Starting a Business? You Need These 5 Applications

Nowadays, the development of highly-advanced applications can be very useful for online business. Find 5 applications that you may need to run the business.

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The development of technology makes our daily activities a lot easier these days. Technology also plays a crucial role for those who want to create an online business. Most people tend to start a business to gain more satisfaction as well as to be more independent in life, but they may find it simple yet very challenging at the same time.

Online business has become a trend nowadays and competitors are everywhere. Being smart is the key and to create an online business, you must know where to start. The good thing is, thanks to the developed technology in the present time, we can find a bunch of good applications to make our business’ start-up run smoother.

Below are 5 recommended applications you should install before starting an online business. Check them out!

 

  1. E-commerce

E-commerce is a platform where you can sell your products online to all over Indonesia and even overseas. There are so many e-commerce services you can choose from A to Z. However, you have to consider the most important thing before deciding which e-commerce platform you’re going to use. It’s market segmentation. If you want to sell your products worldwide, you may try Amazon or eBay. If you want to sell them in domestic market, there are plenty local e-commerce services also available for consideration.

By creating an account in one e-commerce or more, you don’t have to worry where to sell your products/services. Some e-commerce founders in Indonesia even allow you to use their services for free.

 

  1. Design

Design is such an important part in both offline and online business. You can set up your business image by creating logo and product design on your e-commerce accounts.

One of the easiest design applications you can use without subscription is Canva. This application allows you to choose any design and template you like according to your own purposes, whether it’s for presentation, social media, etc.

 

  1. Social Media

Downloading any kind of social media application is necessary while preparing a business. Instagram, Twitter, or LINE can be such effective media for you to promote your products/services. You can utilize social media to gain trust from your customers.

Let them leave comments and testimonials about your products/services. Good comments may also gain you some new customers. You have to maintain well-developed contents in your social media to keep the frequent buyers attracted. Just like how important a design is, social media has similar role to build up a brand image you wish to achieve.

 

  1. Finance

Anything about financial stuffs can be managed in one single application which has complete features. You can calculate expenses and profit, create initial budget, and make financial plan of your business. One of few examples is an application called digibank by DBS which has budget tracker feature that you can use.

 

  1. Planner

This kind of application will help you and your co-workers take notes on your ideas and plans, instead of using conventional book or piece of paper. The applications like Evernote and OneNote can be made as options for you to start your business plan.

 

Those are 5 applications you need in preparation to start a business. However, you will also have to prepare some fund in order to run a business. With a commitment in supporting the economic growth in Indonesia, DBS provides you with business finance and loan program which will give solution based on your personal needs. For more information about DBS business finance and loan program, click here.