An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Simplified Tech Tools

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Tech tools made to simplify your business could be catalyst for growth in today’s business environment. The fact is, mall businesses are growing. In fact, 54 percent of all U.S. sales come from our 23 million small businesses, and the number of small businesses in the U.S. increased 49 percent since 1982, according to The Small Business Association. We live in culture where small companies and startups are revered and innovation is rewarded. But that doesn’t mean entrepreneurship and running a business is simple, let alone easy.

While every company has a unique set of needs, one thing remains the same. All companies need customers and revenue to keep it going. Get a round-up of tools to simplify your needs from tracking analytics to marketing your business to keep your company running smoothly.

Asana

Don’t get bogged down in the minutia of task management, checking-in on projects and weekly status reports. Asana works to streamline projects from start to finish. Set-up a task for your team and drag and drop the task through different stages from idea to revision to completion. Instead of sending out emails to various team members to see where things stand, log into Asana to get the whole picture whenever you need it.

Although Asana isn’t just a time and task management tool, it eliminates the need for email. Companies with vendors and artisans in remote locations can still use Asana even if they’re not using email.

Geckoboard

The sheer amount of data from traffic stats to email newsletter sign-ups to PayPal invoices can paralyze even the most savvy entrepreneur. Review all your key metrics and data in one place with Geckoboard and communicate it across your entire company. Giving your team access to the right information can motivate them and allow them to act on facts instead of guessing. The data works in real-time so you can react quickly and resolve issues before they spiral out of control and negatively impact your business.

Mozy

Clunky hard drives are a thing of the past, but how do you backup files from multiple tablets, laptops, desktops and other gadgets? Mozy lets users hook up their laptop or other devices and then forget it. There’s no manual tasks or ongoing work involved. Mozy automatically updates your devices and you can easily restore information in an emergency, or just when you lose a file. The site saves your business time, money and stress from the unforeseen like lost devices, damage and system failure. Pick and choose files you need and start restoring. You can also restore your entire system if you need it.

HootSuite

Take the monotony out of social media maintenance and scheduling with HootSuite. Schedule your posts in advance on platforms from Facebook to Twitter to Google Plus. You can also add streams to see when your fanbase is talking about you and retweeting your posts. Tap into Hootsuite’s analytics to view activity and see how many followers you’ve gained and which posts saw the most traction. Hootsuite Pro also allows you to updated a spreadsheet of posts to streamline the process.

Sanebox

Eliminate the dread of logging into your inbox and drowning in a sea of hundreds of new messages. SaneBox integrates with any system you check email from including Gmail, iCloud, Outlook and more. SaneBox figures out the importance of the email based on your previous interactions with your inbox. It swiftly moves unimportant messages out of the way and into a folder called SaneLater. But instead of just archiving them for you to deal with later, it summarizes them in a convenient digest.


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