Running your own business is brilliant. Whether you work on your own from home as a sole trader, or you employ others in a small team, it’s your chance to make your mark. The growth of the internet and online business means that getting started can be much easier than it used to be. But, many people find that despite an easier start, growing their business is much harder than they expected.
Running a small business, even with a small team, means that you’ve got a lot to do and to think about. You might not be in a position to employ accountants and marketers, and while outsourcing is an option, you might choose to cut costs by doing as much as you can for yourself. At least until you start to earn more. In this case, apps can be a powerful tool. They can help you to succeed at networking events, give you a way to reach more people, help you to sell your business and give you an easy way to manage your invoices and expenses. Here are some of the apps that you need if you want to take your small business to the next level.
MeetApp
Networking is an important part of growing a small business. Attending networking events and meetings gives you a chance to make important connections and meet potential new customers, suppliers, and collaborators. The only thing better is running your own event. This automatically makes a great impression and secures your status as an expert and an authority in your field. An event app makes this much easier and gives you the chance to make your event interactive, easy to manage and fun.
1 Tap Receipts
1Tap primarily gives you a way to manage your expenses. Instead of having to keep receipts and total up your expenses each year, you can take a photo of your receipt on the app. It then sorts it into the relevant category automatically and adds it to your tally for the year. These photos are approved by HMRC, so it doesn’t matter if you keep the originals, and you’ll have an easy total to put on your tax return. When it comes to online receipts, you can just forward the email receipts and invoices to your 1tap account.
1Tap can also help you to manage your invoices and all other areas of your small business accounting.
DropBox
Both small and large businesses use Dropbox all over the world. It gives you an easy way to save your files and have access to them on the go, and across different platforms. You can even share files with other members of your team. Dropbox can be used with most of your other apps and programs so that you are able to work anytime or place.
MailChimp
Being able to reach your audience via email is essential to growing your audience and building relationships with them, as much as social media. When you are just starting out, MailChimp is one of the easiest ways to collect email addresses and send out email communications.