Webinar: Complete Web design for small businesses and start ups

🟡 Next Step Into Digital

This practical and engaging webinar is designed to empower small business owners, sole traders, and creatives to make informed decisions about building and maintaining their own websites. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to improve your existing site, this session will provide clear, actionable guidance to help you move forward with confidence.

To support your learning and implementation after the session, attendees will also receive a downloadable PDF workbook packed with key takeaways, checklists, exercises, and additional resources.

What You’ll Learn

This session aims to demystify the website creation process, making design and management more accessible and affordable for small businesses. Rather than focusing solely on tools or trends, the webinar offers a strategic overview of what a successful small business website needs to do and how to achieve it without unnecessary expense or overwhelm.

Key topics include:

• The essential elements every small business website should have (regardless of platform)
• What you can do yourself — and what’s worth paying a professional for
• Choosing the right platform (e.g. Wix, Squarespace, Webflow, WordPress) based on your goals and confidence level
• Basic principles of good user experience (UX) and how to avoid common mistakes
• The difference between appearance and performance — why a pretty website isn’t always a good website
• Legal and technical compliance (privacy, cookies, accessibility, etc.)
• SEO essentials: what’s worth learning vs. what to outsource
• Time vs. money: how to prioritise your time as a business owner
• When and how to bring in expert help — and how to brief a designer or developer effectively

Additional Resources

At the end of the session, there will be a live Q&A to address your specific questions. You’ll also receive a downloadable PDF workbook that includes:

• A summary of key points covered in the session
• Practical checklists and templates
• Links to recommended tools and resources
• Guidance on next steps, tailored to your business stage and confidence level

This workbook is designed to help you extend your learning beyond the session and take meaningful action.

About the provider

Jorvik Web Dev is a web development and SEO company based in York, founded by Hannah Feehan. With a strong focus on supporting small businesses, Jorvik is passionate about helping clients navigate the digital world with ease and confidence.

Guided by core values of transparency, empathy, and support, Jorvik Web Dev is committed to building strong, lasting relationships with its clients. Every project is approached with clear communication, genuine understanding, and ongoing assistance to ensure businesses get the most from their online presence.

Whether it’s creating a new website or providing continuous support, Jorvik delivers tailored services that meet both the needs and budgets of its clients and always with the goal of helping their businesses thrive.

Event details

When? Thursday 4 September, 10am – 11:30am

Where? Online (Zoom)

This webinar will be recorded and available on the Growth Hub website after the session is delivered. The recording will be sent out to all who register, regardless of whether they are able to attend on the day or not.

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