If you’re an entrepreneur looking to upgrade to the iPhone 4S, the good news is you have more than 425,000 iPhone apps from which to choose. Of course, if you’re running a business, there are really only a handful that will actually make your work life easier. Here are the ones we recommend.
1. Take Notes Using Simplenote
This app lets you take notes and keep lists, and it’s extremely easy to search through. Your notes don’t have to stay on your iPhone either since syncing Simplenote to your computer or to other apps is, well, simple. You can even share specific notes with multiple people. The biggest bonus: it’s all encrypted so your information—from your grocery list to your thoughts on your latest marketing push—remains safe.
2. Scan Documents With JotNot Scanner Pro
With the JotNot Scanner Pro app, your iPhone basically becomes a scanner. Just take a picture of the document—receipt, contacts—that you want a copy of and this app will give you a clean scan of it. You can then upload it to something like DropBox, e-mail it to yourself, or even create a faxable version.
3. Import Business Cards With CardMunch
CardMunch promises you won’t have to carry a paper business card ever again. The app lets you take a picture of any business card you want to upload to your contact list. Within minutes, the business card is transcribed by the CardMunch crew and uploaded to your phone. An added bonus: with one tap on a CardMunch contact you can connect to that person via LinkedIn.
4. Store Your Passwords With 1Password
We wrote about 1Password before because this password manager is a BestVendor favorite. Like the desktop version, the iPhone app stores your passwords in one place and lets you access them with one tap so you can automatically log into websites.
5. Keep Track Of Your Bills On Expensify
Two things make the iPhone version of this app super friendly. One, you can sync your credit cards and bank accounts to it so it can track purchases as they happen. Two, if you use cash, you can take a picture of your receipt and the information will be uploaded. Expensify can also generate expense reports and e-mail them to you in the form of PDFs.
6. Find Information in a Flash With Greplin
Ever wish someone else would organize your life? Well, the Greplin app wants to do at least some of that for you online. The app is essentially a single search box where you can type in what information you’re looking for in your iPhone. So instead of scrambling through a dozen e-mails looking for a phone number or an address, Greplin will sift through your mountain of information for you and find it fast.
7. For Video Use Skype
Thanks to the front and rear cameras on the iPhone 4S, awesome video conferencing abilities are literally in the palm of your hand. It’s the easiest—and one of the cheapest ways—to connect with the office while you’re on the go.
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