Integrating the owner's iPhone 4 with his home or office PC is probably the first step he'll want to take. Dropbox is the app for the business owner to sync his files from computer to iPhone and among many phones. Linking the files through email and viewing the entire file on the iPhone is one of those lifelines by which the business owner maintains his business. Working well with accessories such as Bluetooth makes this app a must-have. When the business owner needs to tap into his computer but he's in another county selling, providing a service or other aspect of his business, he can use NTRconnect to use his computer. He can access many computers, transfer files and print from the location in which he finds himself. This app can be used by his sales team, service or delivery personnel as well, which will look good beneath the screen protector.

For the business owner not possessed of organizational skills or a small notebook, apps such as Evernote and Gee Tasks to the rescue. Synching his to do list and his notes, sharing them with others in the network and receiving their notes and to do tasks and marking paid to completed projects on the home or office computer is worth a lot to the business owner and his staff. Everyone is aware, caught up and moving ahead, in touch with everyone else and all in their case.

Another app the business owner simply has to have is FTP On The Go. When he finds himself somewhere else needing to upload a picture to his website, edit text, transfer files, delete files and a hundred other things, this app will be priceless to him. iBlogger helps keep every businessman up-to-date and organized.

But all work and no play makes a business owner get a headache. Runkeeper Free will eliminate that headache. If the business owner decides to go for a jog, this handy little app will use GPS to map his route, time him, count his calories and if he finds himself on a treadmill, it will map the same information. If the owner prefers to camp on a park bench on a pretty day for a little me time to alleviate stress, he can pull up a cool book to read on Stanza. He could always catch a movie when he has downtime between appointments.

Giving the small to medium sized business owner or the owner of a home based business tools with which to take their business to the next level which can be synched with their iPhone is what apps are about.