Our 14 best apps for small business owners in 2026
Business apps are essential to the success of any geographically dispersed team. These are the ones we swear by for marketing, project management, and business basics.
December 17, 2025
Business apps are essential to the success of any geographically dispersed team. These are the ones we swear by for marketing, project management, and business basics.
We’re thrilled to announce that we’re partnering with LaunchHOLLYSPRINGS (LHS) to amplify the voices, stories, and successes of Holly Springs entrepreneurs. Through an in-kind partnership, Brighter Messaging will help LHS share its impact, celebrate its alumni, and expand awareness of the resources available to the local small business community. Founded
The digital age has given us marketing data we would never have even dreamed of 50 years ago. But let’s be honest: when you open Google Analytics, it’s easy to feel like you’re staring into a bowl of marketing alphabet soup—CTR, CPC, bounce rate, conversions, engagement rate, time-on-page. You know
Goldman Sachs just released the results of their national survey for small businesses, which gives us some insights into what other small business owners are thinking about the economy and business landscape. In short, the results present a good mix of optimism with a side of “we’ve got work to
Marketing is one of those things that small business owners know they need but often struggle to execute effectively. You might have tried handling it yourself, delegating it to an overworked employee, or even hiring someone in-house…only to realize that marketing is a full-time job for a team and requires
If you’re running a small business and feeling like marketing is one of those endless to-do list items that never seems to move forward, you’re not alone. Marketing is hard. It’s time-consuming, and often slow to show results. And it can be overwhelming, especially when you’re trying to juggle everything
Whether you’re looking for a place to eat, an auto mechanic, or a new accountant, one of the first things you do is Google. In most cases, the top results you’ll see (particularly on mobile) contain data from Google Business Profiles. Think of Google Business Profiles as the internet’s version
You’re diligently working on landing a major client for your business. After weeks of negotiations, you’re finally ready to send the detailed proposal via email. You told them they’d have it by 5 pm. It’s 4:55! In the rush, you accidentally include a typo in the client’s name and forget
“Running a small business” and “limited budget” are two phrases that typically go hand-in-hand. But how are you supposed to get your name out there when you can’t afford big billboards and glossy magazine ads? Here are 12 ideas we use for our clients (and our own business) to generate
Like many small business owners, you might come to the realization that a) you can’t do it all on your own and b) it doesn’t make sense to try. You know your business needs digital marketing to grow and compete in a competitive marketplace, but in a new frontier where
I needed a new fence in my yard, so I reached out to six different companies. Two of them never bothered to respond, two set up appointments but ghosted me when the time came, and two actually showed up to provide a quote. Those two companies made the entire process
I started Brighter Messaging out of a desire to help people who were saying things like, “I know I need to show up online, but I have no idea how to do it,” or “No one can find me on Google.” Reflecting on the last few years, I’d like to
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