6 Tools to Make your Business more Efficient

In this day and age we need to make our businesses as efficient as possible in order to be profitable. We live in a cluttered era of competition. The chances are that your business is one of many options for your prospects and therefore you need to stand out by offering better service, better products and building a better brand.

In this piece will take a look at 10 tools to help your business become more efficient. But every tool or application will be applicable to your business but some well.
Google Docs
Google documents provides the opportunity to collaborating teams in the cloud. Microsoft Word documents can be updated by multiple users and each can see the revisions that are made. Perhaps the most useful of the Google Docs is the spreadsheet document. How many times have you run a project sending Excel spreadsheets back and forth? Spreadsheets provide an easy way for everybody to collaborate on the same spreadsheet, and even provides the opportunity to invoke different privileges to different users. The best part is the Google spreadsheet solution is getting better all the time.
Meeting room presentation systems
In business the transition information is key to success. Whether you are presenting to new clients in your plush new offices, or you are training staff on a key aspect of your business, an effective projection systems are a must. UK business solution provider Videonations, told us that “effective presentations are about more than the information being presented. The meeting environment and medium of communication are core aspects in whether information is internalised by participants. If you get the meeting set up wrong then the meeting is doomed to failure.”
Dropbox
A few years ago solutions like Dropbox were not even available. Today cloud-based storage enables you to access files on the go and collaborate more effectively in teams. No longer are we tied to our desks. Now we can work on our smart phones, tablets and work from home without having to email over files or set up remote access through the company firewall. Synchronisation of files across devices is making us more efficient than ever.
Online website builders
If you run an SME then you may not have the cash available for a big web project. Online website builders offer you the chance to build a professional web presence at a fraction of the cost of employing a development team. Do it yourself or have one of your tech savvy staff take on the task.
These tools are also great if you need to produce a lot of websites in a network.
Dragon NaturallySpeaking
Over the years since all many of us feel like we’ve almost forgotten how to write because of the keyboard. In a few years’ time it may not be necessary to type any more. With voice recognition technology at a level where accuracy is upwards of 99% in some cases, it is now possible to talk type and save hours every week. Microsoft is currently developing a real-time translation solution for Skype. That is how advanced speech recognition is getting.
Evernote
Your business is only as productive as your people. If you are a small company then your productivity most likely hinges on you. Evernote provides the opportunity to organise information much better. You can organise information from the Internet, pictures from your phone, scans of receipts and a lot more. The best part about it is that you can use keywords to make all of your information easily searchable.
These 6 tools are capable of making a business more efficient and more productive. Integrate them, or similar solutions, into your business and you will be more prepared for success.