With Appsbar, Shawn McNamara was hoping to empower small business with the latest advances in mobile technology.

Mobile apps had become ubiquitous. But for many, the ability to develop a small business app came down to know-how and money.

How could it be possible for a small business to develop its own mobile app and interact with clients via their smartphones?

With Appsbar, Shawn McNamara was able to provide a solution to this problem.

This is a fully functional application builder that anyone can use. The wizard at Appsbar.com takes you through the app building process step-by-step. It is very simple to use and the results are viewed in real time in a preview frame.

There are pre-loaded app “types” for different sectors like Entertainment, Business, or Non-Profit. Pick your sector and build from there. Appsbar has made the templates easily customizable by allowing users to upload photos and logos.

At Appsbar, Shawn McNamara and his team realized that just building the app was really only half of the battle. To make the platform truly “turnkey” there had to be an opportunity to publish the app to the available app stores.

The back end work of creating the app and submitting it to the marketplace is all part of the free service.

As Appsbar continues to grow its user base, it has become obvious that users have taken the opportunity to develop and publish apps to new heights.

Artists are publishing mobile apps with their work, small businesses are developing acts to promote and sell their wares, bands are publishing apps with their song files and videos.

It is the small business apps that have Appsbar most excited.

The company was committed enough to the potential for small businesses to capitalize on the mobile app explosion that it created the “Small Business App Challenge.” The contest offered $100,000 to the small business that developed the best app.

Thanks to Appsbar, Shawn McNamara was able to fulfill his commitment to the small business community.

Potential app builders can locate the service online.