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November 18, 2025

The solopreneur toolkit: Microsoft 365 Premium essentials

Running a one-person business means freedom and creativity but also juggling every role from CEO to bookkeeper. Microsoft 365 Premium is the all-in-one subscription that gives solopreneurs professional apps, Copilot, secure cloud storage, advanced security, and ongoing customer support so you can run your business with less stress and more time for the work you love.

A solo business owner exploring Microsoft 365 productivity apps

Why solopreneurs need an all-in-one solution

Time and focus are precious when you’re on your own. Switching between separate tools for email, invoicing, and planning burns hours you could spend earning or creating. Microsoft 365 Premium gives solopreneurs professional apps, Copilot, secure cloud storage, advanced security, and ongoing customer support so you can run your business with less stress and more time for the work you love, all in one convenient plan. Here are the key features of Microsoft 365 Premium:

  • For 1 to 6 people – Makes it easy to share the plan with family while you use it to power your workday with AI-enhanced productivity.
  • Sign in on 5 devices at once – Use on PCs, Macs, phones, and tablets.
  • Productivity apps with Microsoft Copilot2 – Redefine what’s possible in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote with real-time collaboration, offline work, and AI-driven design and writing help.
  • Highest usage limits for AI features2 – The subscription owner gets the highest usage limits across Copilot in Microsoft 365 apps, the Microsoft Copilot app, and Designer.
  • Exclusive Copilot features2 – Subscription owner gets access to advanced Copilot tools only available to Premium subscribers.
  • Up to 6 TB of secure cloud storage – 1 TB per person to store photos, files, videos, emails, and more.
  • Advanced security – Microsoft Defender and OneDrive ransomware recovery keep your identity and client data safe.
  • Microsoft Teams with calls up to 30 hours and meetings up to 300 people for all day video calling.
  • Continuous updates and support – Always have the latest features, AI improvements, and security patches.

Now let’s look at the specific apps that make this toolkit so valuable, and how each one can simplify your solo business.

Features built for solo success

Invoicing made simple with Excel

Getting paid shouldn’t require a third-party app. Excel includes polished invoice templates, automated totals, and expense trackers. You can:

  • Create custom invoices with your branding.
  • Automate recurring bills for monthly clients.
  • Track who has, and hasn’t, paid in one glance.

Send invoices straight from Outlook and add payment reminders that nudge clients politely.

Pro tip: Save a branded invoice template once, then just duplicate and update for each project.

Effortless scheduling with Outlook

Your calendar is your control center. Outlook syncs across laptop, phone, and tablet so meetings, deadlines, and personal tasks stay perfectly aligned. You can:

  • Share booking links so clients choose times that fit your schedule.
  • Color-code meetings by client or project for instant clarity.
  • Get automatic time-zone conversions, perfect for global work.

Did you know? You can add Teams links to Outlook events with a single click for instant video meetings.

Content creation supercharged by Copilot

The star of Microsoft 365 Premium is Microsoft Copilot—AI built into the apps you use every day.

  • Copilot in Word1: Draft proposals, contracts, and blog posts in minutes, or rewrite existing work in a new tone.
  • Copilot in Excel: Build budgets, forecast cash flow, and create clear charts using natural-language prompts, no formulas required.1,3
  • Copilot in Outlook1: Summarize long email threads and suggest professional responses to save time.
  • Copilot in PowerPoint1: Turn bullet points into a polished, branded presentation complete with images and speaker notes.

Pro tip: Ask Copilot in Word to “Write a friendly, three-paragraph proposal for a website redesign.” Review, tweak, and send.1

Make Microsoft 365 Premium your solo sidekick

Think of Microsoft 365 Premium as a digital business partner: one subscription, every essential tool, and an AI assistant that never sleeps.2 From invoicing and scheduling to content creation and secure cloud storage, Microsoft 365 Premium gives your one-person business professional power, without the overhead.

Try Microsoft 365 Premium free for one month and give your solo venture the tools to help you succeed.


DISCLAIMER: Features and functionality subject to change. Articles are written specifically for the United States market; features, functionality, and availability may vary by region.

1

Microsoft 365 Personal, Premium, or Family subscription required; AI features only available to subscription owner and cannot be shared; usage limits apply. Learn more. Minimum age limits may apply to use of AI features.

2

AI features only available to subscription owner and cannot be shared; usage limits apply. Learn more.

3

Copilot in Excel requires AutoSave to be enabled, meaning the file must be saved to OneDrive; it doesn’t function with unsaved files.

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