To be successful in your business, you must be “creative.” After all, didn’t you start your business thinking you had a great concept or a better idea than others in your field? He probably didn’t realize that most of his creative time would be spent on business tasks and administration unrelated to his product or service. You’re probably wondering, “How did I get into this trouble of having to coordinate different schedules of specific tasks, manage clients and staff, have to repeatedly re-enter information from one format to another, find time to check in on new leads, or have ‘personal time’ to just get creative about the future of the company?”

What if you had a complete platform of small business management software tools that provided you with a powerful web-based system that would improve your workflow and business management, make your small business more efficient, automate key tasks and processes, reduce staffing issues and time-consuming team projects, enable you to follow up on new leads, and keep your existing customers happy?

There are such small business management software programs out there, but you need to choose wisely. When you find the one that does these certain things, your business life will be forever changed and you can climb that ladder to success with ease.

Here are several suggestions to help you find the perfect small business management software program that will improve your chances of reaching the top rung of the success ladder:

• Your integrated software program should combine CRM (Customer Relationship Management) with your projects and your billing and expenses. After all, the most important reason to start a business is to attract clients, make sure your projects run smoothly, bill your product or service in a timely and complete manner, and make sure you don’t lose money on your expenses and overhead.

• The program you choose should combine everything you need to run a small business into one tool. You need to integrate CRM, your projects, your billing, all related documents and expenses, staff, and project timesheets into one complete and powerful automation engine.

• You must be able to track customers and prospects from the first opportunity to the sale and the best support you can give them.

• The software should allow you to set deadlines, create project templates, share progress with your employees and clients.

• You should be able to work from anywhere. With the right web-based management software, your business should be accessible from wherever you need it to be.

• With client folder templates, you should be able to set permissions and allow remote access over the Internet to receive notices and project updates giving them peace of mind knowing how the project is being tracked – no surprises!

Running a small business is hard work. You have sales to close, debtors to pursue, employees to manage, customers to keep happy, and your reputation and brand to protect. Find the right “rung” to add to your ladder of success by choosing a comprehensive, integrated small business management software program that meets ALL your needs.