National App Day is December 12th! To celebrate, we’re looking at some of the most helpful apps for business. Some can save you time and money, others help your day to day operations run smoothly. Here are 5 apps to consider downloading to help take your business operations to the next level.
- Quickbooks App
Quickbooks is one of the most common and robust accounting tools for small businesses. Not only is it easy to use for you and your business, working in tandem with an accountant or bookkeeper will be a breeze. Using the Quickbooks app will efficiently allow you to keep track of invoicing, income, spending, and profits.
Quickbooks also offers a separate app for payroll that can integrate with its accounting functions.
- Square
Square is a point of sale app that allows you to process purchases with your customers from the palm of your hand, via your smartphone or tablet. It’s easy to set up and easy to use. Money received is automatically transferred to your business bank account each night. There’s a plan with no monthly fees, making it easy and affordable to process credit card payments in your office, at business events or anywhere you happen to be.
- Asana
Tracking productivity and managing tasks across multiple teams are simplified with Asana. Almost like a virtual to-do list, you can assign projects and tasks to others, and keep an eye on the status of every campaign or proposal. It’s an easy way to coordinate multiple moving pieces while keeping your sanity and focus.
- Zoom
We have all gotten very familiar with Zoom over the past two years, and for good reason—it’s useful! Collaborating at a distance with multiple team members, meeting with clients, or even hosting a seminar are all possible with Zoom. With their free account, you’re set up and hosting calls or meetings in no time.
- Slack
While Slack can also support video calls like Zoom, its primary function is instant messaging. Create multiple chat rooms or channels and keep small announcements out of your email inbox and track separate conversation strings more easily. Communication with your teams and collaborators stays open and accessible with Slack.
There are tons of useful apps available for businesses to capitalize on just about every business function you can imagine. Ways to streamline and simplify your business workflows and systems has never been easier. What business apps do you use every day?