You Don’t Need a Developer: How Small Businesses Can Build Their Own Apps

About this episode

Alex explains how small businesses can build their own apps using existing tools without needing a developer.

Most small businesses believe building an “app” requires custom development, expensive software, or a large budget—but it doesn’t. In this episode of Act on Tech, Alex breaks down how small businesses can create simple, effective internal systems using tools they already have, like Google Forms, Google Sheets, and basic automation. He explains what a business “app” really is (and what it isn’t), how to use Google Sheets as a lightweight database, how to automate reports, notifications, ...

People in this episode

Host: Alex

Topics covered

• app development
• small business
• automation
• Google Sheets
• internal systems

Keywords

• app development
• small business apps
• Google Forms
• Google Sheets
• automation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Google, Google Forms, Google Sheets

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