5 Apps Every Business Should be Using

Running a business is becoming easier every day. Take advantage of these tech tools for small businesses to supercharge your growth and streamline your operations and expenses.

Slack

Slack is a powerful messaging app seeking to improve group communication. The service organizes a team’s discussions into multiple group chats, each united by a particular topic defined by a hashtag, such as “#marketing” or “#updates.” Slack makes it easy to share photos and files due to its integration with other great tech services like Dropbox. Used by Nasa’s Propulsion Laboratory and Charity: Water, let Slack help you improve the quality of your communication and slow the flow of emails to your inbox.

Price: Free to use. Premium features are priced at 6$.67 and $12.50 and include usage statistics, priority support, unlimited service integration, and support for message archiving.

Yaldi

Yaldi tracks key performance indicators for your business, including revenue, customer acquisition, sales, and more. The data is organized into easily readable charts and graphs, and its proprietary algorithm provides you with a “business health score,” allowing you to quickly evaluate the status of your company. Combined with automated business advice backed by years of management expertise, Yaldi helps you make the best decisions to succeed.

Price: $9.99/month or $99/year

Perch

Perch allows you to collect all your social-media content in one webpage, analyzing your posts and promotions, customer interactions, and your competitors’ social outreach. The app pulls data from Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Four Square, Yelp, Google+, and more, providing analytics and alerts to help you improve your business’s social media operations.

Price: Free

Perka

Perka helps you build a dedicated customer base by setting up custom loyalty programs for your online customers. The tailored loyal programs encourage repeat visits and sales, with sophisticated reward systems on par with airline and credit card programs. The only downside is that your customer will need smartphones to participate.

Price: Free for the first reward program, afterwards is $39.95 per location per month.

Invoice2go

Invoice2go is the top invoice app, allowing you to quickly create an electronic invoice, email it to a customer in less than 3 minutes, and keep track of unpaid invoices. With charts and reports, custom invoice templates, calendar and map integration, and more, Invoice2go lets you get paid no matter where you are.
Price: Free to $150 dollars per year for premium features.

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