There are many keys to running a successful small business. One of the most important? The owners of small businesses have to be organized. It’s too easy to miss an important task. Thankfully, the iPhone — a tool of choice for a lot of small business owners — offers several apps which can help business owners organize their time more efficiently. The Web site Business News Daily highlights some of the best.
Fantastical 2
Yes, your iPhone already comes with a default calendar app. But it’s simply not that impressive. The $1.99 Fantastical 2 calendar app, though, is. Business News Daily raves about several of its features. But the most interesting? You can tell Fantastical 2 what you must do in a given day — for example, you can say “I’m meeting Sarah for dinner on January 21 at five p.m.” — and the app will instantly schedule that appointment for you. That’s a true time-saver.
A more powerful scheduler
The Schedule Planner app is free. That’s great. It’s also easy to use, helping you to quickly plan out your day. As Business News Daily reports, you can even color-code tasks depending on their category. For instance, you can color work activities blue and free-time activities red. The app will then create charts that show you exactly how you’re spending you’re time. Then you can make changes to become more efficient.
Any.do
Sure, we all rely on to-do lists to get things done. But the old-fashioned paper-and-pen lists are limiting. The free app Any.do provides a much-needed update to the lowly paper to-do list. This app, for instance, allows you to assign tasks to specific categories: today, tomorrow, this week or the far-off someday.