Tools which make management easier and empower the business are the ones you should look for, especially if you’re on an adventurous journey of establishing a thriving start up.
Being and growing a startup needs a super hero strength, doesn’t it?
At times, even super heroes use tools which make their tasks easier! We are just normal heroes without the ‘super’ , right? So why not augment ourselves and our business with apt software tools and platforms which can make the management easier, save loads of time and provide meaningful insights?
Once a business and it’s basics are set up, start ups need a certain thrust to take it ahead. This demands more time, effort and skill. The key to win over is to use smart tools and imbibe them into business right from the beginning stage.
Here are 5 of the easiest but highly professional software tools that could really free up a couple of hours for you in a day so that you can concentrate on ‘growing’ the business, not simply ‘owning’ a business!
- wcard.io – Create and share professional visiting cards
- canva.com – Ultimate and most widely used tool for logo, media, video and document design
- Maple CRM
- Google Workspace
- Calendly
1. wcard.io
This is an easy tool to define your first impression!
Make a difference by presenting yourself as a professional right from day1 of your start up. wcard provides a platform for quick generation of visiting cards by collecting basic information from your end. It gives you a variety of choices for ready made templates.
The best thing about this tool is that you can quickly share your business cards online with clients!
It also gives options for quick connect on digital cards- like WhatsApp, Social profile links and even pdf attachment options.
Payment links can be sent alongwith these cards too.
2. canva.com
Canva is now like the go-to-strategy for all professionals- may it be start ups, marketing executives, graphic designers, video editors, etc.
Canva provides a myriad of options to design
- Logo
- Ad posts
- Social Media Posts
- Website graphics
- Email graphics
- Videos
- Product / Service documents and flyers
All the options come with extremely well designed templates which can be easily edited to fit our content and format.
Moreover, Canva has a Free basic plan which is great for beginners. Simple designing, quick sharing and easy editing. You don’t need a graphics designing person to design highly polished business media!
Best part about Canva- they keep on adding new features and AI based functionalities, which are usually free to use in the Beta version.
Newly introduced AI image and video generation and voice overs add to the fun and usability of the platform.
Maple CRM is a perfect tool especially for Small and Medium sized businesses.
And for start ups- it’s the best one to have the entire workflow get channelized and in place right from the beginning.
Maple CRM is a software for management of sales and process.
- Manage customer data- automatically pull leads from online sources
- Upload the existing customer base in 1 shot (bulk base)
- Update the status of contacts and each enquiry stage
- Get a dashboard with sales pipeline with customizable charts
- Set reminders and notes on upcoming connections
- Get automatic mails triggered to prospects
- Categorize leads and existing customers as per type, priority, location and status
- Customize the entire CRM software exactly as per your workflow requirement
- Get insights and reports automatically delivered to your mail inbox
If you are a Start Up organization OR a Small / medium Sized business, WAIT NO MORE!
Connect with Maple CRM to boost your sales productivity:
info@maplecrm.com | +91 9538925641
Even though there are multiple CRM software providers globally, Maple CRM is rapidly gaining it’s place as one of the most user friendly, budget-friendly and highly customizable tools which directly accentuates the business performance.
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4. Google Workspace
Doesn’t really need an explanation, does it??
Google is no less than oxygen for any business!
Business should know each and every tool offered by Google, most of them are free use and serve a great deal of automation too!
- Gmail and Google Calendar can be synced with each other in order to get automated reminders for appointments directly from the mail, if the time and date is mentioned in the mail.
- Google drive allows you to securely store and share documents, images, slides and categorize folders for storage too.
- Google Meet is one another widely used tool for having business meetings with its easily shareable links, free usage and screen sharing options.
- Gemini is the AI chat bot developed by Google which has a huge usage and can certainly help a great deal in making your content, text, mails look professional and even provides business related insights, summaries and information for the desired subject. Check complete details here.
All in one, Google lets you create your own workspace which you can easily use for business development, client connections, data storing and sharing, to touch the basics.
5. Calendly
Calendly is a global tool used for appointment booking and scheduling.
Users get advantage due to its easy interface, quick link generation to schedule appointments, easy sharing with clients or other parties and API integration to connect Calendly to other apps (like CRM software. Check some useful CRM integrations that can boost business productivity)
Calendly has multiple usages which extend to social media too. Suppose you are promoting your brand over social media, you can very easily insert Calendly link in the post and get prospects directly book an appointment with you!
Appointment booked is almost half sales won! Schedule your online meetings professionally and efficiently, no need of entering into lengthy email which may or may not be read by the prospects!
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