Running a small business is no mean feat. You have to do a lot of the important tasks that keep the business afloat by yourself, or you have to share the bulk out between your, too few, members of staff and that can mean a lot of work for quite a lot of people.
The good news is, that there are now lots of pieces of software, and more than a few apps that can automate, or at least minimize the amount of time that various tasks take, which frees you up to do the important stuff like wooing clients, and which means that every aspect of your business can be run more efficiently.
Sound good? Here are some examples of software that will save you time in business:
Financial Software
There are lots of financial software and apps available right now, and they make it far easier to keep track of your incomings and outgoings and ensure that you are doing everything right so that you don’t get into trouble when the time comes to file your taxes.
One of the best pieces of financial software currently available is WAVE. It is a free software package that enables small businesses to create invoices at the click of a button, check their bank accounts to see if they’ve been paid, create reminders and even scan in their receipts and other expenses, so that all of their financial information is readily available whenever they need it.
Document Managment Software
Document organizer software is invaluable to businesses of any size. It enables you and your employees to store files, manage them and share them effortlessly throughout your company’s network. Not only that, but it makes going paperless a very real option because you can store all documents and find them faster than you ever could in a paper-based system. It’s a good idea to use document management software that works in the cloud because that way all of your important files will be safely backed up and your employees will be able to access them from anywhere in the world, making remote working far simpler.
Social Media Management Apps
In the digital age we are living, it is really important that businesses are fully engaged with their audience on social media. Of course, it can take a lot of time to write, post and monitor various social media accounts. That’s where apps like Hootsuite come in. They allow you to schedule all of your social media activity for the week at a time that suites, you, so you can set aside a block of time to work on it, schedule it and then basically forget about it, apart from replying to any queries of course. It can save a surprising amount of time.
Graphic Design Software
Canva is probably the best piece of software for graphic design when it comes to businesses who have a limited amount of time and no professional designers on the payroll. It allows you to quickly design your own graphics, with many pre-designed options available, and you can create everything from posters to website headers to social media graphics in minutes!
What are your top time-saving business software picks?
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