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Small businesses need a variety of tools to communicate, collaborate and keep track of projects. Email, chat and video conferencing programmes help keep teams to communicate. Calendar apps simplify time management and visibility into your team's schedule, making it easy to find a convenient time to meet or schedule heads-down work blocks. Word processing, spreadsheet and presentation apps help small businesses create polished deliverables, as well as materials to generate new business. Small businesses will also need secure storage to house documents, especially those in highly regulated industries.

Collaboration tools help teams stay connected and contribute to various projects in real time. Group chat and video conferencing make it possible to communicate across time zones, from anywhere in the world. Shared calendars simplify scheduling meetings and keeping track of who is in or out of the office. File sharing allows teams to adjust permissions to collaborate on documents, spreadsheets and slide decks to work on projects together, giving everyone an opportunity to share their expertise.

Teamwork makes the dream work. But to make it work, there are a few components needed to set your team up for success:

• Reliable team collaboration software

• Clearly defined roles and responsibilities

• Transparency and accountability

• Consistent communication

• Clear project objectives

• Mutual respect

• Continuous learning

• Embracing new ideas and technologies

Workspace offers small businesses a full suite of thoughtfully connected apps that are easy to use and amp up your team's productivity. Workspace business plans start at $6 per month/user and can be scaled as your business grows.