Advanton is a free information hub for small business owners in the US. Find a business idea, plan the numbers, launch with confidence and grow, with practical guides, free tools that run in your browser, and a free directory where customers can find you. No sign-up needed.
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Build your small business website, free
Create a professional website for your business in about 10 minutes, absolutely free. No coding, no sign-up and no monthly fees.
Start with one of five free templates, each designed for a different kind of business and filled with sample content you simply edit:
- Summit for home services and trades
- Bistro for restaurants, cafés and bakeries
- Glow for salons, spas and wellness
- Ledger for accountants, consultants and professional services
- Market for shops, boutiques and makers
Prefer a blank page? Start from scratch instead. Add your services and products and each one gets its own page, alongside your home, about, reviews and contact pages. Then download your website and publish it free in about a minute. A custom domain name, such as yourbusiness.com, is optional and purchased separately.
Your path from idea to growth
Find an idea
Compare markets in our industry profiles and filter business ideas by budget and model.
Explore ideasPlan the numbers
Work out startup costs, your break-even point and what to charge.
Use the calculatorsLaunch
Follow the A–Z guide from validating your idea to your first customer.
Start a businessGrow
Win customers, hire, manage taxes and fund the next stage.
Grow your business
Free tools for every stage
Plan your business, build a brand, get found and handle paperwork with 14 free tools. They run in your browser, need no account, and your work stays on your device.
Plan your business
Work out what it costs to start, what to charge and when you'll break even, then put it all on one page.
- One-page business plan
Build a clear one-page business plan in about 20 minutes, with revenue, profit and break-even worked out for you, then save it as a PDF.
- Startup cost calculator
Add up your one-time startup costs and the cash cushion you need while sales build.
- Break-even calculator
Find how many sales you need each month to cover your costs, and how many more to make the profit you want.
- Pricing calculator
Work out the minimum hourly rate you need to charge to reach your income goal after costs and taxes.
Build your brand
Set up your brand once, then make matching business cards, flyers, gift certificates and loyalty cards.
- Start hereBrand Kit
Save your business name, logo, colors and contact details once, and use them across Advanton's free business tools.
- Business cards
Design and print business cards with your logo and a QR code. Print 10 to a sheet at home, or download a print shop file with bleed.
- Flyers
Make a professional flyer for a sale, opening, event, services or hiring, with your logo, a photo, a QR code and optional tear-off tabs.
- Gift certificates
Make numbered gift certificates with your logo, print three per page, and download a list of numbers to track sales and redemptions.
- Loyalty cards
Design printable loyalty punch cards with your logo, choose how many stamps earn a reward, and print 10 per sheet.
Get found and get reviews
Build a simple website, see how your business looks online, and make asking for reviews easy.
- Website builder
Build a beautiful website for any small business, with a page for each of your services and products, preview it live, and download it ready to publish free.
- Online presence checkup
Answer 25 quick questions to score your business's online presence out of 100 and get a prioritized action plan.
- Review request kit
Get ready-to-send review request texts and emails, reply templates for good and bad reviews, and printable counter cards with a QR code to your review page.
Paperwork
Professional quotes, invoices and PDFs, without special software.
- Quotes and invoices
Create professional quotes and invoices with your logo, turn quotes into invoices in one click, and save them as PDFs.
- Word to PDF
Convert a Word document (.docx) to PDF for free, right in your browser. Your file is never uploaded.
Small business online in 2026
Having a website is now the norm. What sets businesses apart is being easy to find, easy to trust and easy to contact: a complete Google Business Profile, recent reviews and consistent details everywhere. Read our step-by-step guide to building a strong online presence, then score your own business with the free online presence checkup.
Get listed in the free Advanton directory
Give your business its own page with your description, photos, hours and contact details. Every listing is reviewed by a real person, and you get a free "Listed on Advanton" badge for your website.
Add your business free · Browse the directory
Guides to help you grow
- Hiring Your First Employee: The Step-by-Step Checklist
Everything to set up before your first hire starts work, from tax forms and new-hire reporting to payroll and workers' compensation.
- How to Finance Business Growth: Your Options Compared
From lines of credit to SBA loans and equipment financing, the main ways to fund growth, what they really cost, and which to avoid.
- How to Keep Customers Coming Back: A Practical Retention Plan
Winning a customer is expensive. Keeping one is cheap. A simple plan to turn first-time buyers into regulars and referrers.
- Small Business Taxes and Bookkeeping: What Changed for 2026
The bookkeeping habits that keep you out of trouble, and the 2026 changes to 1099 forms every small business should know.
- Using AI in a Small Business: Practical Uses and Sensible Limits
Most small businesses say they use AI, but few have built it into how they work. Where it genuinely helps, where it doesn't, and how to start safely.
- UPS Hubs and Shipping Networks Explained: A 2026 Shipping Guide for Small Businesses
All guides to growing your business
Sources
- Clutch, 2025 small business website survey, via Business Wire
- BrightLocal, Local Consumer Review Survey 2026
Last reviewed October 22, 2026. Startup costs are estimates; check local prices, licensing and tax rules before you commit money.
