5 Tools That Every Entrepreneur Should Be Utilising

Whether you’re just starting out or managing an established business, entrepreneurs have to juggle a variety of tasks on a daily basis. In fact, the ability to manage those tasks as seamlessly as possible is what keeps your business afloat. Particularly if you’re just starting out or managing a small team, technology is an important resource that helps you pick up the slack.

Here is a look at some tools we find to be particularly useful that are worth checking out.

Host Geek

The first step for getting any online business off the ground is to get your website up and running. Your website is also your most important asset and best representation of your brand. This means that your website needs to be secure and perform well.

Host Geek provides reliable Web hosting in Australia along with other services that help keep your website in top shape. They offers a flexible range of support services so if something goes wrong with your site, you can get it back up and running as quickly as possible.

Host Geek also offers SSL Security Certificates, which are crucial for keeping your customer data safe from hacking. A secure site puts trust in your business.

Slack

Many online businesses rely on various forms of online communication in order to allow various staff members to collaborate on projects.

Slack is instant messaging for teams, allowing the people in your company to message a single person, a project team or an entire department and share files as they go. They even offer a free version so you can still use this handy tool even if you’re just starting out and don’t have much in the way of funds.

Using business chat software for teams instead of simply relying on email is much quicker and more organised. You can also take it with you on any device as they offer both desktop and mobile apps.

Skype

Communicating both internally and externally is how things get done in any business.

Maybe your businesses has multiple offices, maybe you need to regularly meet with suppliers from various locations or maybe you just have staff that work remotely. Whatever the reason, Skype’s voice and video call services will be useful to you and your business.

If you need to communicate with offices, clients or other stakeholders in other countries, Skype allows you to make free calls internationally over the internet. Skype for Business is also free for up to 25 people or can be added to your Microsoft Office package.

Google Docs/Drive

If you already use Gmail for your business then Google Docs and Google Drive will make collaborating and sharing work effortless. Google Docs is an online word processor and Google Drive provides cloud storage similar to Dropbox, but with much easier collaboration and communication features through Google Docs integration.

The ability to easily collaborate on a single document, and communicate in real time as you do so, makes reviewing and working on any business document simple.

Canva

If your business is too small for a design team or if you just want to your marketing team to be able to quickly create graphics for social media, Canva is an easy to use web app that allows you to create without design skills.

On top of saving you money hiring design staff or a freelancer, Canva also saves you money by being free.

There are plenty of online tools that can help you manage your business and keep you and your team organised. The versatility of online tools allows them to follow you as you grow, so whether you’re one person setting up your first website or an established company, these tools will remain part of your day to day business operations.