Cloud Based Business Solutions
Cloud systems have been around for a while, offering a number of conveniences to small businesses. The only hesitation that business owners had about taking advantage of these systems came from the security issues that still remain one of the most serious disadvantages of cloud based storage and applications. However, these issues are far less severe than they used to be, and with proper management, encryption, access authorization and education that your staff needs to receive on the use of these systems, you can be fairly confident that your data will remain uncompromised in the cloud. We have decided to list some of the most useful storage and application providers that you can use to facilitate the execution of your daily activities.
DocuSign Pro
This handy application allows you to sign documents electronically, and is completely court accepted, meaning that you will never have to doubt the legitimacy of the transactions that you perform in this way. It comes with a valid audit trail and a number of handy features like designating the place for your signature and simplifying the process at each turn. If you want more control, ability to add more users, share document libraries and have corporate branding incorporated, you may also want to inquire into DocuSign Enterprise and DocuSign Business. A real time saver that lets you go through piles of document without ever having to wait for them to actually reach your desk.
Sage One
Apart from offering 5GB of storage for data backup, Sage One is also giving you access to a set of accounting tools that could help you in running your small business. Among other things, this includes expense management, project tracking and invoicing. There are some limitations, for instance, integration with your banking information is not available, and it doesn’t offer too many customization options, but the things that it does offer are well organized in the application’s intuitive and simple interface. While it may not be able to help you with every aspect of your business management, it can be of tremendous help, and training your staff to use it shouldn’t be a problem.
Adobe Connect
Adobe Connect is amazing conferencing solution that affords great scalability and everything that you may need in an application of this type, all at a very affordable price. Apart from giving you numerous options for contacting people that you need to get in touch with, it can boast great mobile support that makes it very easy to use from mobile devices, enabling you to easily conduct your conferences on the go.
OfficeTime
Another app that can handle numerous aspects of running a small business, OfficeTime is particularly useful for generating invoices, calculating per minute costs of your work and recording billable hours. The application is highly customizable, allowing you to set it up according to your specific needs. You can automate a lot of the required processes, and the application doesn’t really require any special training, which means that you can start using it effectively as soon as you sign up.