In the last period there has been talk of a race for startups. "Campania ranks third in Italy for the birth of businesses," headlined an article by Luca Orlando in Il Sole 24 Ore a few weeks ago, "400 in 2019, about one a week."
If you're also working on a new business idea and don't know where to start, here are 5 reasons to choose G Suite Business Apps for your startup.
DOCUMENTS
Elaborate Documents. Create and edit text documents directly in your browser, no dedicated software is needed. Multiple people can work on the same file at the same time, every edit is saved automatically even when you are offline.
Comments, chat and edit in real time. Work on a single Document with your colleagues or people outside your Startup. Follow edits as others are typing them, communicate through built-in chat, ask questions by including your colleagues in Comments.
It works with all file types. Import your Documents to make them instantly editable, including Microsoft® Word and PDF files. Export your work in .docx, .pdf, .odt, .rtf, .txt or .html formats.
Unlimited Revision History: keep track of changes made to your Documents and restore the one you are interested in in one click. Earlier versions are kept indefinitely and do not count for memory purposes.
Naturally, grammar correction functions are included.
SHEETS
Collaborate on data analysis with Smart Spreadsheets. Work simultaneously on the same Spreadsheet. Perform calculations with formulas. Please note that all changes are saved automatically as you type.
Crunch data with powerful functions: visualize your data with charts, create Pivot tables, and add data filters.
Work with Excel and other file formats:Import existing Spreadsheets from other formats such as Excel to make them immediately editable and accessible among your members. Export Sheets to your preferred file type, including .xlsx, .csv, .html, .ods, or .txt formats.
Access your Spreadsheets anytime, anywhere. Create, edit and share Spreadsheets from any type of device (tablet, mobile, computer) , regardless of where you are. Work in Sheets even when you are offline.
Democratize access to data. Ask questions and get answers immediately with Google's Artificial Intelligence, or access and analyze billions of rows of Big Query data in Sheets without necessarily knowing SQL.
PRESENTATIONS
Create brilliant Presentations in just a few clicks. Multiple people can work on the same Presentation at the same time, everyone will always have the most up-to-date version.
Real-time comments, chat, and editing. Work on a single online Presentation with your business partner, your entire team, or contacts outside your Startup. You can decide who can edit, view, or simply add comments.
Insert charts from Sheets and update them with one click. Similarly, you can insert slides from other Presentations and update them in the same way.
Easy-to-design slides: start from scratch or speed up the process by choosing a template from which to start. You can enhance your Presentations by inserting videos, images, drawings and more.
MODULI
Create custom Survey and Questionnaire Forms at no extra cost. Collect and analyze results directly into a Google Sheet.
Create a Form as easily as you create a Document: select from multiple question types, drag and drop to reorder questions, and customize values by simply pasting a list.
Send professional-looking surveys to get valuable information. Add images, videos, and customize to give respondents a great survey experience.
Analyze responses with automatic summaries: view responses in real time. You can also access the raw data and analyze it with Google Sheets or other software.
GOOGLE SITE
Easily Create Impactful Sites for your team, a project or event.
Create a site without having programming or design skills. Site simplifies your team's work, has easy access to all your G Suite content, whether it's a Drive folder, a Document or even a shared Calendar.
Your content adapts to all devices. Google Site intelligently optimizes your work to be responsive, seamlessly adapting to desktops, tablets, and mobile devices.
APPMAKER
If you need to create Apps for the needs of your startup, accelerate business workflows or scale internal operations with G Suite's low-code development environment. (App Maker is included in G Suite Business and Enterprise editions and in G Suite for Education.)
Create Apps faster with the templates available, drag-and-drop selection UI design, for example, simplifies App creation for your IT developer teams.
Gain insights and promote actions with connected Apps, whether it's Gmail, Google Calendar or Sheets, it's easy to connect with the data and services you need to make your Apps more effective. In addition, you can use the App Script to access Google Cloud Platform and other third-party services.
Keep Control: G Suite administrators have visibility into the Apps that are running, including information about owners and usage metrics.
KEEP
Organize your work and remember what is most important. Keep works a bit like a reminder and you can share it with your colleagues. Everything syncs across all your devices, and it's always at your fingertips.
Do more together! Keep makes it easy to collaborate with your colleagues on notes, lists, photos, audio, and drawings. Quickly capture ideas during your brainstorms, keep them handy while you work, and tick off things already done in real time.
Update Keep anytime, anywhere. Access, create and edit Keep anywhere, from your computer, phone or tablet, even when there is no connection. Any changes you make are automatically saved and updated on all devices.
GMAIL
Secure and SPAM-free email for your startup. With Gmail you are always up-to-date with real-time message notifications and have the ability to securely store important emails and data. Administrators can manage accounts within the Startup and the devices used.
Customized business email. Create trust with your future clients by providing everyone with a professional email address with your domain name (alessia@power2Cloud.com).
Work without interruption. When you are on the road or if you forgot your computer at the office. Access your email anytime, anywhere, on any device, no Internet connection required. Read emails and write messages even when you are offline, they will be ready to send when you have connection again. There are lots of related features such as email cancellation if you realize you've missed or missed something or delayed sending.
GOOGLE CALENDAR
Integrated online calendars designed to collaborate. Dedicate less time to planning! Calendars shared with your partner or colleagues integrate seamlessly with Gmail, Drive, Contacts, Google Site and Hangout.
Smartly schedule meetings after checking the availability of your colleagues. You can share Calendars so people can see all the details of the event or just if you are free.
Log in from your computer, tablet, or phone to view or edit your event. Sync the Calendar with your phone.
HANGOUT CHAT
Simplify teamwork with a messaging platform:From messaging to group conversations, Hangout Chat makes it easy to monitor progress and follow up on your startup's activities
Integrated with G Suite: Upload items from Drive, collaborate in Documents, Sheets or Presentations, participate in online meetings with Hangouts Meet or use powerful Google search to search for previous conversations and shared files. Meet integrates directly with Calendar to schedule meetings for you.
Built-in security with peace of mind. With Vault's built-in support, administrators can securely store, retain, and search chat-specific data, you have mobile device management, single sign-on, two-factor authentication, administration settings, compliance, and data retention with Vault.
HANGOUT MEET
Video meetings for your startup wherever your team is. With video calls collaborate in real time while saving travel time and costs.
Participate in a meeting easily. To participate with Meet simply schedule a meeting and share the link, you won't have to worry if your Clients or vendors don't have the right accounts or plug-ins (Chrome browser is preferred).
Designed for all kinds of activities.. Meet is fully integrated with G Suite. You can join meetings directly from a Calendar event or from an invitation forwarded by email. All the important event details are there when you need them, whether you are attending from your computer or your cell phone.
GOOGLE SEARCH
Google search for your startup: get speed, performance and reliability that only Google can offer, all in over 100 languages.
DRIVE
Archive, access, and share all your files in one secure location. Access files anytime, anywhere from your desktop and mobile devices. You can control how files are shared inside or outside your Startup.
Get all the storage capacity you need: The Business and Enterprise editions of G Suite offer flexible storage options so you always have enough space for your files. With centralized administration, data loss prevention, and Vault you can easily manage users and sharing to meet your data compliance needs.
Find what you need quickly. Drive uses Google Artificial Intelligence and helps you save time: it recognizes important content, collaborators, and events, using features such as Quick Access and search enhancements through Machine Learning to connect each user with files that might need more attention.
Organize team files in a shared space. Use the Team Drive to store work in secure and easy-to-manage shared spaces. All files added to Team Drives are collectively owned by the team, so everyone stays up to date. Even when a coworker leaves you will always have all the files you need available.
ADMIN
Manage G Suite for your Startup from the Administration Console. Easily add users, manage devices, and configure security and settings so your data stays safe.
Security and Control:Centralized administration makes installation and management quick and easy. Protect your startup and use the built-in features to manage users and set security options such as two-step verification and security tokens.
Mobile Device Management: Distribute Apps to your employees and protect data on iOS and Android devices. You can control usage and manage security settings by locking or wiping devices remotely.
MOBILE
Mobile Management (MDM)easy to set up for Android, iOS, Windows and other smartphones.
Protect your data if you lose your phone or get stolen. Protect your Startup data, remotely lock or delete sensitive information.
Easy to manage from the Administration Console. You can view charts and reports on mobile device usage and trends at any time in the Reports section.
Distribute Apps Quickly: Help your employees find the Apps they need by distributing business apps from the Administration Console on Google Play or Apple's App Store.
VAULT
Archive and eDiscovery for email, files and chats. Manage, store, search and export your Startup's email, Google Drive file content and recorded chats. The G Suite Business and Enterprise version allows you to store business data from G Suite solutions, including Gmail, Google Drive, Google Teams Drive, Google Groups, and Google Hangouts Meet.
Protect your Startup data with compliant email archiving:Securely set retention policies on supported content for an entire domain or for specific units with specific date ranges and query terms. Vault allows you to track and preserve recorded data for legal audits.
Find valuable content and information quickly, even from suspended accounts.