THERE EXISTS A MULTITUDE OF FREE SOFTWARE THAT SMALL BUSINNESS OWNERS CAN ACQUIRE TO HELP THEM MANAGE THEIR BUSINESSES EFFECIENTLY.
FREE SOTWARE TOOLS CAN BE DIVIDED IN TWO CATEGORIES:
Point and Click Applications
Examples include Basic Screenpal, Open Office, Oracle Virtual Machine Virtual Box, R Studio, free Unix / Linux operating system flavors such as Ubuntu, and Debian just to name these few. Unix-based operating systems are free to download and use and peripheral applications such Openoffice can be downloaded for free to acquire a package that small business owners can use as tools to do basic management of their businesses.
Interactive, Flexible, and Programmable Applications
Examples include: R, Phyton, C, C++, and many more. Often basic point-and-click applications such as Excel may lack features that are modern and useful in helping small businesses compete effectively. In that regard, Crosstown Technologies recommend businesses become familiar with freeware such as R, Python that can help business owners analyze their proprietary data and gain valuable insights.
Point and Click Applications
such as Microsoft Excel require no programming skill to be used but their flexibility, and adaptation to new realities is seriously limited. In that regard, basic skills in programming language such as R and Python is strongly recommended for small business owners. At CrossTown Technologies, we provide basic training and guidance on the usefulness of Point-and-Click Applications.
Interactive and Programmable Applications
such as R, Phyton, and C require basic programming skills but can add value to point-and-click applications such as Excel and even to advanced statistical analysis application like Tableau. There is a large community of support for freeware programmable applications that can help small business owners navigate the difficulties of adapting to programmable applications in the business environment.
