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With 1.5 million small business websites built this year, 2012 is already being tipped to be a landmark year for entrepreneurs
In a sign that 2012 could become known as the year of the entrepreneur, the company is tipping this trend to continue in the New Year.
In October 2011, Moonfruit formed a partnership with PayPal to launch ShopBuilder, a pre-built e-commerce solution that lets traders sell instantly and everywhere, through global channels of the web, mobile and social media.
The company's latest statistics suggest that more and more people are serious about becoming their own boss, with over 62,000 online shops created and more than £1.2 million transacted in just two months since the tool's launch.
David Cameron named the next decade "the age of the entrepreneur", but even the most innovative of entrepreneurs need support - and the tools to turn an idea into reality.
Profiting from a passion for yoga or jewellery-making might seem like a far-fetched dream, expensive and time-consuming to set up, but there are some great free tools available to help.
Moonfruit provides software that allows users with no previous web design experience to design and build sites optimised for web browsers and mobile phones.
ShopBuilder removes the barriers that prevent people from following their passion and gives entrepreneurs the time to focus on their business idea, rather than be daunted by the challenge of creating a website.
Wendy Tan White, CEO and co-founder of Moonfruit says: "The Christmas holiday gives people the chance to reflect on where they are and where they want to be, but changing careers entirely can be daunting, especially in the current economic climate.
"Increasingly at Moonfruit, we're seeing a trend where people want to dabble in second careers before making a full commitment to them, and we provide them with the tools to do just that. The New Year is the perfect catalyst to start a new venture, and perhaps even a longer term change to your lifestyle".
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Moonfruit
Moonfruit, ‘Beautiful, websites, simply' is the award winning web site builder which offers a complete package of services for you to register, host, build and support your own website. Four million websites have been built internationally using Moonfruit, by people who wish to support global and local communities, establish businesses, and share their passions. It gives its customers the freedom to create, publish and develop their own web presence to a professional standard through easy to use software. Moonfruit was established in 1999; visit them at http://www.moonfruit.com to learn more about how they are helping to cultivate thousands of new online experiences each month.
