Who knew that those all of those crazy free mobile apps could actually be saving small business money?  I didn’t.  At least, not before reading this little piece from Inc.

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If you’re a small business, you may want to ask yourself how you could be generate bottom line savings by turning to mobile apps.  Check out the article below.  I’ve also added a few additional articles that discuss some of the ways small business is cashing in on mobile apps.

 

As the apps market continues to grow, so do small business savings, finds a new report.

Apps are responsible for allowing small business owners to eliminate an estimated 725.3 million yearly employee hours, reports Bloomberg Business Week. That productivity increase yields $17.6 billion in annual savings.

Small businesses are increasingly reliant on mobile applications, an AT&T survey found last year. Almost three-fourths of small businesses—those with between two and 50 employees—reported using mobile apps to conduct business.

But before you go blaming apps for reduced employment: Apps have also created 466,000 jobs since 2007, according to a study by TechNet, a bipartisan policy-making organization design to promote technological innovation. –John McDermott

via Apps Saving Money for Small Business Owners « Inc. Wire.

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