When you’re running a small business, you tend to be pulled in quite a few different directions simultaneously. You’re in charge of all of the everyday operations, but you still need to take care of things like employee issues, payroll, and everything else that might pop up. To that end, we’ve compiled a short list of apps that can help every business.
General Productivity
With Evernote, you’re able to clip small or large bits and pieces of information you may have found on the internet, tag them so that you can easily search for them, and change any of them by adding video, audio, tables, embedding pictures, or even condensing it. This note taking app is one of the best and can also be used to journal and keep organic notes, contacts, recipes, to-do lists, and even store emails or tweets that you might need to keep handy. You get all of that in the free version. The business version costs $12 per user on a monthly basis and comes with several additional features, including unlimited space for uploads and even administrator controls.
Time Management
Toggl allows you to track every second of your time, which means it’s ideal for those needing to log billable hours. It allows you to track as many clients or projects as you need, export timesheets, produce colorful graphs, and you can even sync all of your numbers with quite a few different project management apps. It even allows your employees to use the app and lets you divide them into various groups to remain organized. Aside from all of that, it helps small business owners save money because it’s free for as many as 5 users. There’s also a Pro version that allows for unlimited users, while also adding subprojects, billable hours, and additional features for only $5 each month.
Project Management
Trello is an app that’s highly visual. On any of the given boards, you’re able to create a variety of lists, and even move cards between all of them as the project status changes. For example, each article for a blog would have a card, and those cards would be dragged from one list to another depending on where they might be in the writing process. So you would know who had been assigned the article and whether it’s in writing, editing, or if it’s ready to publish. It allows you to attach files, make checklists, and even assign any of the members to any card so that they’re all updated once the status changes. Additionally, team members can chat right on the cards. When it comes to personal use, Trello is free. For businesses, the cost is $12.50 per user each month.
If you happen to be struggling with the weight of your business, there are many apps out there that can make your life a bit easier. When you find the right combination of apps, you’ll have the ability to streamline all of the processes of your business while simplifying your finances, and in the process, save both time and money.
