As an SME, remaining digitally present is of the utmost importance if your business is going to thrive and facilitate growth.

In our electronically driven era, most people will go online to gauge information about products and services that they are interested in, so having a strong online presence is going to help your business grow as well as ensuring that you remain competitive and keep attracting new custom.

It’s estimated that 2.5 billion people will be using smartphones by 2019, so engaging with apps is also important if an SME is going to be successful.

Read on to find out about five of the best apps for SMEs at present.

NowFloats

For most consumer-focused businesses, setting up an online store is imperative if they are going to increase their sales and stay ahead of the competition. Luckily, technology firm NowFloats makes this possible and can help companies by taking care of all of their online needs. Whether it’s helping them to achieve an online presence, ensuring they meet SEO requirements or helping them to find relevant leads for content updates, NowFloats can help SMEs get to where they need to be online.

Shopmatic   

Founded in 2014, Shopmatic’s headquarters are in Singapore but also has offices in Gurgaon and Bangalore, India. The international e-commerce company has been launched to help business owners sell their products and services online. From developing a cutting-edge web store to listing their business on social media channels, Shopmatic ensures that businesses effectively manage everything that they need to in order to grow their business.

Podio

As an SME, one of the most important things that you can do is stay on top of your projects and tasks. Podio is a useful app that helps you to effectively manage leads and clients, diary dates and expenses, ensuring that you always stay on top of things and don’t let anything slip your mind when the workload is piling up.

Bufferapp

Effective and timely posting on your social media channels can help you to increase engagement and grow your brand, and with the use of this app you can ensure that your posts are always sent out at the right time. Bufferapp will schedule tweets and updates for you at the most opportune times while you continue with other pressing tasks.

Gratitude

Sometimes a little bit of reflection at the end of the working day is all you need to ensure that your mindset stays positive. Gratitude helps with this by encouraging users to write down five good things that have happened throughout the day.