How to Make Your Business More Mobile

Traveling is essential for many business owners and their employees. But while you’re on the move or located in another country, you don’t want to lose time when you could be working. Luckily, technology has made it possible to take your job with you and run your business from any location. Using smartphones, tablets, and other technologies, you can continue to manage your business, whether you’re across town or the globe. Your employees can also continue to do their work if they’re staying home for the day or going on a business trip. If you want to make your business more mobile, try these tools and methods to achieve it.

Michael Coghlan

Use Mobile Devices

The first thing you need to take your business out and about is at least one mobile device. It could be a smartphone, a tablet, a laptop or even a laptop/tablet hybrid. These tools will allow you to take your work on trains and planes, into hotels and to business meetings around the world. And it’s not just you who can benefit from these technologies, but your employees too. You don’t have to limit yourself to one device either because they each have different benefits. Think about the functions you need, from a mobile internet connection to phone service and word processing.

Have Calls Forwarded to Your Smartphone

Being able to answer business calls on your cell phone is extremely useful. But you might not want to use your cell number for your company. Either you don’t think it looks professional or you don’t want to give it out to anyone who asks for it. Instead, you can set up a dedicated line that you can redirect to your smartphone. For example, Zintel 1300 numbers provide a professional looking point of contact for customers and clients. You can have the calls redirected to your cell, so you can answer them wherever you are.

Find the Right Cloud Services

Once you have your mobile devices, you need to be able to access your work while you’re on the move. Using cloud-based services will ensure you can still collaborate with your employees and colleagues, no matter where you are. You can use cloud services to open and download files, as well as work on them in real time. Using them will make sure that everything you work on while you’re away is backed up and that you don’t need to be in the office to finish your projects.

Use Business Travel Tools

If you spend a lot of time on the road or sitting in hotel rooms, it’s not always easy to get everything done. Apart from your mobile devices, there are lots of other tools that can be useful for your business trips. From mobile wireless hotspots to portable printers, you can make your trip much easier. Before you go away, look for the tools you’ll find most useful.

Making your business more mobile could give you an edge over your competitors. You won’t waste time when traveling, and you can keep an eye on everything wherever you are.