Navigating the business app

Sidebar sections, settings, and what staff members can access.

Quick answer: The business sidebar groups day-to-day tools at the top, Commercial products under Team, and Settings plus Billing at the bottom. Staff members see a reduced set of pages.

2 min readFor Business, StaffReviewed 9 June 2026

Overview

After you choose your business workspace, the left sidebar is your main navigation. Most daily work happens in Dashboard, Calendar, Bookings, Messages, and Marketing.

  • Dashboard — setup checklist and quick links
  • Calendar & Bookings — schedule and appointment list
  • Services & Team — what you sell and who delivers it
  • Commercial — passes, memberships, vouchers, and discount codes
  • Marketing — customers, campaigns, automations, and email usage
  • Settings & Billing — profile, payments, scheduling, and plan
Business app sidebar showing main navigation sections
Main sections run down the sidebar; Settings and Billing sit at the bottom.

Before you start

Open Dashboard in Sway
Commercial submenu in the business sidebar
Commercial products are grouped in a submenu between Team and Earnings.

Sidebar sections explained

  1. Day-to-day operations

    Dashboard, Calendar, Bookings, and Messages cover scheduling and inbox. Marketing → Customers is your client directory.

  2. Catalogue and team

    Services is where you create and price offerings. Team is for invites, roles, and per-staff schedules on the Team plan.

  3. Settings (footer)

    Business profile, Payments, Scheduling, Account, Appearance, and Embed live under Settings. Billing is separate for plan changes.

    Look for: Settings

  4. Staff access

    Staff members (not owners or admins) see Calendar, Bookings, Messages, Marketing → Customers, and Account settings only — not Billing, Services, or profile settings.

Common questions

Frequently asked questions

Billing sits in the sidebar footer, below Settings. Only business owners and admins can open it.