Running a successful small business is tough enough without having to research and implement a range of tools, and somehow get everything working seamlessly together. You have better things to do. So finding an all-in-one suite of business applications is the way to go. What about G Suite? It might be just what your business needs.

What is G Suite?

Google has grown well beyond search engines and has launched a collection of online tools known as G Suite. Email, video conferencing, cloud document storage, business applications and shared online calendars.

It's a scalable set of tools that can work whether you are a brand new business just ready to launch, a small or mid-sized business, or a large corporation with thousands of employees.By utilizing cloud-based technology, it makes it very easy to keep connect everyone in your business network, no matter the distance.

Small Business G Suite Features

For the moment, let's focus on the small business level of G Suite.

Email - Get the functionality of Gmail while using your own custom business domain (as in mybusiness.com). You can also get creative with email aliases to create whatever sort of email accounts you need.

Calendar - A shared calendar is the key for getting everyone on board with plans, and making sure that events, tasks and meetings are not missed.

Conferencing - You can use Hangout chat rooms to have impromptu meetings, or set up video conferences (with team members, clients, suppliers or anyone). Tie these meetings with the calendar features so nobody misses anything.

Documents - There is a lot more to G Suite than just staying connected. A whole host of traditional business applications let you create text documents, spreadsheets and even presentations. By allowing complete access to these files in real time, there is no more confusion about which version is the latest or who is responsible for updates.

Apps - You can design and implement your own custom apps even if no one on your staff knows how to code.

Storage - For the small business, you will have unlimited storage for files, documents, email archives or anything else. If you have fewer than 5 people signed up, you will have 1TB for each person.

Administration - The tools are fairly easy to use, and it's a simple process to add new people to the team. Once you set certain users as administrators, they will have a lot of custom control over how your G Suite network runs for you.

Support - To keep things running smoothly, you can access support anytime via phone, online chat or email.

Costs

This is actually one of the best things about G Suite. Costs are very reasonable, and are determined by the number of people you want working with these tools. For the small business suite, the cost is only $5.00 USD monthly, for each user. There is a free trial period of 14 days so you can give the tools a run-through before committing to a monthly plan.

Want To Learn More?

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