Bullfrog
Active member
Hi everybody. I'm starting my own business (sole proprietorship with no employees) and I'm looking for recommendations on software, tools, and services that would be of help to a small business owner.
Right now I'm using / playing with the following:
Asana (www.asana.com): online project/task management. A simple, free program that I really like. Great for keeping track of tasks. You can break it down into separate "workspaces", projects, tasks, and subtasks. You can invite people to individual projects. I have separate workspaces for personal, business_admin, and business_projects. There are mobile apps as well.
Podio: similar to Asana, though I haven't used it at all.
Wave Apps (www.waveapps.com): free online business accounting software. Seems easy to use and seems to offer most of what i'll need. It's pretty basic. Also has a personal financial management section, though it seems it needs a bit of work. I'm really enjoying it though. Integrates easily with credit and bank accounts (you can upload account data), has a cool receipts mobile app that allows you to snap a photo of a receipt and automatically upload it. Everything is free except payroll services, which won't apply to me yet.
Dropbox: cloud storage/synching solution. Has a good mobile app as well.
WeTransfer: though you can share individual files and folders with DropBox, I like using WeTransfer for sharing large files that I don't need to keep. I find it more reliable than Senduit.com
Vistaprint: fairly economical and expansive printing services. Good selection, often has good prices. The only annoying thing is having to go through about 10 pages of upselling before being able to process an order.
Netfirms.ca: domain registration (including .ca) and web hosting. Really good prices, especially when you get a deal. Tech and customer support is excellent and i like the availability of services such as free Weebly site builder, email services, etc.
Do you have any suggestions? Could be for marketing, networking, accounting, file storage/organization, etc. Free is nice, but not necessary.
What about small business accounting solutions? Sage 50 or Quickbooks, or alternative?
Right now I'm using / playing with the following:
Asana (www.asana.com): online project/task management. A simple, free program that I really like. Great for keeping track of tasks. You can break it down into separate "workspaces", projects, tasks, and subtasks. You can invite people to individual projects. I have separate workspaces for personal, business_admin, and business_projects. There are mobile apps as well.
Podio: similar to Asana, though I haven't used it at all.
Wave Apps (www.waveapps.com): free online business accounting software. Seems easy to use and seems to offer most of what i'll need. It's pretty basic. Also has a personal financial management section, though it seems it needs a bit of work. I'm really enjoying it though. Integrates easily with credit and bank accounts (you can upload account data), has a cool receipts mobile app that allows you to snap a photo of a receipt and automatically upload it. Everything is free except payroll services, which won't apply to me yet.
Dropbox: cloud storage/synching solution. Has a good mobile app as well.
WeTransfer: though you can share individual files and folders with DropBox, I like using WeTransfer for sharing large files that I don't need to keep. I find it more reliable than Senduit.com
Vistaprint: fairly economical and expansive printing services. Good selection, often has good prices. The only annoying thing is having to go through about 10 pages of upselling before being able to process an order.
Netfirms.ca: domain registration (including .ca) and web hosting. Really good prices, especially when you get a deal. Tech and customer support is excellent and i like the availability of services such as free Weebly site builder, email services, etc.
Do you have any suggestions? Could be for marketing, networking, accounting, file storage/organization, etc. Free is nice, but not necessary.
What about small business accounting solutions? Sage 50 or Quickbooks, or alternative?