An app has been launched that will help small businesses to quickly launch their own mobile marketing campaigns.

Bizhappy allows users to build an app containing information about their business – such as address, phone number, website, hours of operation and GPS location – that potential customers can make use of. The app can also be used to inform customers of promotions as well provide links to social media photos.

"We have created a simple, dynamic and full-featured mobile app that meets the core needs of small businesses and their customers,” said Bizhappy.com founder Vinny Baratta, noting that the price of developing a mobile app is often beyond the reach of local small businesses.

Customers can set up their personal businesses on the ‘My Main Street’ section of the app. “There are at least a dozen businesses that are staples of your life. With weekly runs to the barber, the pizza parlor, your doctors and dentist, the supermarket and dry cleaner, the last thing any of us want is to show up to a closed business," Baratta added.

Businesses wanting to build an app can set up a Bizhappy account for an annual US$99 subscription.