There’s a lot of technology needed to run a small business smoothly and efficiently these days. The good news is that there are a lot of choices and most of them are remarkably inexpensive.

These are the tools I’ve come to rely on and recommend, based on first-hand, in-the-trenches experience. (Full disclosure: If you click one of these links and sign-up for the service, in some instances I get compensated by the company.).

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