I would recommend http://www.sitestogo.biz/ if you want a 'hand held' basic site, with hosting, domain, support, etc, all wrapped into one. Sitestogo are around for years now and have literally hundreds and hundreds of sites done.
I've just visited that site and apart from the rather bland design, some of the links aren't working. Wouldn't strike me with a lot of confidence to use a company like that to be honest.
Quality service has a cost!
I don't dispute your main point, but I think your suggestion that busy small-business owners should be spending their time knocking out html and css makes no sense. You're average small-business owner won't buy a book on glazing when they need a broken window fixed. They won't buy the Haynes guide for the Ford Transit when their van needs a service. Spending time on html & css when they can get simple template sites for free, and/or buy in the necessary skills is a waste.My suggestion to anyone who wants a cheap website for a brochure site is to go and buy a book on HTML/CSS and read it. You will be able to knock out a website in your own time and get exactly what you want. If at the end that you don't like the look of it then go looking for someone to put a nice face on what you have created.