In the information age it is becoming much easier for Caribbean Entrepreneurs to start and run businesses even though they never had a formal business education or are unable to finance certain specialized business courses. Below is a list of the 10 best online resources that Caribbean Entrepreneurs Should be using now.
- Fiverr.com- fiverr is a resource where Caribbean Entrepreneurs can get anything done for 5 dollars. One might think, since its 5 dollars the work would be of poor quality, and depending on what you want done it may be of poor quality. You wouldn’t try to get a quality website built for 5 dollars. However for gigs such as graphic designs, articles, videos, desktop publishing, if you need a virtual assistant among many other services. Every Caribbean Entrepreneur should be checking Fiverr now to get things done.
- Asana- Asana is a free project management tool. This tool allows teams to communicate without the use of email. How cool is that? This is ideal for businesses where the team members are not in the same location or in the same country.
- Google Hangout- Hangout allows you to have face to face conversation online, you can record an interview with someone for free and publish it as a video on YouTube. Every Caribbean Entrepreneur should be using Google Hangouts and if you’re not download it immediately.
- Wix.com- as a Caribbean Entrepreneur in 2014, you must have a website, if you do not have a website or you can’t afford to pay to build one then Wix is for you. Wix is a platform where you can create free stunning websites to give your business a home online and a professional touch.
- Survey Monkey- Survey monkey makes it very easy for Caribbean Entrepreneurs to conduct market research. If you have a product idea and not sure whether it will resonate with your target audience, well create a survey on Survey Monkey and get people to give their feedback. This is one of the most efficient ways to get feedback from your customers and it’s free.
- Canva.com- Canva allows you to create remarkable visual graphics for your website or business social media pages free of cost. No design skills is needed, canva is easy to use and you can create top quality visual contents that can generate a buzz online for your business.
- Jing- This is an app from Techsmith, jus type Jing in the Google search engine and you will see it. Jing is awesome; it allows you to capture any part of a screen and save it as a picture. It also allows you to create videos that you can share online and the best part is Jing is free.
- MailChimp- Email marketing is alive and well and lots of Entrepreneurs in the US and Canada are having lots of success with email marketing. Caribbean Entrepreneurs should not be left behind, Mail Chimp is one of the simplest ways to manage your email marketing effort and it allows you to have up to 2000 email subscribers for free.
- Evernote- Evernote allows you to manage your life and your business in an efficient manner. It allows you to capture data whether on your mobile device, computer or tablets and help you remember projects you’re working on in your business.
- Blogger.com /Wordpress- These two resources will allow you to build a blog for your business for free. Blogging is one of the ways that businesses are currently making their mark online. Caribbean Entrepreneurs should not be left behind with this. Create a blog and share valuable resources to your readers, you will benefit tremendously.
Do you know of any other online tools that Caribbean Entrepreneurs should be using right now?
