What’s the Most Valuable Tech Upgrade You Made This Year?

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BY SUNSHINE FLINT, FREELANCE WRITER @SUNFLINT

From large enterprises to small businesses, these are some of the top tools that leaders say streamline labor-intensive tasks or simplify processes or provide better support in the day-to-day running of their companies.

“We built a custom project-budgeting and forecasting tool that integrates with our QuickBooks accounting system and provides our teams with real-time cost data and revenue projections on their construction projects.”

Adam Cooper
President, Ascent Consulting

“Docusign IAM, an AI-powered platform that helps businesses navigate the critical information hidden in their agreements for smarter decisions, faster workflows, and greater efficiency.”

Allan Thygesen
CEO, Docusign

“Tools that enable hybrid work. Our Bevi water machine, infrared sauna, Sonos setup, and Zoom rooms help ensure that in-office collaboration time is fun and worthwhile, while remote work vibes rely on G Suite and Slack.”

Martha Shaughnessy,
Founder, The Key PR

“Financial Flywheel, an advanced reporting platform that enhances our team’s ability to deliver deeper insights, driving smarter decisions to fuel our clients’ growth and strategic goals.”

Nelson Tepfer
Co-founder and CEO, ProCFO Partners

“An AI-powered essay grader that gives immediate feedback and recommendations, providing students within one minute something that previously took human graders three business days to deliver.”

Andrew S. Rosen
CEO and chairman, Kaplan

“Four AI tools to monitor and manage incoming leads and client requests, freeing up valuable time to provide personalized attention to clients.”

Anupam Satyasheel
CEO, Occams Advisory

“We relaunched our website on WordPress, where we repositioned our fractional executive assistant agency given our deep experience in the crowded virtual assistant market.”

Stephanie Bull
Co-founder, ProAssisting

“The Michigan Career Portal is the state’s first AI-driven platform to help with career navigation, job training, education, guidance, and placement.”

Quentin L. Messer Jr.
CEO and president, Michigan Economic Development Corp.

“GTIN.cloud, a UPC/GTIN (Global Trade Item Number) validation tool that gives brand owners full control of their product data.”

Andrew Verb
President, Bar Code Graphics 

“Whale, a knowledge repository software that enables us to quickly onboard, train, and gain continuity among our team as we scale rapidly.”

Sean C. Combs
President and CEO, Steelhead Productions