5 Business Tools For The Modern Entrepreneur! [2018]

In our current modern day, no longer do we have to hire employees or have large amounts of capital to start up your own business. Today all you need is a smart idea, dedication, and the perfect set of business tools to get your business up and running.

We have compiled 5 business tools that will make your life much easier while you start up and run your business. Check them out below!

 

1. Google Drive

Google Drive is a powerful cloud service that provides Gmail users with the ability to store all their files and also create documents online via Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Slides. These documents can then be shared and worked on together with your teams or employees. Google Drive is a must have business tool for entrepreneurs because the business world moves so quickly we have to have our files and documents on the go plus the ability to collaborate and share when needed. Pricing plans for Google Drive will depend on storage size. You can enjoy the free plan which provides you with 15 GB of storage, which in my opinion is more than enough when starting your business. But, you can select to purchase more storage for a monthly price ($1.99/ month for 100 GB, $9.99/ month for 1 TB, and $99.99/ month for 10 TB).

2. Slack

Slack is a communications app for desktop and your smart mobile devices. With Slack you can simplify your communication with your team, employees, freelancers, or contractors. You have the ability to segment difference conversations tailors to certain individuals, these are called “Channels”. You can have all your conversations organized and enhance workflow with quick responses and file sharing. No more emailing back and forth or text messaging. Slack will not clutter your business communication but only make it simpler and easier. Slack offers 3 different plans (Free, Standard for $6.67, and Pro for $12.50) each giving your business more functionality and features.

3. Mailchimp

Mailchimp is email marketing at its most simplest and effective form, with Mailchimp you can create email lists and choose from many free and low cost email templates to send to your subscribers. The interface is very easy to use which makes email marketing that much enjoyable. If you have an email list with fewer than 2,000 subscribers then Mailchimp is completely free. Email lists with more than 2,000 have to upgrade their plan which consists of how many subscribers you have plus how many email you send monthly. Click here to find out

4. Hootsuite

Hootsuite is a content scheduling tool that allows you to find, schedule, manage, and report all your social media content on a calendar. Hootsuite will automate your social media profiles so that you can spend more time on other business tasks. As entrepreneurs, we need to maximize the time we have in order to spread our business. To start, you can have one user and up to 3 social profiles completely free. Plans will vary based on the amount of users and the amount of social profiles. Click here to find out

5. Canva

Canva is a powerful design website that allows us entrepreneurs to express our ideas and share them with our customers. Yes, we might not be as good as an experienced graphic designer but at least we know what we want our vision to look like. Canva will let you easily create images, with preset templates and sizes for all social platforms. Quickly create, download and share your images to your social platforms so your customers can engage with them. Canva is completely free to use with the option to purchase assets within the website. If you feel that you might need to learn some graphic design basics, well canva has you covered as well with a “learn section” offered on their homepage.

 

This concludes our 5 business tools for the modern entrepreneur list. We hope this quick list helps you start up your business and for those already running a business help them grow and facilitate their daily tasks.

Take a look at some content we have created with the 5 business tools listed above HERE.

Are there any other business tools that have helped you start up or grow your business? Give us some tips in the comments below!