Home topics news AppsVillage CEO and Founder Max Bluvand. Source: Supplied. News Small Business News Apps for SMBs created “in under a minute” Ellie Dudley October 13, 2020 With the Australian Government putting pressure on small businesses to digitise amidst the COVID-19 recession, more SMBs are looking for support to build an online presence. AppsVillage (ASX: APV) creates mobile apps from SMB Facebook and Instagram pages. The apps created using the tool aim to assist businesses to interact with their customers, and create customised automated campaigns for Facebook advertising. “COVID-19 has proven that now more than ever having an online presence and strategy is a must if businesses want to be successful,” said AppsVillage CEO and Founder Max Bluvand. “The home screen is the most valuable real estate in the world, and we help small businesses use this space to get the attention of their customers.” As part of its economic plan out of the coronavirus recession, the Morrison Government has invested $800 million to “encourage and support” more Australian small businesses to digitise, so they can “compete, succeed and create job opportunities.” $19.2 million of the funds will be handed out to Australian businesses to help them take their businesses online, a need which has proved crucial as contactless business continues to become a mainstream practice. Mr Bluvand’s tool, which allows businesses to create an app “in under a minute” and integrate it with customised Facebook adveritising, aims to cut the costs of small businesses digitising, and help them