Are you looking to start new business or already have some idea about it? Or may be you are looking to conduct a market research on your idea to measure the tangibility of your idea. It is possible you get affirmation that your idea is going to be one big hit however, knowing this does not help. You need to have so many tools, applications and ideas in order to start and run a successful growing business. The business may sound very good idea to earn good money but to run it is completely a different story.
I think of new business ideas daily but could never able to execute any single one of them. It is perhaps I lack motivation or may be I don’t know the tool until today. Yes! until today because I was sick of thinking and doing nothing. I would like you to get out of this mental mayhem and execute your business idea. On the way to develop your business you are going to need a lot of help in number of different areas i-e marketing, investment, branding, social media promotion, customer support etc.
If the idea is related to information and technology then I have done some good research to give you what you might not find elsewhere. Yes! I have collected all the latest and updated tools a start up business or a new business idea need. The world of Internet is full of choices and options but the difference is when you choose the right tool.
Today’s post is made on the same principle of collecting all start up tools, apps, and idea development platform resources that you need to know in order to start a good business. The list contains number of different categories that are found common in all the businesses around the world. There are hundred of tools that do the same job in their respective field but not everyone is the best one or cheap. So, the post here includes all those premium resources that are up to date with latest technologies and can be trusted for their quality of work.
So, if you are looking to have quick business success you might want to consider using any one of the following business tools which have proved to be super beneficial for entrepreneurs.
Think Novel Ideas
The following tools are best to help you in developing the idea if you don’t have it and if you do then it can do the testing or detailed description of your idea along with possibilities to succeed.
Bubbl.us
MindManager
Creately
Evernote
Springpad
Market Surveys
Business in today’s world does not work if you don’t know the per-requisites of your product and service. So, it is a good idea to run a market survey and for that you need the following tools.
Survey Monkey
Quipol
Branding & Designing
I am sure you want to make your business look good and the best n cheap resource to have a designer is given below. Do check it.
99designs
User Experience (UX) & User Interface (UI) Design
Don’t undermine the importance of UX n UI because it will make or break your business. So, check out the following apps that will be helpful in developing something super cool design.
Notebox
Google Web Fonts
CheckDog
Mokk.me
Cacoo
Mocksup
Mockflow
Themeforest
Mockapp
Keynotopia
KeynoteKung-Fu
Content Management System (CMS)
There is nothing best than wordpress CMS. Enough said!
WordPress
Domain Names and Hosting
Don’t underestimate the importance of domain name and the issue related to it. Check out the following tools to explore the issue even further.
Rackspace:
Rackspace can provide affordable and reliable Linux dedicated server hosting for start-up businesses with a website.
Panabee
GoDaddy
Hostgator
Business Model & Planning
OK once you have your business idea you need to develop a business model which is a tough but interesting task if you do it with the following Lean Canvas app.
Lean Canvas
Pitching For Investment
In order to let investors give you money you better give them something in more presentable way and I think the following resources are the best available at the moment.
Slideshare
Visual.ly
Powerpoint
Keynote
Project Management
Don’t ignore the significance of complex project management. As a successful business man you need to manage your project in a professional way and you going to require one of the following business tools.
Basecamp
Redmine
Pivotal Tracker
Jira
Goplan
MavenLink
Mingle
LeanKit Kanban
MSProject
WorkFlowy
Communication
I would let you understand the importance of communication by yourself. But keep in mind the world we live in is based on communicating quick and good. Following will help you to do both things.
HipChat
Skype
GoToMeeting
Viber
Social Media Marketing & Management
Social media stands at the top of running successful business in today’s world. So manage it better with the given tools.
Knowem
Hootsuite
Sprout social
Unilyzer
File sharing & Cloud Storage
Cloud storage is at its best and you need it to use it for keeping backup data of your business.
Dropbox
Box
Testing & QA
Once ready start rigorous process of QA with the following awesome bug tracker tools.
Bugherd
Pingdom Tool
Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
Customer is blessing so you better manage the relationship with him in more swift and professional way. Below are the tools that will empower you do to so.
Nimble
Zoho CRM
Financial and Calculation
Money is the prime attraction so, don’t ignore the importance of having a good financial calculating system in order to yield good profits.
Saasu
Freshbooks
Customer Support & Help Desk
Desk.com
Zendesk
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