Glam Africa: The Revolutionary Edition (2019)

CAREER
Gone are the days when we had to manage all aspects of our
businesses and even our lifestyle through diary managing, PAs
or even through our overloaded memory. Thankfully, mobile
applications have helped some businesses ensure that they
do not fall behind. The cellular applications have facilitated
growth, managed finances and increased productivity levels.
BY TOLU BAKRE
Whether it be business or personal financial matters, managing
finances has never proved to be an easy task, especially if you are
a sole trader. However, some of these applications below have
revolutionised the ways in which you are able to streamline your
businesses’ financial tasks.
TRELLO: These digital boards allow you
to organise and prioritise projects with
yourself and employees whilst rewarding you
along the way. Employees are able to stay
organised, view colleagues’ tasks and see
what’s left to do. It's perfect for people who
need a visual task system.
Mobile applications have also been known
to foster and nurture connections within the
workforce by enabling direct communication.
MONZO: One of the biggest banks to
challenge internet banking in the UK.
The digital, mobile only bank offers
a current account and various ways
to make saving easy. The easy-to-use
interface is designed to make seamless
transactions between businesses and
friends. Therefore, if you are looking for
ways to save and budget accordingly,
Monzo has you covered.
REVOLUT: If you’re a young
tech-savvy use this app is for you.
The mobile banking application
allows you to top up your account
in your own currency, then when
you travel, the bank automatically
changes the currency to the local
currency whenever you use your
card.
The app also allows you to convert
your currency into crypto currency.
You can set up price alerts to see
when prices change.
Being a business owner means
that, at times, you tend to carry a
weight on your shoulders. It can be
challenging to manitain organisation
with the business and keeping it in
order.
But some mobile applications are
are changing the game.
Whilst it is absolutely vital
to keep your professional
duties in order, your wellbeing
is also crucial in order
to carry out productivity to
its full capacity. Similarly
the Health app is good for
maintaining fitness and health
responsibilities.
PATTERN: allows you to help understand your mood and emotional patterns
on a daily basis based on the information you submit. The app proceeds to
give a unique perspective of what to do when different situations arrive.
The transformative changes in today’s businesses are absolutely parallel
to the success of companies thanks to these mobile applications. With
over a million users across each app, it is no mystery why businesses and
individuals are doing so well.
There is no doubt that the changes these apps have affected are making
traditionalyl mundane tasks easier and highly effective. Mobile applications
have modernised businesses’ productivity and efficiency from financing right
down to communication.
OTHER APPS TO CONSIDER
GOOGLE DRIVE
Imagine file storage, emails, word
documents, excel and so much more all in
one, and within reach from any smartphone,
tablet or computer.
MONEYBOX
The Moneybox app is the simplest way to
save and invest. Round up your purchases to
the nearest pound and set aside the spare
change.
OTTER
Save time and never miss a word. Otter
lets you record and review in real-time.
Otter converts live speaking into a written
transcription, and you can search, play, edit,
organise, and share your conversations from
any device.
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