How to get your small business set-up online

Launching a small-business website needn’t be expensive – and it should give your company a boost.

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In this digital age, some two million small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) still don't have even a basic website. That may be because many overestimate the expense of setting one up. But the process has become much cheaper in the past few years, so in many cases even a very modest sales uptick from an online presence will now deliver a positive return on investment.

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David Prosser
Business Columnist

David Prosser is a regular MoneyWeek columnist, writing on small business and entrepreneurship, as well as pensions and other forms of tax-efficient savings and investments. David has been a financial journalist for almost 30 years, specialising initially in personal finance, and then in broader business coverage. He has worked for national newspaper groups including The Financial Times, The Guardian and Observer, Express Newspapers and, most recently, The Independent, where he served for more than three years as business editor.