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You’ve got a Smartphone, you’re up to date, and are moving your business forward but have you considered making the most of the mobile application market? If you aren’t using some of the millions of apps available for personal and business use, then your phone could definitely be working harder for you! Apps can help you when you’re in or out of the office, on the move or to help you organise your team, the ones you choose are up to you but this is Xposure’s list of the top 10 apps for small businesses.
1. Slideshare
Slideshare is an online, cloud-based app that allows you to access, create and share your slideshows whilst on the move, using your mobile phone. You will no longer be caught short when you’re out and need your notes. There has been a recent update that allows you to embed YouTube videos within your slideshow presentations, to help explain and illustrate your points, the app can help you to produce and show your work on the move.
2. Amazon Cloud Drive
I have been looking around the Internet for some time for free storage apps, and Amazon seems to come in at first place, for the amount of cloud based storage space for free. The nature of the app makes it particularly useful, with secure storage, unlimited access from any computer anywhere. Wherever you are (as long as there is wifi) you will be able to access your stored data helping you to ensure you never forget the documents you need again.
3. Dropbox
Dropbox, offers a similar service to Amazon Cloud Drive, but despite the lesser space available, a unique element of the apps is its ability to sync directly to your PC or Laptop. This means that when you load information into your Dropbox, you can set it to connect your Dropbox, with those whom you work with and automatically upload the same information to their computer.
4. Workflowy
If you have ever found yourself with a messy desk, lots of information, that you aren’t sure what to do with, then Workflowy is a great app for you, assisting you with your organisation. The app allows you to record all your thoughts in one place, categories them, and also review and order them easily. It can help you organize personal to-dos, collaborate on large team projects, take notes, write research papers, keep a journal, plan a wedding, and much more.
5. Skype
Skype, if you don’t already have it, make sure that you download it now! You can have individual phone calls using your Internet connections, or group meetings, which can make satellite offices or freelance work a really viable option.
6. Teamly
This app helps you to sort out your to-do list once and for all, giving you 5 priorities per week. You can go forward or back in time to see what you’ve accomplished and to understand the milestones that are coming up. You can easily re-order your priorities to a specific date.
7. Daylite Touch
Daylite Touch is a productivity manager for the iphone and ipad, to help you manage your business and your team. The app is useful for you to share your updates with your team, keeping everyone on the same page and to help you stay on track with developments and deliver results on time, every time.
8. Shoeboxed
Keeping track of expenses can be a difficult task, but Shoeboxed is a great app to help you keep all your expenses in one area and generate intensive expense reports. By snapping pictures of your receipts and invoices, Shoeboxed enters the date, total, payment type, store and category, then creates and sends expense reports from your iphone/ipad.
9. Google Docs
Google Docs have released an app, which gives you the opportunity to create, edit, upload and share your documents on the move. Designed primarily for the Android market, you can make quick amendments to spreadsheets, view your PDFs, amend presentations and upload files converting them to Google Docs format. You can even take a photo of printed text and convert it to a Google Docs document!
10. Toodledo
Toodledo is a task manager for the iphone and ipad, made specifically to help you to organise your to do list, notes, and to help you to be more productive. Toodledo gives you the ability to track your notes by priority, start date, due date, time, length or status.
These are the best apps for us, but what have you found invaluable to your business? Which apps can’t you live without? Let us know what you think about apps for businesses.
