Apps Every Business Owners Needs In 2020

Technology has gone beyond what we ever imagined. In so many ways it has improved the lifestyle of man. Technology is playing major roles in businesses, it has created opportunities for man to do different things at the same time and still be efficient and accurate.

Technology has made us discover how will can manage so many things through our phone by just creating an App that has the tool to perform the functions we need. 

Apps are created for one purpose or another. In this article, we are going to be talking about business apps and what app you should use in 2020 to grow your businesses. Mind you they are also many productivity Apps out there, but i will be listing out the ones i have used and have worked for me.

Like i said, they are so many apps out there with the aim of increasing productivity. But this article will limit your search and give you an idea of what app you should get for your business. 

Business Apps are apps created to help manage tasks, make efficient and professional outcomes in your business. It helps makes work efficient, faster and accurate. As business owners, very often you have different roles to play to build and grow your business, like marketer, accountant, graphic designer and so many more. But having different apps that can perform the task and has the functions you need, will make your task easier, less costly, can be overseen and accurate. 

The list varies from apps needed for Accounting, Marketing, Graphic designing, Communication, organizers, computing apps. 



   1.  Canva

      

Canva is a graphic design app that has tools to help create thousands of graphic designs for your business. Whether novice designer or professional artists, with canva you can turn any graphic idea into powerful stunning designs easily and quickly. Canva gives businesses a platform that enables them create amazing and professional quality graphic designs. 
Canva has tons of template and creative ideas to use to create designs you need to grow your business. It's free to use but if you want to upgrade to the pro version, you will have to pay for it.
Category: Graphic Design

   2. Facebook Page

     

I know by the name, you will be wondering what this is doing on the list, but wait let me explain. This is Facebook page a creation made from Facebook. Facebook page is designed to create a platform for business owners. With Facebook page, users can create a business profile to show what your business is about, create an online shop for all your product, create event for training you want to offer, add product, prices and description to your shop, creates discount sales, promotes your business by putting out ads to reach prospective clients.
Facebook page is created as an online market place to let people know what product or services you offer, to be able to sell your product and services online, increase exposure to potential clients. It is best viewed using a PC, it can also be used on any phone, once you have a Facebook account, it makes it easy to open one.
Category: Online Marketing

   3. Whatsapp Business

       

Whatsapp Business is an app created for business owners. We have millions of people on WhatsApp, average Nigeria can be seen on WhatsApp 7-8 hours in a day, using the platform to interact with your clients/customers will make your business run smoothly. Whatsapp business makes interacting with customers easy by providing tools to automate services. It provides tools to organize your clients' orders, it provides a catalogue where you can add product, price, image, and description in it, also allows you create a business profile which indicates your business name, service you render, what time and day you can be reached, location and email address. It also as automated replies you can set for your clients when you are not available to respond. 
Category: Marketing and Communication

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   4. QuickBooks 

   

Quickbooks is an accounting app designed mainly towards small and medium-sized businesses. As a business accounting software, it is used for managing sales, expenses and keep track of daily transactions. it can be used to send an invoice to customers, generate financial reports, track cashflow, track inventory, scan receipts and lots more. Quickbooks product includes several solution that works great for anyone from solepreneur to a mid-sized business. Quickbooks automate time-consuming process, like preparing bank reconciliation and you don't have to be an accountant or bookkeeper to use it.
Category: Accounting

   5. Mailchimp 

     

Mailchimp is an all-in-one marketing platform that helps you manage and talk to your clients, customers or interested parties through email marketing. Its gives the ability to create and manage mailing list, newsletters and automated campaigns. 
Mailchimp enables people interested in your products and services to subscribe and unsubscribe to email marketing lists through sign-up forms. 
Category: Marketing

   6. Slack

      

Slack is an essential app primarily for communicating and sharing. It's a collaboration hub for work, allowing people to work together more effectively by keeping conversations, files, and to-do lists. Slack can help delegate work to staff and also follow-up on it on the same app. This will make communication effective and meet deadlines for projects.
Category: Communication  

   7. Evernote 

   

Evernote is designed for note taking, organizing, task management, provides tool to take and attach pictures to note to visualise your idea. Also provides tool to share note with co-workers, tool to attach files(docs, spreadsheet.....), set reminder for yourself on various tasks, goals and projects. That not all, it also provides tool to create check boxes that serves as virtual to-dos.  So if you ever need an app to keep you organised, make lists and target to accomplish, then try using this app. 
Category: Organizer


   8. Polaris Office

     

Polaris Office is a productivity app that allows you to have access to all documents. It gives access to view and edit all documents. Have access to all documents anytime.
Category: Productivity

   9. Survey Monkey

    

Survey Monkey is an app that allows you create your own survey using question format templates. Survey Monkey helps to drive your business forward by using the survey platform to capture voices and opinions of your client or prospective clients. You get to know changes you have to make to give your clients or customers more satisfaction. They are other survey makers out there that i can't give a review on because i have not used them. But make your own research on survey maker, it is really not about the brand name but the impact it has to make in your business. 
Category: Productivity 

   10. DropBox Business

    

Dropbox Business is a cloud computing secure storage app that allows you to sync files and folders across various platforms. The app gives you access to share and access all files on the go. This will help store all relevant data of your business for the future.
Category: Cloud Computing






Now you can run your business seamlessly and be accountable for every progress your business made because you were able to choose the right app that could perform functions needed to grow your business.


NOTE: They are so many apps out there that could also perform the same or some functions as the ones listed above. The whole idea is to know the apps that can be productive for your business, make an impact and perform the duty expected. So now you know or have ideas on what app you need. 



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