Finance management

Now you’ve made sure cash is coming into your business, the next step is keeping it nice and organised. Freelancers and small business owners often hate this bit, because they didn’t go into business to spend ages faffing around with a spreadsheet. These apps and tools make it much more manageable though.

Looking after the facts and figures speeds up your tax return and helps you keep an eye on profit and loss. Expense tools help you store your receipts digitally, and time trackers keep your pricing accurate and schedule on track.

Here are some of the best. And don’t forget to look at our free-o-meter! You won’t believe how many of these cost zero pounds a month…