Small-business-on-the-phoneAs mobile applications become a large part of our everyday lives, access to information has never been easier. Literally, the information you are looking for is at your fingertips.

Until recently the options for small business owners used to be limited but as the mobile app marketplace grew so did the number of apps that were focused on helping manage a business. You can now keep an eye out on finances, share sensitive files, or collaborate on documents in a taxi, on the bus, or waiting in line at the grocery store.

What’s more, with bigger and bigger touch screens, faster processors, increased security, and mobile apps, there are not many limitations that remain between what can be done on a mobile phone and your work computer.

We've put together the following graphic to highlight 13 of the most useful mobile applications (with a shameless plug for desk.com), that can make financial management, customer support, document collaboration, and communication simple and easy.