[Useful] Small business, don't forget these apps

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As apps become more prevalent and more powerful, entrepreneurs and small business owners are relying on these savvy tools to help their businesses grow and run more smoothly. These top mobile and web apps can get you organized, connected and visible ? and they will likely contribute to your success:


1) Evernote

Ever had a great idea while flying cross-country? Evernote is an app that makes sure users ?Remember Everything.? By allowing users to store, organize and share text, photos, and voice notes, entrepreneurs can easily keep track of all of their brilliant ideas. The popular app has secured $166 million in funding and acquired web startups Skitch and Penultimate to add to their growing list of features.

2) Google Drive

Building on Google Docs, Google?s new Drive app lets users seamlessly port and edit files from PC to tablet to smartphone. Not only is it a fully-featured office suite, the software also acts as a full cloud drive, letting you store any file type via a virtual drive app or a web interface. Google apps is already the top choice for small business webmail, and Google is moving to repeat that success in the cloud storage arena. Oh, and you get a nice 5GB of storage, free.

3) FormMobi

Called a ?virtual clipboard,? the FormMobi app lets professionals in the field easily gather and distribute data on any mobile device. The app has robust functionality and is a solid tool for filling forms on-the-go. Some features include the ability to record audio, take pictures, collect signatures, and create CAD-quality sketches. Built by a team with 26 years of workflow software experience, FormMobi is making the clipboard digital and easy to use.

4) Bump

Bump is a revolutionary networking app that allows entrepreneurs to ditch traditional business cards in favor of virtual ones. Users can trade contact information, photos, and files by simply ?bumping? two smartphones together. Since its inception in 2008, the app has garnered over 8 million monthly users and 27 million downloads.

5) Tripit

Anyone who?s had to make three connecting flights and rent a car on the same day can attest to the need for a comprehensive and simple itinerary. Tripit is an app that allows business travelers to do just that by keeping track of trip arrangements in one unified place. The app also gathers weather updates, maps, and directions to make traveling a breeze. After getting their start in 2006, the company was purchased in 2011 for $120 million by Concur Technologies.

6) LocalVox

LocalVox is a web marketing app that allows brick and mortar businesses to build their brands online. The service enables owners to publish news, events and deal announcements with a click-of-a-button across many online channels, including social media, websites, local directories and email newsletters. The service simultaneously optimizes organic search and Google Places listings for its users. In terms of boosting online marketing presence, LocalVox is a great tool.

7) Expensfy

If managing travel is difficult, managing expenses can be nearly impossible. Enter Expensify, an app that keeps track of business expenses and mileage, while letting users scan and upload receipts. Users can even file receipts by trip and submit expense reports to employers with the click of a button. Founded by David Barrett, the app has exploded to almost 1 million users in only 4 years and processes over $2 million in expenses daily.

8) Asana

Billed as a ?collaborative information manager,? Asana is a simple and intuitive alternative to complicated work management software. Asana allows users to manage not only work projects, but personal projects and events in one easy-to-navigate interface. Founded by Justin Rosenstein and Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz, the work management app has raised $10.2 million dollars to date.

9) InDinero

Created in 2010 by two university students, Jessica Mah and Andy Su, InDinero is an easy way to keep track of business cash flow and manage day-to-day finances. The app syncs up to bank accounts and credit cards and helps business predict future cash flows according to past cash flow trends. The popular web app has completed over 2.5 million transactions and received $1.2 million in seed funding.

10) Square

Square is transforming the way we transact by empowering anyone with a smartphone or tablet to easily accept credit card payments. There are no sign-up or monthly fees ? rather, the service takes 2.75 percent of each transaction. The wildly popular app was founded by the creator of Twitter in 2010. A key app for small businesses that lowers barriers of entry to accept payments.

11) StarPrint

Along with the development of tablets and smartphones, the way that we work now has changed. StarPrint help to let people feel free of working, they can creative anytime, anywhere and easily print the result from the device directly to the printer.
 

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