Apple's iPhone has a huge collection of applications that can help an entrepreneur in almost all business aspects from organizing data to sending out e-mails to expense tracker and what not. Those small business owners who just do not find a full day to be enough for their tasks, always look for some simple, productive and helpful tools which cuts down their labor and fastens the speed of work.  

Here's a list of 8 amazing iPhone apps for electronic commerce entrepreneurs which helps then accomplish their tasks faster and easier with no compromise on the quality of work:

Jot Not Scanner Pro is a fully-featured solution for scanning and archiving documents. It enables your iPhone camera to act as a digital scanner letting you scan multiple-page PDF files and saving them to MobileMe, Evernote, Dropbox. Box.net or Google Docs. Snap a document and Jot-Not Scanner adjusts the doc accordingly and improves its readability.

If you tend to lose the business cards of other biz-people, what you need is ScanBizCards which scans a new business card using your iPhone camera. It sorts the info and adds the contact to your Phone-book. Hence, organizing your contacts quick and easy. (Link)

Quick Office Connect Suite:

Well, it is a perfect mobile substitute for Microsoft Office. Quick Office Connect lets you view, create and edit documents in Word, Power-point Excel formats. It lets you archive documents to the Google Docs, Dropbox, Box.net, MobileMe, Huddle, and SugarSync cloud services. This app has a strong document management interface. 

If you only need to view exceptionally heavy PDF files and not edit them, GoodReader is the app for you. (Link)

This app is truly a bliss for every business owner which tells you how much tax is to be paid and how much would go in your pocket. It allows the user to calculate:

· Monthly contract rate 

· Monthly take home amount 

· Annual invoiced amount 

· Percentage tax to be paid 

· Take home percentage

which can be very time consuming and clumsy to do otherwise. (Link)

File Magnet allows you to have access to the files and folders stored in your personal computer from your iPhone. You can quickly transfer or copy your files from your computer to your smartphone easily using the wireless connection and read your documents at one go. Its compatible with all the popular file formats. FileMagnet 2.0 supports iPhones, iPads and iPod touches in the same app. (Link)

It is called Receipt Tracker and Scanner iPhone app. ShoeBoxed snaps your receipts and the data is automatically extracted. It also takes a backup of the receipts in your secure online account for an easy accounting later. This way, you can keep a track on your expenses and organize them at the same time. (Link)

FedEx Mobile app launched by FedEx is a convenient way to check the status of a package or freight shipment which is launched by FedEx.  You can create a shipping label while you are away from your desk or out of the office. As its website describes, 'Simply input your FedEx tracking number and you can quickly retrieve the status of your shipment.'

FedEx Mobile remembers packages sent from your mobile. You can quickly get a status update by merely clicking on a tracking number. FedEx Mobile Web App for iPhone is designed for the iPhone, iPhone 3G and iPod Touch. (Link)

We register to new web sites off and on. If we do not intend to keep the password same for each one of them, it is impossible to remember all of them. For that, there is 1 pack solution: Password app which saves your usernames and passwords and locks the data behind a 4-digit unlock code and a master password. Even if you lose your phone, your 1password information is safe. It comes with a built-in browser which allows you to access to the saved tabs. 1Password Pro is a universal application that works iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. It is like having two applications in one! (Link)

This application turns your words into action. Simply type the command in the action bar or just speak to your phone, it would readily complete your desired action with its voice recognition technology and voice to text technology. It helps you stay connected with the people, businesses and activities speedily and intelligently. It comes with an option where one can specify whether an American or British accent, giving Vlingo an international appeal. You can dial numbers, search the Internet, find locations on a map or pen an email or SMS. (Link)

If you know some more applications that can turn out to be quite useful for small business owners, then do share them with us in the comment section below.