Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Flipboard 0 Did you know that 69% of new businesses are home based? I can say that without a shadow of a doubt that I am not surprised by this statistic…not one bit! Over the years, I’ve noticed that now more than ever, Entrepreneurs are leveraging cloud based tech tools to start and build their businesses. Additionally, folks are using these resources to easily find and hire talent for their teams (from anywhere in the world regardless of geographic location), communicate with them and ultimately save a ton of money on the costs associated with “traditional office” expenses. Furthermore, according the following Infographic below by GFI, 75% of small business owners believe that mobile computing has improved their lives. The “Traditional Small Business Office Setup” Leasing/Renting Office Space Brick/Mortar VS The 21st Century Small Business Office Setup Laptop, cloud based apps, internet services – working anywhere in the world…. Leveraging technology to build an office I will go on record and state that ultimately how you structure your business is based on the TYPE of company that you have and how you can best provide services to your customers. A Great List of Tools and Resources for Working Remotely The resources that I am sharing with you are ones that you can use to start, run and manage your business on the cheap. The best part about using these tools is that they are all cloud based software applications that you can use and access from any device as long as you have an internet connection. For Billing and Invoicing Your Customers Invoiceable Freshbooks Blinksale For Conducting Web Based Chat’s and Virtual Meetings with your Clients Skype Google Hangouts Anymeeting For Taking, Making, and Receiving Calls on the Go… Ringcentral Grasshopper Google Voice When You Want to Track and Manage your Projects Trello BaseCamp SugarSync For Prioritizing Small Business Tasks and Taking Notes on the Fly Evernote ToDoist Wunderlist When You need to Organize and Share Documents with Your Team Remotely Box.com Dropbox Google Docs For Instant Messaging and Chatting with Your Team Members HipChat Skype Google Hangouts (for the win again!) Cheers all! Twitter Tweet Facebook Share Email This article originally appeared on Small Business Sense and has been republished with permission.Find out how to syndicate your content with B2C Author: Jay Leonard Jay is a UK-based cryptocurrency expert, specialising in fundamental analysis and medium to long term investments. Jay has a great deal of hands-on experience in analysing financial markets and performing technical analysis. Jay is currently focusing on the institutional adoption of cryptocurrency and what it means for the future of … View full profile ›More by this author:Top Trending Meme Coins: ELON, HOGE, SAMO, TAMA, MARVIN, BABYDOGE, MONAHotbit Exchange Forced to Suspend Service As it’s Under Criminal InvestigationCameo CEO Steven Galanis Wallet Hacked – $231k Worth of NFTs Stolen