All entrepreneurs who work solo know that there are multiple things that need their attention. From making a five-year plan to keeping a tab of their cash flow, managing clients, making new contacts, keeping a track of all the documents, deadlines and timelines, and so much more, there are several things that a solo entrepreneur has to handle and juggle all by him/herself.
But don’t punish yourself by doing all this all by yourself. Today there are several applications available that can help you manage different aspects of your work. All these apps have their own set of features and benefits that can really do wonders for you and your business.
These apps will make your life easier and more productive. Just know exactly what you need from the app and find the right application for yourself.
List of best apps for solo entrepreneurs
Here, we have listed some of the best apps that you can read about and start to use. Just know that all these apps have different features and based on the kind of business you are running, you can choose the one for yourself.
Lio
This application is for anyone and everyone who wants their life to be in order and much more organised. It helps you in keeping a tab of multiple areas of your business as well as personal life in the most effortless manner.
Lio is available in multiple Indian regional languages and is especially perfect for entrepreneurs and business holders. There are several templates that they offer for people from all walks of life and for different areas. Some of the templates available are a shop, taxi & Transport, construction, hotel/restaurant, textiles, sales, farming and more.
Each template offers a certain category like the cash register, expense register, customer details, GST register, the payment received and many other and based on your needs you can choose the template. Furthermore, it also lets you collaborate with others, make real-time changes and upload documents.
Dropbox
How many times has it happened with you that you needed a file but released that it is on your computer? Thanks to Dropbox, now sharing and accessing files have become very easy. The app allows you to share, edit, access and send all kinds of documents.
Not just this, you can also have offline access to all the files and also scan them. You can also comment on files and share them with others.
Trello
A perfect work management tool, Trello is definitely one of the most popular as well as best apps that solo entrepreneurs can work on. With Trello, project management becomes very easy and it lets you what your upcoming projects are and what needs to be done. You can collaborate with teams on the app and organize your project into cards.
There are many tools that are available on the app for a smoother experience. You can see the projects that are in process and change the status as and when you start to work on them and then finish them. You can also assign tasks to others and add deadlines and categories. This definitely makes the process of handling projects simple and easy-to-use.
If there is that one app that all entrepreneurs can truly benefit from, it is LinkedIn. The social media platform for professionals is a great place to connect with others professionally. You can meet your potential clients and customers and connect to the right kind of people and connections that you would require in order to grow your business.
Here you can network and build healthy relations and search for people based on different things like industry, job, location etc. All these features give you the chance to have better opportunities at business deals.
This is also the platform to share ideas, get inspired, build personal brands and make the world aware of your business all while staying up to date with all the latest trends in your industry.
Paytm
Having a new business means making multiple payments for something or the other. But you being available at multiple situating in a day is definitely difficult but thanks to Paytm as it has made payment making very easy.
No matter where you are in the country, you can all kinds of payments in just a few clicks. You can make your account and link your bank accounts to your Paytm wallet. You can either make transactions from your bank accounts linked through Paytm or add money to your Paytm wallet and pay from there.
The app also gives you several cashback and offers on multiple things almost every time you make transactions. You can add people from your contact list or add a new phone number to make the payment to. Apart from this, you can also make payments for your mobile phones, cable and also book tickets for movies, bus, train etc.