Circle is a social networking platform for small and mid-sized business owners and their trusted partners in the same industry.
Circle app offers five main features:
- Business community where local business owners and key stakeholders in the same industry can connect and communicate.
- Directory of local vendors and service providers in the same industry.
- Business insights to identify potential growth opportunities through peer benchmarking,
- Marketplace where users can trade business items with local industry peers.
- Business listings for sale where sellers can meet potential buyers.
Key functionality of Circle app include:
- Home: A unified feed featuring community posts, local market listings, and business insights. Also, a link to a digital yellow page of local vendors and service providers.
- Circle: Personalized feed for sharing experiences and knowledge within industry-specific communities. Users can connect with fellow business owners and partners in the region.
- Directory: A digital yellow page where users can browse verified vendors and service providers in the area.
- Insights: Users can get customized business insights to identify growth potential through peer benchmarking. Please note that the beta version provides limited features (e.g., key stats, industry news) compared to the full release.
- Market: Discover a marketplace for new and used business items. Connect with local peers for item trades via in-app messaging (no payment processing within the app).
- Business: Users can list their business for sale and engage with potential buyers through in-app chat.
- Chat: Send and receive messages with other users.
- Notifications: A hub of notifications to enable users to stay updated with new posts, messages, and key feature alerts.