The tools we walked through at the Chamber Lunch & Learn, plus the full list. Set up in the order that keeps you out of trouble.
The platform you build everything else on. You'll likely end up on both over time; the real question is which one leads. Our lean is Microsoft 365 as primary, Google supporting, because of the tools you already run on plus room to grow. Google is friendliest on day one and a fine lead if you're staying small.
The platform you grow into. Includes the Office apps you already know plus Teams.
Visit Microsoft 365
Friendliest on day one, with professional email up fast. Free Google tools make an easy on-ramp.
Visit Google WorkspaceSet up your professional email first. Every account you create under a free Gmail is one more thing to move later.
See the output and edit it directly instead of re-prompting in circles. Shared Projects keep a team on the same page.
Visit ClaudeYou're probably already using one of these; you might be sitting on a better one. Different tools for different jobs; most operators want two in rotation.
Google's image generation for quick visuals.
Build and edit a real website. Pairs with Claude to make changes in plain language.
Visit Webflow
A separate business number so you stop handing out your personal cell.
Visit Google VoicePAID, SIGNED & SCHEDULED
Three tools that get the calendar filled, the quote out, and the signature back.
E-signatures with most of what the big names offer, for less.
Free + paid tiers
Visit SignwellALSO WORTH HAVING
The small ones that round out a working setup.
A password manager so your logins stop living in a notebook or a spreadsheet. Also part of AllTech's Employee Security if you'd rather we manage it.
Free + paid tiers
Visit BitwardenFile storage and sharing. Handy if you're not yet on 365 or Workspace.
Free + paid tiers
Visit DropboxManage your domain at cost, without the upsell.
Domain registration at cost
Visit CloudflareWHEN YOU WANT IT HANDLED
The tools above get you a long way on your own. When you'd rather have security handled, AllTech's Security Essentials line is built for teams of about five or fewer and starts at $41 a month per computer, à la carte, no contract. Bigger team? There's a line for that too.
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