Groupon (NASDAQ:GRPN) has launched a new tool for small businesses that could make using deals even easier.The deal site announced they are making a new scheduling tool available for users to make appointments for massages, haircuts, guided tours and other services they purchase deals for. Businesses can also use it to book appointments that are not sold through Groupon. Groupon said they will offer the tool free of charge to business that use Groupon. It will also be free to those businesses that sign up in the next three months. The site did not announce how much the service will cost later.The technology for the new service is from a Canadian company OpenCal which Groupon bought last year.
