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Written by Peter Scargill, National IT chairman, FSB

More and more businesses are turning to the web as an added source of income or even as an alternative one. It is so easy to start your own web site now with templates, tools, and guides available through most browsers and search engines and plenty of companies willing to design it for you at a price.

But while businesses are going online to promote their property, others are using the web to protect their property. This is where many small firms are finding problems.

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