These JCB Publishing resources can help you build a useful business website, organize day-to-day accounting records, and explore software designed for running a shop.
01 · Website planning
Beginner Business Website Guides
Start with clear, approachable guidance for planning and improving a small-business website. The guides cover foundational decisions such as identifying your audience, organizing useful pages, presenting your services clearly, and creating a site that can grow with your business.
This resource is designed for new business owners who want to understand the essentials before building a site or working with a web designer.
Download a practical Excel workbook created to help small-business owners organize essential accounting information in one place. It offers a straightforward starting point for recording and reviewing business finances without requiring specialized accounting software.
The workbook is especially useful for new and very small businesses that want a simple, familiar way to build consistent recordkeeping habits.
Explore MerchStead Shopping Software, a self-hosted commerce solution designed for creators, freelancers, home-craft businesses, and small businesses with limited inventory that connects catalog, checkout, fulfillment, inventory, payments, shipping, and reporting in one application you control.
Want to see it in action first? Explore the Shop Demo for a hands-on workup of the shop experience and a clearer sense of how the software could fit your business.
