Smartphones are a must have tool for every successful entrepreneur and business professional. Tech-savvy entrepreneurs are using their mobile phones with applications that are designed to see every facet of their business and daily life. AppStore, Android Market, Ovi Store, Blackberry App World and many other online platforms are packed with Applications that would make anyone’s life and business much easier and productive. The number of mobile applications optimized for entrepreneurs is unending, however not every application is as useful and effective as some.Here is a list of essential Smartphone apps that moomkin.com has compiled via interviews with successful entrepreneurs.
1. Bento
This smart app organizes the details of your life, no matter whether they are large or small. It has around 25 ready-to-use as well as customizable database templates to manage schedules, contacts, inventory apart from loads of others professional and personal information. It costs $4.99 and is available for iPhone.
2. Evernote
This app captures all your ideas and entrepreneurial insights instantly, right at the moment they hit. You can document them as text, pictures or audio recordings. It auto-synchronizes all content to your desktop. Its features include: geo-information location for search and mapping; multi language support and the best thing is its completely free. It is available for iPhone, Windows Mobile, Android, Palm webOS and BlackBerry
3. Scan2PDF Mobile
This application helps to reduce your paper usaed and lets you use your Smartphones camera to scan any document, contracts or receipts in full-color PDFs, which you can then e-mail and store to your desktop. It is like having a mini mobile scanner in your phone. It is priced at $14.99.
4. TextPLUS 4
If you want to market your product or need to reach out to your clients or employees instantaneously then use this absolutely free app-to-app messaging application. It can be use to Text up to 20 people at one go. It allows free pictures texts and adds your own phone number for texting for no charge with a small cost of $1.99. You can include your area code as well.
5. Quickoffice Connect Mobile Suite
It is a complete featured MS Office suite with full access to multiple cloud services. This app enables its users to create, edit and share spreadsheets, document and presentations on the mobile. Its amazing features like fast scrolling, tow-finger zoom and Wi-Fi enable data transfer. It priced around $10 but varies by platform. IT can be used on the iPhone, Android and Windows Mobile.
6. NETbilling – Virtual Terminal
Another free application used for mobile payments. It employs cutting-edge technology to allow you to charge for your products and service. Its virtual platform offers the ability to process credit card payments through NETbilling’s secured payment gateway directly through your mobile. It works both via Wi-Fi or 3G and can be downloaded and used on iPhone, iPad, Android or Windows Mobile handsets. It supports all major credit cards.
7. Intuit GoPayment
This app allows users who have a GoPayment account to accept and process transactions for all major credit cards via a Smartphone. All payments are authorized instantly and funds are deposited directly into your account. It has great features like payment information encryption, data synchronization with QuickBooks along with no transaction limits. The application is free however there is a monthly service charge of $12.95 and then $0.30 per transaction. It’s available for iPhone, BlackBerry, Palm webOS, Android and Symbian OS mobile handsets.
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8. Omni Invoice
This app allows you to create invoices and quotes on the move anywhere. It spans across multiple product and services, can factor discounts and tax exemptions etc. It integrates your contacts, has exchange compatibility and HTML-based templates. Priced at $4.99, it is available for iPhone.
9. Insight – BaseCamp
BaseCamp is a project management app for the iPhone. It enables you to get project status, assign, delegate, complete and track task. It also allows you to post messages and comments, add time logs etc. It has a powerful use interface that can also track milestones along with showing latest activities, overviews and listings of all your current and archived projects. It is available for iPhone at $9.99.
10. iTALK Recorder
Now you don’t need to scramble to find a pen and paper for taking quick notes during a meeting. With iTALK recording an entrepreneur can record a meeting and play back the audio at leisure. Its intuitive interface allows you to start/stop recording while choosing recording quality. It can manage all your recordings easily. It is available for iPhone at a very low price of $1.99.
What are other essential smart phone apps that help you in your business and private lives? Share with us below
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