These are reportedly the best tools for new businesses – how does your firm shape up?
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Adobe has compiled a list of ten of the online collaboration tools best suited for new or growing businesses.
The enterprise software giant recognizes the importance of digital workflows for modern businesses and has made recommendations on which platforms should be used to maximize productivity.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the list includes its own PDF editor, Adobe Acrobat, but also includes popular team messaging app Slack and cloud storage service Google Drive, among others, to cover every aspect of a company’s business.
Digitization of business
Adobe notes that online tools are growing in popularity, with searches for “best online tools for new businesses” increasing by 170% in February 2023 alone. For this reason, it wanted to ensure that companies choose the right one from the vast amount of options available.
Regarding Slack, Adobe noted that the service allows companies to “bring the water cooler and meeting room right to your computer.” Other reasons for the inclusion include instant messaging capabilities, the ability to talk in groups or with individual colleagues, video calling, and integration with other productivity tools.
It also said Google Drive is “hard to beat” in terms of document collaboration, allowing you to “share folders, documents, spreadsheets and presentations with your entire team and collaborate in real time”. It also praised its free availability for those with a Google account. Another popular storage service, Dropbox, also made the cut.
Project management software Asana is also on the list, due to its ability to “keep your entire team on track. You can create tasks, assign them to colleagues (or yourself), leave comments, and set project statuses. It’s everything for teams of any size needed to manage projects on the go.”
Rounding out the other entries are the free note-taking web app Notion, the spreadsheet database hybrid service Airtable, CRM platform HubSpot, accounting software QuickBooks, and Google Analytics for tracking your web traffic.
“With the right tech stack, individuals and companies can keep their documents organized and streamline their overall processes, reducing costs and saving time and energy, leading to improved efficiency and profitability,” said Lisa Croft, Director of Product Marketing at Adobe.
“Instead of spending time and resources storing and filing paper, business owners can use online tools to store, manage and access their documents quickly and easily.”
“These tools allow you to quickly and easily access and share critical documents, and they can also streamline the process of meeting, communicating and collaborating with colleagues and clients. The benefits of using online tools to organize your business are many.”