Top Ten iPhone Applications for Small Businesses

by Rebekah on November 3, 2009

For those of us lucky enough to have an iPhone, these applications are guaranteed to make your business life much easier and worry-free.  With the social media market bouncing off the walls, and new trends popping up left and right, business scheduling and organizing can be downright confusing.  Consider the following to free up space in your schedule and in your mind:

Instapaper

For those entrepreneurs out there: whenever you’re browsing the internet and come across an article or blog post that sparks your interest- or your creative genius- just hit the “read later” button!  The article will be instantly stored to your iPhone for later browsing. It’s a great app for just keeping everything together- you never know when a new idea might strike!  Just sign up at Instapaper.com for a free account to install the button on your internet browser’s toolbar.

Fring

This application is a one stop shop for all your social media needs.  Keep it all together- chat with Skype, MSN, Google Talk, ICQ, Twitter, Yahoo!, or AIM, all from your iPhone.

Swirly MMS

Allows you to send MMS messages right from your phone from anywhere.  Beyond normal text, MMS messages include attachments such as documents, photos, audio, etc.  A perfect app for sending information instantly and conveniently to clients or business associates.

JustAddMoney Expense Tracker

Track your money in real time!  Enter receipts, purchases of any kind at the moment of purchase, customize income and expense categories, transfer money to and from accounts, and create financial reports.  Not only that but because this is a multi-user app, users can share financial information- instantly.  Ideal for business requiring a constant update of business dealings.

Goal Tracker

Another great thing to track besides money- your own personal goals!  Hold yourself accountable, track progress, organize between personal and professional goals.  Plan on making that first million in 5 years?  Well, keep planning!

Task2Gather

Ideal for maintaining all your business, personal, and family tasks.  Organize and separate tasks, and share them with users on any kind of phone.  Tasks are easily accessible on your iPhone or computer- and can be divided into subtasks so you can delegate to colleagues.

Contact Hero

More than just a contact manager!  Collect, merge, organize, and manage all contacts from various contact management systems such as Outlook, Yahoo!, or Gmail.  Keep track of calls you need to make, and keep a detailed contact history.  Also, schedule email messages to go out to any of  your contacts at anytime in the future.

WordPress

The only iPhone app that allows you to manage your blog right from your iPhone.  Write posts, upload photos, edit pages, and manage comments.  Great for those bloggers who actually get outside! Works in conjunction with WordPress.com.

Bloomberg

Accurate, timely info about all kinds of financial markets.  Get news, stock quotes, company descriptions, market leaders/ laggers, price charts, market trend analysis.  Even create your own list of stocks that you want to follow, from markets around the world!

iTalk Recorder

A handy tool for the entrepreneur, the iTalk Recorder acts as a typical voice recorder, so you can record your sudden revelations or daily thoughts right onto your  iPhone.  You can then plop the audio files onto your computer through a Wifi connection, if you like.

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