Paperwork
It's something we all have to deal with - but with these handy apps, you'll be able to deal with it when it's most convenient for you, leaving you time to work on the more exciting parts of growing your business.Abukai - Is a quick and incredibly useful app which allows you to create instant expense reports while out and about. All you need to do is snap a photo of your receipt, and the app will transfer it to an expense form which can be shared, emailed or printed to the filed away.
Freshbooks - Is a fantastic cloud accounting service that offers both phone and online support - so if you're totally new to technology, it's a great place to start. You can use it to create invoices, expense reports and estimates, as well as segmenting your files by project to make it easier to manage - and it's all stored online, so you can access it from anywhere.
Quickbooks - QuickBooks' accounting software is, as might imagine, focused around making accounting a quick, painless process. If comes with a number of add-ons available, and even allows you to share your work with your accountant - as well as connecting directly to your online bank when you need it to.
Kashflow - This piece of accounting software is tailored to small business owners and offers a 14-day trial, giving you plenty of time to get used to it. The app can even be set to automatically email suppliers when you can pay them, saving you even more time when you're out and about.
One receipt - This handy little app helps you keep track of all your receipts, both paper and digital, and stores them in the cloud so that you can access them from any device once you're logged in. It can even track the dates of purchase and tell you when your warranties are about to expire!
SignEasy - If you do most if your business through your phone or tablet, you'll love SignEasy, an app that allows you to sign in your name on all of your communications without even printing the document off. Simply import the document.
Sharing and Communications
Keeping customers and colleagues up to date can be a challenge for a start-up company - however, these apps will ensure you can maintain communications even when you're not in the office!HyperOffice
HyperOffice works as a shared office space, making it ideal for collaboration projects and web conferencing when you're away from your desk. The app allows you to read and add to these projects, and can be set to stay synchronized throughout the day - so you don't have to miss anything.You send it
Is an excellent secure service with a long history on the web, offering a simple way of sharing and emailing large files. It's a great way to share documents with people outside the company, and the app means you can access your presentations and videos while on the road.Mailchimp
For and easy way to communicate with your customers, and email marketing service like Mailchimp is the perfect choice. The program will keep your customers email addressed secure, and you'll be able to fire off emails from the app, ensuring you can stay in touch at all times.Pinpointe
Is another email marketing service, offering its own take on the package with personalized email marketing campaign. It's always worth checking out both, as each come with an excellent app to keep you connected.Air sharing
This app allows you to transfer files between devices using Wi-Fi - so if you want to share something from the cloud in a hurry, you can just connect, click and send in seconds. You can even send it directly to a printer on the network if you need to.Security
Keep your data and your contacts save from intrusion and system failures with these excellent apps designed to keep your company's day-to-day operations secure.Find
Is a network scanner for mobile devices which allows you to see who else is connected to the same network as you at a quick glance. This is ideal if you often find yourself transforming important or secure information over WiFi!KoolSpan TrustCall
Another fantastic security option if you're calling employees or clients throughout the day - KoolSapn TrustCall seamlessly encrypts you calling data and history so that your voice transmissions stay secure.Mozy
Keep your documents safe from power outages and storage failures by having a back-up in the cloud with a service like Mozy, which allows you to access your files from your phone even when the office computers go down!Software
There's a wealth of management software available online - so to make sure you're really getting your money's worth, make sure you're choosing providers which allow you to keep using their services on the move.Tribe HR
This employee directory acts as a Human resources hub for your company, making it ideal for small and medium-sized businesses looking for an effective staff management system. From the app you'll be able to track hours work, assign time off, coordinate payroll, give employee feedback and even advertise for new openings.Zendesk
Zendesk's incredible customer service software is so simple to use that all sorts of companies use it every day to manage customer communications, from small start-ups to corporations like Disney and Vodafone. If you're finding yourself taking a lot of queries from customers, the ticketing system offered by Zendek is the ideal solution.Resumator
Resumator specializes in staff hiring, giving you an effective page to advertise new positions within your company and track applications. You can also hook it up to your social networks to encourage friends in the industry to help you with your search.The clever apps
You'll amazed at what else you can do for your business through your phone - take a look at some of the top and best app for an idea of how much you small business can benefit from just a few simple apps!Shopify
Shopify allows you to set up an online store for your website quickly and easily - and through the app you can do everything from checking daily revenue to answering customer queries and viewing order updates.FormMobi
This is a simple but incredibly useful app designed to help you create forms and sketches from your mobile device before saving them in the cloud, sending them as a standard document or saving them for reference. This is ideal for making organized notes from the road.Win8 Metro Testbed
If you're reached the stage where you're creating your own app for your business's service, it's useful to know that it will run on every platform. Splashtop's Win8 Metro Testbed emulates the Windows 8 mobile operating system on your device so that you can test the app you've created, without having to shell out on a new mobile or tablet.
