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?
