Five Free Programs Every Business Owner Should Use

16.04.2012
A couple weeks ago I offered tips on . Today let's talk about running the business you already have. How can you keep costs low but efficiency high?

Start with software. If you're spending (or planning to spend) any kind of money at all on commercial software for your business, chances are good there's a free or open-source alternative that can do the job just as well.

I rounded up a few good candidates in , but those were mostly for individual use.

Today, let's look at five incredible utilities -- all of them free -- designed for business operations. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised by what money can't buy.

Perfect for smaller shops, Microsoft's free (and ) anti-virus utility can be used on up to 10 PCs. (Actually, I'm not sure what would prevent you from installing it on, say, 30 or 40 PCs, but Microsoft says 10's the limit.)