- June 14, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
The logo of Google is seen on a building at La Defense business and financial district in Courbevoie near Paris, France, September 1, 2020. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photo
Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google on Monday unveiled an option for small businesses to upgrade their Gmail accounts for greater calendaring, video chat and email newsletter functionalities.
Google Workspace Individual, which starts at $7.99 monthly including a temporary $2 discount, adds to the company’s expanding efforts to have users subscribe to some of its services such as YouTube and Google Photos in exchange for more support and features than are available for free. Subscription sales could help Google grow revenue beyond advertising.
The small-business offering compares with existing plans aimed at larger organizations that have their own websites to use in email addresses.
Javier Soltero, vice president for Google Workspace, told reporters that his unit had been informally…
