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Google Apps for Small Business

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Small Business Challenges

Running a small business comes with a set of challenges completely distinct from that of an enterprise organization. In addition to their size, small businesses are differentiated in several ways:

Limited pool of resources
Speed of growth
Shorter time frame to complete internal projects

Part of the success of a small business can be attributed to how efficient and organized its people and processes are. With email and calendar being a core mode of communication within a small business, it is vital to choose the right tools that help, not hinder, your company’s productivity.

How Google Apps for Business Meets These Challenges

Real-Time Collaboration with Google Sites, Docs, and Groups

With Sites, Docs, and Groups, your employees can collaborate like never before. Sites lets you organize projects and intranets so you have a place to keep your digital resources. Docs allows your team to work together in real time, while commenting on and discussing the document, spreadsheet, presentation, or drawing being created. Groups gives your colleagues a place to organize discussions, store common files, and send and receive email as a single entity such as customer support.

Scalability

We know small businesses like yours often grow and change. Adding users to your Google Apps for Business account is a breeze because you won’t have to buy any new software or change your architecture as new hires join your business.

Which edition is right for you?

If your small business has 10 users or less, you’re eligible for free licenses of Google Apps Standard Edition. However, any more than 10 users and costs are $50 per user per year. The comparison table below outlines the differences between the two versions.

	Google Apps Standard	Google Apps for Business
Price	Free	$50 per user per year
Maximum Number of Users	10	Unlimited
Apps Available	Gmail Calendar Docs Sites	Gmail Calendar Docs Sites Google Video for Business Google Groups for Business
Storage	7GB	25GB
Mobile Access	Android Blackberry iPhone Windows Mobile	Android Blackberry iPhone Windows Mobile
Controls	-	SSO Forced SSL Custom password strength requirements
Support	-	99.9% uptime guarantee 24/7 support

We also have a page on Google Apps Standard vs. Google Apps for Business.

Cloud Sherpas SMB Cloud Migrations

Cloud Sherpas offers two packages for SMB Cloud Migrations: FastTrack and FastTrack 360. Let us handle the migration and even train your users. You’ll soon benefit from our monthly webinars, added layers of support, and SherpaTools Collaboration Pack for free.
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