUSINESSES 72% use apps in their businesses. BIG BUSINESSES 70% of enterprise executives use at least one app for business. CONSUMERS 42% of all mobile consumers have downloaded mobile apps. OPERATIONAL APPS Navigation, contact management, and document access apps are the most used among small businesses. 68% 46% 41% 32% 30% GPS navigation and mapping Contact management. Remote Travel Banking and finance mgmt. document access planning 27% 23% 22% 18% 17% ~ 13% Social media marketing Invoicing and time tracking Delivery and shipment mgmt Location-based Expense Credit Card services tracking Payment Processing 10 MUST-HAVE BUSINESS APPS According to Entrepreneur.com, these 10 apps are must-haves for any small business owner. EZi TIMEWERKS SALES CRM MY ΕYES BUMP EVERNOTE EZi ONLY intuit Tripit PDF FUZE Meeting TRIPIT SCAN2PDF QUICKOFFICE PRO FUZE MEETING INTUIT GOPAYMENT MOBILE ROI OF APPS IN BUSINESS TIME IS MONEY Many small business owners report that using apps in their business saves them and their employees precious time. Based on average pay for small business workers, employee time savings per firm amounts to. SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS saved 5.6 hours per week using apps 000 $275 per week $14,317 per year SMALL BUSINESS EMPLOYEES saved 11.3 hours per week using apps D0000 MONEY TALKS Small business owners are split on whether using apps boosts revenue or cuts overhead costs. 49% AGREE 36% Sales & Revenue Increased Due to App Usage Overhead Costs Cut Due to App Usage 34% DISAGREE 45% 14% NEUTRAL 15% 3% NOT SURE 4% SBE COUNCIL, TECHNOMETRICA, INTERNATIONAL DATA CORPORATION, AT&T, SOORGES VE SOETWARE, BUSINESS INSIDER, MOBILE MARKETING ASSsOCIATION, ENTREPRENEURCOM intuit. Intuit Partner Platform THE SMALL BUSINESS APP ECOSYSTEM Everyone's talking about apps these days. In addition to the Angry Birds and Fruit Ninjas out there, there is a slew of apps that can be used to boost productivity, streamline processes, and keep connected in a small business environment. THE APP OPTIONS Mobile App Downloads APPLICATION BOOM 2010: 10.9 billion App downloads for both consumers and businesses 2014: 76.9 billion number in the billions and are expected to grow. 350K+ OPTIONS ABOUND 3оок Apple's iPhone offers the most apps to choose from, but the Android has been gaining momentum among developers. 250K+ Number of Apps Available on Smartphones' App Stores June 2009 200K March 2010 17OK October 2010 March 2011 100K Data: Reports Company Releases 10OK SOK APPLE'S IPHONE GOOGLE'S ANDROID RIM'S BLACKBERRY WINDOWS PHONE 7 PUTTING APPS TO WORK FOR SMALL BUSINESSES APP USAGE AMONG SMALL BUSINESSES More small businesses are using apps in their daily operations today. SMALL BUSINESSES 72% use apps in their businesses. BIG BUSINESSES 70% of enterprise executives use at least one app for business. CONSUMERS 42% of all mobile consumers have downloaded mobile apps. OPERATIONAL APPS Navigation, contact management, and document access apps are the most used among small businesses. 68% 46% 41% 32% 30% GPS navigation and mapping Contact management. Remote Travel Banking and finance mgmt. document access planning 27% 23% 22% 18% 17% ~ 13% Social media marketing Invoicing and time tracking Delivery and shipment mgmt Location-based Expense Credit Card services tracking Payment Processing 10 MUST-HAVE BUSINESS APPS According to Entrepreneur.com, these 10 apps are must-haves for any small business owner. EZi TIMEWERKS SALES CRM MY ΕYES BUMP EVERNOTE EZi ONLY intuit Tripit PDF FUZE Meeting TRIPIT SCAN2PDF QUICKOFFICE PRO FUZE MEETING INTUIT GOPAYMENT MOBILE ROI OF APPS IN BUSINESS TIME IS MONEY Many small business owners report that using apps in their business saves them and their employees precious time. Based on average pay for small business workers, employee time savings per firm amounts to. SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS saved 5.6 hours per week using apps 000 $275 per week $14,317 per year SMALL BUSINESS EMPLOYEES saved 11.3 hours per week using apps D0000 MONEY TALKS Small business owners are split on whether using apps boosts revenue or cuts overhead costs. 49% AGREE 36% Sales & Revenue Increased Due to App Usage Overhead Costs Cut Due to App Usage 34% DISAGREE 45% 14% NEUTRAL 15% 3% NOT SURE 4% SBE COUNCIL, TECHNOMETRICA, INTERNATIONAL DATA CORPORATION, AT&T, SOORGES VE SOETWARE, BUSINESS INSIDER, MOBILE MARKETING ASSsOCIATION, ENTREPRENEURCOM intuit. Intuit Partner Platform THE SMALL BUSINESS APP ECOSYSTEM Everyone's talking about apps these days. In addition to the Angry Birds and Fruit Ninjas out there, there is a slew of apps that can be used to boost productivity, streamline processes, and keep connected in a small business environment. THE APP OPTIONS Mobile App Downloads APPLICATION BOOM 2010: 10.9 billion App downloads for both consumers and businesses 2014: 76.9 billion number in the billions and are expected to grow. 350K+ OPTIONS ABOUND 3оок Apple's iPhone offers the most apps to choose from, but the Android has been gaining momentum among developers. 250K+ Number of Apps Available on Smartphones' App Stores June 2009 200K March 2010 17OK October 2010 March 2011 100K Data: Reports Company Releases 10OK SOK APPLE'S IPHONE GOOGLE'S ANDROID RIM'S BLACKBERRY WINDOWS PHONE 7 PUTTING APPS TO WORK FOR SMALL BUSINESSES APP USAGE AMONG SMALL BUSINESSES More small businesses are using apps in their daily operations today. SMALL BUSINESSES 72% use apps in their businesses. BIG BUSINESSES 70% of enterprise executives use at least one app for business. CONSUMERS 42% of all mobile consumers have downloaded mobile apps. OPERATIONAL APPS Navigation, contact management, and document access apps are the most used among small businesses. 68% 46% 41% 32% 30% GPS navigation and mapping Contact management. Remote Travel Banking and finance mgmt. document access planning 27% 23% 22% 18% 17% ~ 13% Social media marketing Invoicing and time tracking Delivery and shipment mgmt Location-based Expense Credit Card services tracking Payment Processing 10 MUST-HAVE BUSINESS APPS According to Entrepreneur.com, these 10 apps are must-haves for any small business owner. EZi TIMEWERKS SALES CRM MY ΕYES BUMP EVERNOTE EZi ONLY intuit Tripit PDF FUZE Meeting TRIPIT SCAN2PDF QUICKOFFICE PRO FUZE MEETING INTUIT GOPAYMENT MOBILE ROI OF APPS IN BUSINESS TIME IS MONEY Many small business owners report that using apps in their business saves them and their employees precious time. Based on average pay for small business workers, employee time savings per firm amounts to. SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS saved 5.6 hours per week using apps 000 $275 per week $14,317 per year SMALL BUSINESS EMPLOYEES saved 11.3 hours per week using apps D0000 MONEY TALKS Small business owners are split on whether using apps boosts revenue or cuts overhead costs. 49% AGREE 36% Sales & Revenue Increased Due to App Usage Overhead Costs Cut Due to App Usage 34% DISAGREE 45% 14% NEUTRAL 15% 3% NOT SURE 4% SBE COUNCIL, TECHNOMETRICA, INTERNATIONAL DATA CORPORATION, AT&T, SOORGES VE SOETWARE, BUSINESS INSIDER, MOBILE MARKETING ASSsOCIATION, ENTREPRENEURCOM intuit. Intuit Partner Platform THE SMALL BUSINESS APP ECOSYSTEM Everyone's talking about apps these days. In addition to the Angry Birds and Fruit Ninjas out there, there is a slew of apps that can be used to boost productivity, streamline processes, and keep connected in a small business environment. THE APP OPTIONS Mobile App Downloads APPLICATION BOOM 2010: 10.9 billion App downloads for both consumers and businesses 2014: 76.9 billion number in the billions and are expected to grow. 350K+ OPTIONS ABOUND 3оок Apple's iPhone offers the most apps to choose from, but the Android has been gaining momentum among developers. 250K+ Number of Apps Available on Smartphones' App Stores June 2009 200K March 2010 17OK October 2010 March 2011 100K Data: Reports Company Releases 10OK SOK APPLE'S IPHONE GOOGLE'S ANDROID RIM'S BLACKBERRY WINDOWS PHONE 7 PUTTING APPS TO WORK FOR SMALL BUSINESSES APP USAGE AMONG SMALL BUSINESSES More small businesses are using apps in their daily operations today. SMALL BUSINESSES 72% use apps in their businesses. BIG BUSINESSES 70% of enterprise executives use at least one app for business. CONSUMERS 42% of all mobile consumers have downloaded mobile apps. OPERATIONAL APPS Navigation, contact management, and document access apps are the most used among small businesses. 68% 46% 41% 32% 30% GPS navigation and mapping Contact management. Remote Travel Banking and finance mgmt. document access planning 27% 23% 22% 18% 17% ~ 13% Social media marketing Invoicing and time tracking Delivery and shipment mgmt Location-based Expense Credit Card services tracking Payment Processing 10 MUST-HAVE BUSINESS APPS According to Entrepreneur.com, these 10 apps are must-haves for any small business owner. EZi TIMEWERKS SALES CRM MY ΕYES BUMP EVERNOTE EZi ONLY intuit Tripit PDF FUZE Meeting TRIPIT SCAN2PDF QUICKOFFICE PRO FUZE MEETING INTUIT GOPAYMENT MOBILE ROI OF APPS IN BUSINESS TIME IS MONEY Many small business owners report that using apps in their business saves them and their employees precious time. Based on average pay for small business workers, employee time savings per firm amounts to. SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS saved 5.6 hours per week using apps 000 $275 per week $14,317 per year SMALL BUSINESS EMPLOYEES saved 11.3 hours per week using apps D0000 MONEY TALKS Small business owners are split on whether using apps boosts revenue or cuts overhead costs. 49% AGREE 36% Sales & Revenue Increased Due to App Usage Overhead Costs Cut Due to App Usage 34% DISAGREE 45% 14% NEUTRAL 15% 3% NOT SURE 4% SBE COUNCIL, TECHNOMETRICA, INTERNATIONAL DATA CORPORATION, AT&T, SOORGES VE SOETWARE, BUSINESS INSIDER, MOBILE MARKETING ASSsOCIATION, ENTREPRENEURCOM intuit. Intuit Partner Platform THE SMALL BUSINESS APP ECOSYSTEM Everyone's talking about apps these days. In addition to the Angry Birds and Fruit Ninjas out there, there is a slew of apps that can be used to boost productivity, streamline processes, and keep connected in a small business environment. THE APP OPTIONS Mobile App Downloads APPLICATION BOOM 2010: 10.9 billion App downloads for both consumers and businesses 2014: 76.9 billion number in the billions and are expected to grow. 350K+ OPTIONS ABOUND 3оок Apple's iPhone offers the most apps to choose from, but the Android has been gaining momentum among developers. 250K+ Number of Apps Available on Smartphones' App Stores June 2009 200K March 2010 17OK October 2010 March 2011 100K Data: Reports Company Releases 10OK SOK APPLE'S IPHONE GOOGLE'S ANDROID RIM'S BLACKBERRY WINDOWS PHONE 7 PUTTING APPS TO WORK FOR SMALL BUSINESSES APP USAGE AMONG SMALL BUSINESSES More small businesses are using apps in their daily operations today. SMALL BUSINESSES 72% use apps in their businesses. BIG BUSINESSES 70% of enterprise executives use at least one app for business. CONSUMERS 42% of all mobile consumers have downloaded mobile apps. OPERATIONAL APPS Navigation, contact management, and document access apps are the most used among small businesses. 68% 46% 41% 32% 30% GPS navigation and mapping Contact management. Remote Travel Banking and finance mgmt. document access planning 27% 23% 22% 18% 17% ~ 13% Social media marketing Invoicing and time tracking Delivery and shipment mgmt Location-based Expense Credit Card services tracking Payment Processing 10 MUST-HAVE BUSINESS APPS According to Entrepreneur.com, these 10 apps are must-haves for any small business owner. EZi TIMEWERKS SALES CRM MY ΕYES BUMP EVERNOTE EZi ONLY intuit Tripit PDF FUZE Meeting TRIPIT SCAN2PDF QUICKOFFICE PRO FUZE MEETING INTUIT GOPAYMENT MOBILE ROI OF APPS IN BUSINESS TIME IS MONEY Many small business owners report that using apps in their business saves them and their employees precious time. Based on average pay for small business workers, employee time savings per firm amounts to. SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS saved 5.6 hours per week using apps 000 $275 per week $14,317 per year SMALL BUSINESS EMPLOYEES saved 11.3 hours per week using apps D0000 MONEY TALKS Small business owners are split on whether using apps boosts revenue or cuts overhead costs. 49% AGREE 36% Sales & Revenue Increased Due to App Usage Overhead Costs Cut Due to App Usage 34% DISAGREE 45% 14% NEUTRAL 15% 3% NOT SURE 4% SBE COUNCIL, TECHNOMETRICA, INTERNATIONAL DATA CORPORATION, AT&T, SOORGES VE SOETWARE, BUSINESS INSIDER, MOBILE MARKETING ASSsOCIATION, ENTREPRENEURCOM intuit. Intuit Partner Platform