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codedesign-small-business — HTML Starter Template

By elkindnet

A free single-page HTML website template built on Bootstrap, with four pages: Home, About, Sample, and Contact. Suitable for small business sites or as a starting point for personal or company blogs.

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Static HTML template built on Bootstrap, with four pages: Home, About, Sample, and Contact

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Positioned as a one-page multipurpose theme; the README states it can be connected to a CMS, blogging platform, or static site

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Provides a GitHub Pages online demo and page screenshots for previewing before use

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Source code can be obtained either by downloading the archive or by forking the repository

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The repository includes an Apache-2.0 license, permitting free use, modification, commercial use, and distribution

Template Details

This is a free HTML website template created by ForBetterWeb / Code Design and hosted on GitHub. Built with the Bootstrap framework, it is positioned as a multipurpose one-page theme. The repository README states that it includes four HTML pages: index (home), about, sample, and contact. The pages share a consistent style and can be connected directly to a CMS, blogging platform, or used as a static site.

The template is delivered as static HTML and includes no backend logic or database. To use it, download or fork the repository and modify the content and styles yourself. The repository provides an online demo (GitHub Pages) and screenshot previews, so you can review the page structure before deciding whether to adopt it.

Regarding licensing, the repository includes an Apache-2.0 license file, which permits free use, modification, commercial use, and distribution, provided the license is included and copyright and attribution notices are retained. However, the licensing of third-party assets such as demo images, fonts, and icons must be verified separately; the code license alone is not sufficient to determine their terms. The template was last updated in 2015, making it an early Bootstrap theme, with no commitment to ongoing maintenance or version upgrades.

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Use Cases

  • Building a simple static showcase site for a small business
  • Serving as a front-end starting point for a personal or company blog
  • Determining page structure and visual style before connecting to a CMS or blogging platform
  • Using as a reference template for learning how Bootstrap pages are organized

Suitable For

  • Small business sites that need a ready-made HTML page skeleton and will replace the content themselves
  • Projects that prefer static file deployment without backend logic
  • Developers who can handle third-party asset license verification themselves
  • Users who accept that the template is an early version and requires their own maintenance and updates

Getting started & customization

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    Download the gh-pages branch archive from GitHub, or fork the repository to obtain the source code

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    The template is static HTML; simply modify each page's content and styles to use it, with no build step required

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    When distributing or deploying derivative versions, include the Apache-2.0 license and retain copyright and attribution notices

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    If the original project includes a NOTICE file, retain any applicable attribution notices when distributing derivative works

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    Third-party assets such as demo images, fonts, and icons must be verified separately under their respective licenses

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Usage conditions & limitations

Free to use · keep license notice

This entry covers the free version under the Apache-2.0 license in the public repository; the free scope applies to that version's code and does not imply that external services or third-party assets are free.

Must comply with when using

  • Free use, modification, commercial use, and distribution are permitted; when distributing, include the Apache-2.0 license.
  • Modified files must carry prominent notices of the changes, and relevant copyright, patent, trademark, and attribution notices must be retained.
  • If the original project includes a NOTICE file, retain any applicable attribution notices when distributing derivative works.
  • The license includes an applicable contributor patent grant; initiating patent litigation as described in the license terminates that patent grant, and no trademark rights are granted.
  • The code is provided as is; warranties and limitations of liability are governed by the original license and applicable law.

Additional costs & items to verify

  • Demo images, fonts, icons, and other third-party assets must be verified under their respective licenses; the code's Apache-2.0 license alone is not sufficient to determine their terms.
  • External services such as domains, hosting, databases, payments, or AI may incur separate charges.
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Template Information

Source platforms
GitHub
Documentation and maintenance reference score
Partly documented · 72 / 100
Technologies
HTML
Website type
Starter
How this score is calculated

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Repository update recorded
2015-08-27
Screenshot last checked
2026-10-02

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Source file / repository
# [ForBetterWeb](http://forbetterweb.com/) - [Small Business (html, bootstrap) free, multipurpose, website theme - created by Code Design](http://forbetterweb.com/blog/small-business-html-bootstrap/)

[Small Business one page website theme](http://forbetterweb.com/blog/small-business-html-bootstrap/) is a free HTML (Bootstrap3), multipurpose, one page website theme for [Bootstrap](http://getbootstrap.com/) created by [ForBetterWeb](http://forbetterweb.com/).

<img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/elkindnet/codedesign-small-business/gh-pages/img/screenshot.jpg">
###[Live Demo](http://elkindnet.github.io/codedesign-small-business/)   |   [Download](https://github.com/elkindnet/codedesign-small-business/archive/gh-pages.zip)

## Theme Description:

A clean, Bootstrap Small Business theme ready to hook into your favorite CMS, blogging platform or static web site.

## Theme Features:

Small Business is a carefully styled Bootstrap theme that is perfect for small business site, personal or company blogs. This theme features four HTML pages including a index, an about page, a sample and a contact page.

## Getting Started

To use this template, choose one of the following options to get started:
* [Download](https://github.com/elkindnet/codedesign-small-business/archive/gh-pages.zip) the latest release on Github
* [Fork](https://github.com/elkindnet/codedesign-small-business/fork) this repository on GitHub

## Bugs and Issues

Have a bug or an issue with this template? [Open a new issue](https://github.com/elkindnet/codedesign-small-business/issues) here on GitHub or leave a comment on the [template overview page at ForBetterWeb](http://forbetterweb.com/blog/small-business-html-bootstrap/).

## Creator

ForBetterWeb was created by and is maintained by **Jeny Elkind**, [elkind.net](http://elkind.net/).

* https://github.com/jenyelkind
* https://elkind.net
* https://www.facebook.com/jenyelkind

ForBetterWeb is based on the [Bootstrap](http://getbootstrap.com/) framework created by [Mark Otto](https://twitter.com/mdo) and [Jacob Thorton](https://twitter.com/fat).

## Copyright and License

Copyright 1994-2047 elkind.net Code released under the [Apache 2.0](https://github.com/elkindnet/codedesign-small-business/blob/gh-pages/LICENSE) license.
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