# Joplin for Your Business  

Whether you're running a company, managing a team, or growing a start-up, efficiency and organisation are essential for success. Discover how Joplin can transform the way you manage your business with these five practical applications:  

## 1\. Quick and Efficient Note-Taking  

In meetings, ideas flow rapidly, and decisions are made quickly. With Joplin, you can instantly capture key points, action items, and creative ideas without wasting time searching for pen and paper. Moreover, with Joplin's multimodal note-taking capabilities—particularly its voice input feature—you can record and transcribe your meetings effortlessly. Notes are automatically synchronised across all your devices via Joplin Cloud and Joplin Server Business, ensuring that you can access this valuable information wherever you are.  

<img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/laurent22/joplin/dev/Assets/WebsiteAssets/images/use_cases/business/meeting.png" max-width="500px"/>  

## 2\. Project Management and Tracking  

Centralise all your project documents, tasks, and discussions in Joplin. Create dedicated notebooks for each project and share them with your team members for seamless collaboration. Tasks can be easily tracked using the integrated task list feature, keeping you organised and on schedule.  

<img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/laurent22/joplin/dev/Assets/WebsiteAssets/images/use_cases/business/tracking.png" max-width="500px"/>  

**Tips**: With Joplin, you can add alarms to your to-do lists, ideal for reminding yourself of deadlines and notifying your colleagues about key moments in your projects.  

## 3\. Creating a Shared Knowledge Base  

Collaboration in Joplin isn't limited to face-to-face meetings. Share notebooks with colleagues and work together on ideas, documents, and projects from anywhere. Real-time synchronisation ensures that everyone has access to the latest information.  

<img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/laurent22/joplin/dev/Assets/WebsiteAssets/images/use_cases/business/share.png" max-width="500px"/>  

**Tips**: By managing user permissions, you can define who has access to view or edit specific notes and notebooks.  

## 4\. Customer Information Management  

Keep all your important customer information readily accessible with Joplin. Create dedicated notes for each customer to track meetings, conversations, and specific requests. Attach files, images, drawings, and screenshots directly to notes, consolidating all relevant information in one place. Additionally, Joplin's ‘E-mail to Note’ feature enables you to automatically transfer customer e-mails into their dedicated notes, creating comprehensive customer records that are accessible even offline.  

<img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/laurent22/joplin/dev/Assets/WebsiteAssets/images/use_cases/business/customers.png" max-width="500px"/>  

**Tips**: With Joplin Cloud, you can turn notes into web pages easily shared via a link. This is particularly useful when sharing customer information with colleagues or external service providers who do not use Joplin.  

## 5\. Protect Your Data  

The confidentiality and security of your company's data are paramount. Joplin ensures that your sensitive information, as well as that of your customers, is protected with advanced security features. The application supports end-to-end encryption, ensuring that only authorised users can access your data.  

Additionally, with Joplin Server Business, you have the option of hosting your data on your own server, adding an extra layer of protection against cyber threats.  

Integrating Joplin into your business also helps ensure compliance with various data protection regulations, as detailed in this [CNIL report](https://www.cnil.fr/fr/liso-27701-une-norme-internationale-pour-la-protection-des-donnees-personnelles#:~:text=Depuis%20de%20nombreuses%20ann%C3%A9es%2C%20la,des%20mesures%20de%20s%C3%A9curit%C3%A9%20n%C3%A9cessaires.).  

- **GDPR compliance**, which governs the processing of personal data within the European Union.  
- **ISO/IEC 27001**, certifying an ‘information security management system’.  
- **ISO/IEC 27002**, detailing best practices for implementing necessary security measures.  