Thursday, 25 September 2014

6 Powerful Apps Small Businesses Should Use

  In this world of competitiveness and challenge in creating something new, one has to be updated with all the modern business tools. So, in this tech savvy era there are a lot of tools and apps which will help you connect with the most biggest clients and helps you manage your expenses when on a business trip too. So, read on to find out about them as compiled by the Telegraph.


# Business card Reader

The Business card reader app helps the Business professionals to effortlessly save and manage business contacts. This app takes the picture of a business card, scans it and saves it into the person’s contact and recognizes close to 21 languages.


The features of the app include sorting and grouping of contacts in its card holder including a specific group on the card holder which lets you save the contacts in different languages. There are lot more features that allows you to find you business contact’s location on the Google map and helps you find more information on the business person.   



# Virtual Meetings- Skype

Skype is tried-and-tested on the business industry for many virtual professionals. It allows you to communicate with your team members and customers face to face. It supports video and voice calls and also allows you to instantly text your contacts if communication through typing is preferred.

The major benefit of Skype is that it is used by most businesses and which means means that your contacts are online and available to meet with at a very short notice. Skype is now available for free on the Android and iOS and offers conference calling for free for anyone with a Skype account.



# Instant messaging- HipChat

Hipchat is an instant messaging platform built for business. The app contains No obscure screen names or failed file transfers. It allows you to communicate in real-time with colleagues and clients in secured chat rooms by texting or sending videos and share screen shots or documents with them.

The features of the Hipchat include the real time video chat and video sharing capabilities, preview and access for the shared files with instant notifications on it. With the Hip chat, your conversation can remain private and safe and the app is free to download on the Android.



# Talk to Me

For all the business travelers out there who need to convey the message across but don’t speak the right language, ‘Talk to me’ helps you with that. This real-time foreign-language translator helps you translate the words in English and the application translates and responds in one of 17 languages.

The app lets you play back the translated message or choose to send the file via SMS or email. Talk to me also converts text to speech and is also available for free on the Android app store.



# TripIt

The app Trip automatically connects to your email accounts, finds travel-confirmation emails, and turns them into a neat, complete guidebook. It is familiar with purchases you make on all the major search and booking sites, as well as airlines, car rental services and restaurant reservations. It is particularly useful for business travellers without a personal assistant. This app is free for download on the Android and it offers an ad free version as well.


# Linkedin

The popular social network has evolved from a place to find a new job to use the number of connections as a measure of social status on it. It is a very useful networking tool and can be used to track the work of your influencers in the business industry. The site also allows the users to follow the opinion of relevant commentators too. The app is free to download on the Android and the iOS app stores. 

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