Are you launching a small business or looking to optimise workflow in your existing small business? The right tools can make all the difference not only in boosting productivity but also bringing more ease to your everyday. In this week's post we've compiled a list of tools that are tried and tested to support our female entrepreneurs. Enough chat, here's the list:
Essential Small Business Tools We Recommend
Email Marketing
Email Marketing (Beginner) – Flodesk: A simple, creative email marketing platform that helps you connect with your community effortlessly.
Email Marketing (Intermediate) – Mailchimp: Level up your email marketing with automation, funnels, and personalised journeys to engage and convert your audience.
Client Experience
Managing Clients – Practice Better: A full-suite practice management platform for 1:1 service professionals, streamlining appointments, invoicing, and client engagement via a mobile app.
Appointments only – Calendly: Simplify scheduling with an easy-to-use booking system—start free and streamline your workflow without committing to a full-service platform.
Automated Meeting Notes – Otter AI: AI-powered meeting assistant that transcribes, records, captures slides, and generates summaries, perfect for research and collaboration.
Education & Courses
Courses – Teachable: An all-in-one platform to easily create, market, and sell online courses while building your brand and community.
Collaborate Online – Miro: A powerful virtual collaboration tool for real-time brainstorming, planning, and teamwork, perfect for meetings, projects, and interactive sessions.
Media
Podcast Hosting – Buzzsprout: Launch your podcast hassle-free with this user-friendly hosting platform, perfect for beginners looking to test the waters before outsourcing.
Deliver Interactive Forms & Research – Typeform: Create beautiful, interactive forms for quizzes, surveys, feedback, and lead generation, making research and engagement seamless.
Website Builder – Wix: Build a professional personal brand website easily with user-friendly templates and flexible editing—no developer needed.
Design & Branding – Canva: Create professional designs effortlessly with templates for social media, presentations, branding, and more—perfect for non-designers.
Organisation
Get Organised – Notion: A powerful all-in-one tool to consolidate and structure your business or career information in a single, organised workspace.
Get Organised – Todoist: Boost productivity with this powerful task manager—plus, enjoy two months of free premium membership as my exclusive gift to you.
Working while you travel
International Data Provider – Nomad: Stay connected abroad with travel eSIMs at local rates—set up instantly via the app and enjoy seamless data access from just $9, plus get money off with my exclusive code SAMWCLQAZZ.
Finance
Better Banking – Tide: Simplify your finances with hassle-free business and personal banking, and get up to £50 when you sign up.
Currency – Wise: Easily manage money across borders, spend in 40+ currencies, move funds seamlessly, and get paid with local account details—plus, enjoy a physical card, Apple Pay, and instant digital card access if lost abroad.
Take Payments – Stripe: A seamless and secure payment processing solution, ideal for businesses looking to accept online payments with
Credit Card - American Express: Earn miles on every £1 spent, enjoy luxury travel perks like lounge access and insurance, and get up to 22,000 bonus points when you sign up (T&Cs apply).
Final Thoughts: Work Smarter, Not Harder
Choosing the right tools is personal, it depends how you wish to work and the nature of your business but I will leave you with three key thoughts to help when you are choosing between services:
Scalability - will it grow with your business?
Ease of use - does it integrate with any existing systems you are using?
Customer support - can you get support when things aren't working?
Choosing the right tools is just the first step in creating a more efficient, productive business. If you’re feeling overwhelmed or unsure where to start, we are here to provide support to help you unlock your small business ambitions. You can contact us at www.drsamlynch.co.uk/contact