Modern business tools

Technology is changing, here are some great apps to help streamline your business and help boost efficiency.

ClickUp

ClickUp is a project management software, tasks can be entered into the platform, assigned to team members and all the communication for the project can be kept in one place. You no longer have to use several apps as you can add and embed all sorts of documents to keep your work in the one place.

This software enables you to view your teams’ profiles and see what they are working on and what they will be working on next. This helps with productivity as your team can see the priorities of the projects and if priorities change it can alert all the members that are working on the project. ClickUp also enables you to create “Spaces” so your teams can work together while using their own space. Use a simple space for something like customer service and a complex space for engineering.

You’ll get a birds-eye view of literally everything as you can view every task across your entire team in a system that is flexible enough for you to sort, filter and view in any way you want.

LUCA Plus

LUCA+ is an e-invoicing cloud base platform that is designed for SME’s. E-invoicing is more than just electronic invoicing, the platform is designed so your accounting software can link directly to your customers’ and suppliers’ software and directly receive information from the invoice. LUCA+ is designed to seamlessly integrate into your existing software such as Xero, MYOB and QuickBooks so you don’t need to change your whole accounting system to adopt e-invoicing.

LUCA+ gives you the advantage of less data entry and less chance of human error when processing invoices, it also helps eliminate fraud and scams by creating the “live” encrypted data link between you and your debtors and creditors (Blockchain). LUCA+ includes the latest security and audit technology. Built using Ledgerium Blockchain technology, data on LUCA+ is secure, while also being immutable, providing audit and verification potential.

The software saves time in processing, reduces errors and duplicates, it can improve cashflow as it is direct and secure and it is also available free and means you don’t need to overhaul your existing software.

Popl

Popl lets you share your digital business card to someone’s phone instantly. This means no more business cards being left at home, contact free and instant promotion for your business. Others don’t need a Popl account or an app to receive your information, just tap and share. You can also create Personal and Business mode share your business card at work, then switch your personal contact to share after hours.

You never have to carry business cards again, you can also easily update your information which means no more outdated information. No more typing or spelling out your name, just instant.

If you are worried about your privacy you can also use the ON/OFF feature so your links will never be shared when your Popl is turned off.

Airwallex

Airwallex transforms the way your business moves and manages money globally. The product enables you to collect global revenues from PayPal, Amazon, Shopify, etc and eliminates the double conversions. The product can integrate with Xero saving you hours of time.

This product has competitive pricing with no setup or ongoing fees and FX exchange rates that are 90% cheaper than the major banks. This product enables your to create employee cards and logins as well as provide dedicated user roles to book and approve payments.

Your money is held securely in a ring-fenced account, you can access your funds whenever you like as they are never invested or lent to anyone else.

Airwallex gives you the ability to settle payments in real-time, either directly between your connected accounts on the platform or direct to your suppliers.

The product has been built with global platforms in mind, the scale API manages the payment and FX complexities enabling you to transact internationally.

Square

Square enables businesses to take payments from anywhere. There are in-person and online solutions that are easy to set up. There is a suite of products that are ready built and integrate with a variety of business types. The basics are free. Square accepts contactless payments with just your iPhone or Android phone. The software can sync all your apps to Square including your accounting software.

1Password

1Password enables you to save your passwords in their password vault. With more cyber-attacks on businesses, it is important to have secure passwords and not to share passwords. 1Password can also save and sign in with passkeys. Not only will you not have to remember multiple complex passwords you also have the ability to selectively share passwords with your team. The data in 1Password is encrypted and only you hold the keys to decrypt it.

SaneBox

SaneBox helps you keep your emails under control whilst also increasing your productivity by de-cluttering your inbox. SaneBox will review your preferences and prioritize important massages. It will move unimportant messages to appropriate folders. SaneBox is compatible with most of the popular email platforms including Gmail, Office 365, iCloud and any other platform that supports IMAP. SaneBox will send you a summary each day with the emails that have been put in folders to deal with later, this daily email can also be turned off. SaneBox can also send you reminders for emails that need to be followed-up or that need your attention or actions, you can also use SaneBox to clear out any old and unnecessary emails and save on storage space. Lastly you have the ability to train SaneBox by just dragging emails from senders into the folder you chose.