How Google Workspace can help small businesses thrive

The rise of Covid-19 and the need to stay safe has driven a lot of businesses into individual confinements, and this has taken its toll on adequate communication. Most businesses now rely solely on communication applications that help a large number of people to meet together while in different physical locations.

Applications like Zoom are in fact of key focus. However, brilliant as Zoom is, it still does not meet all the needs of an ideal business enterprise. Files still need to be shared. Accounts need to be balanced and reported back to superiors, so much more is entailed in communication within a business, some of which a simple conference call can not handle. This is the essence of Google Workspace.

Google has a boutique of communication and business-specific applications which are together known as collaborative applications. These applications enable different people to communicate, share and edit documents or presentations at the same time. As a result of the cumbersome nature of going from app to app, especially when said apps are not hosted on the same platform, pulling all communications applications into one space is a splendid opportunity for businesses to manage their work and information.

Google Workspace has all the cards in place to handle business communication easily and effectively.

Google Workspace at a glance

Gmail (Email application)

Google Docs (for editing documents).

Slides (for presentations).

Sheets (a bit of accounting work).

Google Meet (video conferencing).

Google Drive (shared cloud storage where each member of the team can access saved documents).

Google Calendar (scheduling events)

Benefits Of Google Workspace To A Small Business

The existence of Google Workspace is an example of what hybrid and remote work have in store for us. Businesses can now attend to crucial matters from the comfort of their homes while interacting with their team members on various projects.

Availability to all: Just about every person has a Google account and that is the first step in managing communications and gaining access to Google’s array of collaboration applications.

Admin Control: Admin Control gives the business admin or owner full control of who or what comes in or out of the business.

Advanced Security: Since this feature is tailored to help businesses grow, there is a need for it to be secure.

Affordability: Unlike its competition, Google Workspace is relatively cheap and does not require a business needing to break the bank just to afford it.

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