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Support for painters to get online

Painters and decorators could soon get help from Google to put their business online.

The search engine giant has launched a campaign to help small businesses realise their potential by supporting them in increasing their online presence.

It has been demonstrated that small businesses that have a website grow at four times the rate of those that don't, and so the benefits to painters and decorators are clear. However, the complexities of working online are putting many business owners off.

Google will offer company owners one-to-one advice about building a website and maximising its search potential. The project is being launched in Liverpool this week, and if successful, will be rolled out across the UK soon after.

Matt Britt, Managing Director of Google UK, said of the project: "What we're trying to do now is go a bit deeper, to try to understand what businesses are doing and how best to aid their growth. We're coming to spend a significant amount of time working with people in a community and helping people make the most of the internet."

For more information, go to www.gbbo.co.uk

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