There are a plethora of tools and programs available to help you develop and grow your business. So, it can be incredibly time consuming to sort through and research them all. Therefore, we’ve compiled this list of business resources to help you save time.

Some of the links below are affiliate links. Which means we may receive a commission if you make a purchase. This does not change the price or service for you, but it does help us produce content like this to help you.
Business Operations
QuickBooks
QuickBooks is a very popular accounting and bookkeeping software with a full suite of features you can customize to your business. The desktop and mobile apps make it easy to stay on top of your company’s finances. Additionally, your accountant and/or bookkeeper can be given access to help prepare your taxes and financial statements.
NordVPN
NordVPN provides military-grade protection to your internet connection to maintain your privacy and security. They use thousands of servers in over 60 countries to ensure you have coverage everywhere.
HubSpot
Hubspot CRM is a completely free client relationship manager that will help you organize your contacts and monitor your leads. You can also make customized lead capture forms for your website and integrate with your email to increase your efficiency.

Sync
Similar to Dropbox, but Canadian owned and promising full privacy and security, Sync gives free accounts 5GB of storage with multiple options to upgrade. Sync increases efficiency with desktop and mobile apps, and an online vault to free up storage space on your computer.

Websites
StudioPress
StudioPress helps to create fast and flexible WordPress sites with their Genesis framework and premium WordPress themes. All StudioPress themes are SEO friendly and designed to be fast and responsive.

GreenGeeks
GreenGeeks provides fast and reliable website hosting for you WordPress site. Choose from multiple server locations, including in Canada, that are all powered by renewable energy sources.

OptinMonster
OptinMonster is one of the leading tools to help you covert more website visitors into email subscribers and customers. This tool will help you make your offers more targeted and visually engaging, and provide you with the analytics and testing abilities to continuously improve.

Social Media
Tailwind
Tailwind is a social media scheduling tool that specializes in working with Pinterest and Instagram. Their creation of Tailwind Tribes has set them apart from other schedulers by allowing you to quickly and easily share your pins with others in your industry and curate engaging pins for you audience. If you use Pinterest, Tailwind is a must have!

Graphic Design
PicMonkey
PicMonkey allows you to edit your photos and design graphics without investing the time and money required for Adobe. Additionally, all subscriptions include cloud storage, and thousands of graphics and templates.

Creative Market
Creative Market is a one-stop-shop of digital assets to help you bring your projects to life. This is where you’ll find ready to use designs, fonts, images, templates, clip arts, graphics, and so much more. Did you know that they offer 6 FREE products every week?

Outsourcing
Delegating tasks and projects can be one of the best things you can do to save time and improve efficiency. Some of the tasks and projects that can be outsourced include:
- WordPress website design and maintenance
- Social Media marketing tasks such as graphic creation, scheduling, content planning, and engagement
- Pinterest marketing tasks like Tailwind scheduling, pin curation, and pin creation
- Administrative tasks like email inbox monitoring, newsletter creation, content creation, and research.
If outsourcing would save you time, contact us today to find out how we can help!