Entrepreneurs always want to improve their productivity, visibility, bottom lines as well as competitive edge. In pursuit of the same, they use a wide variety of tools and applications. Modern tools and applications are valuable and designed to streamline business operations. Here are a few valuable tools and applications to help you to:

• Increase sales
• Amplify brand awareness
• Establish better relationships with customers
• Expand and promote your business.

Evernote Use this platform to collect, nurture, and share ideas across desktop and mobile platforms. You can also use this to align your work. Tips:

• Use it to organise your work.
• Explore connections and use new information.
• Use it to memorise key business details.

Dropbox 500 million people around the world use Dropbox. It is one of the best business applications that helps you to store files, folders, videos, photos, PDFs, etc. in a secure way. You can access your files from anywhere on any device. "Dropbox is the finest file sharing and storage solution". Tips:

• Use it to share large files.
• Anyone can review and download a copy of files.
• Use it to take automatic backup.
• You can easily restore deleted files.

Zendesk This is the most popular software that improves business communication. This software is used for monitoring, prioritising, and solving customers’ problems. Tips:

• Use it to gather information.
• It offers personalised support.
• It offers clear visibility into customer interactions.
• It also helps to measure performance, and uncover actionable insights.

Buffer Use Buffer to schedule and share social media content in the fastest possible manner. This platform helps businesses to drive traffic, increase engagement and save time on social media. Tips: Use it to:

• Schedule as many posts as you want.
• Track clicks, reach and engagement.
•  Post new products or recommended items.
• Publish content in a reliable/fast and safe manner.
• Use Buffer to keep your customers well informed.

Grammarly Today, millions of people use Grammarly to check and correct grammatical errors. This tool helps you to make your writing error free. Tips: Use it to:

• Improve your writing style.
•  Expand your language awareness.
•  Enhance clarity and remove complex errors.
• Write error free on Gmail, Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, LinkedIn, or anywhere.

Freshdesk This is a powerful cloud-based customer support software and helpdesk ticketing system that assists businesses to improve their relationships with customers. Its email based ticketing system is perfect for tracking and responding to emails. Tips:

• Use it to streamline your inbox.
• Use Freshdesk to make your brand a vital resource for customers.
• Use it to identify actionable insights - issues, bottlenecks, your best players in statistical format.
• Use it to automate your workflow and support your customer.
• Use it to find the best leads and nurture customers.

So, use these smart tools and platforms to save your time, efforts and budget.