diff --git a/backend/api/onboarding.py b/backend/api/onboarding.py
index a94c59a3..8a901548 100644
--- a/backend/api/onboarding.py
+++ b/backend/api/onboarding.py
@@ -684,4 +684,77 @@ async def get_user_writing_personas(user_id: int = 1):
         return await get_user_personas(user_id)
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error(f"Error getting user personas: {str(e)}")
-        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail="Internal server error") 
\ No newline at end of file
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail="Internal server error") 
+
+# Business Information endpoints
+async def save_business_info(business_info: 'BusinessInfoRequest'):
+    """Save business information for users without websites."""
+    try:
+        from models.business_info_request import BusinessInfoRequest
+        from services.business_info_service import business_info_service
+        
+        logger.info(f"🔄 Saving business info for user_id: {business_info.user_id}")
+        result = business_info_service.save_business_info(business_info)
+        logger.success(f"✅ Business info saved successfully for user_id: {business_info.user_id}")
+        return result
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"❌ Error saving business info: {str(e)}")
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=f"Failed to save business info: {str(e)}")
+
+async def get_business_info(business_info_id: int):
+    """Get business information by ID."""
+    try:
+        from services.business_info_service import business_info_service
+        
+        logger.info(f"🔄 Getting business info for ID: {business_info_id}")
+        result = business_info_service.get_business_info(business_info_id)
+        if result:
+            logger.success(f"✅ Business info retrieved for ID: {business_info_id}")
+            return result
+        else:
+            logger.warning(f"⚠️ No business info found for ID: {business_info_id}")
+            raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Business info not found")
+    except HTTPException:
+        raise
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"❌ Error getting business info: {str(e)}")
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=f"Failed to get business info: {str(e)}")
+
+async def get_business_info_by_user(user_id: int):
+    """Get business information by user ID."""
+    try:
+        from services.business_info_service import business_info_service
+        
+        logger.info(f"🔄 Getting business info for user ID: {user_id}")
+        result = business_info_service.get_business_info_by_user(user_id)
+        if result:
+            logger.success(f"✅ Business info retrieved for user ID: {user_id}")
+            return result
+        else:
+            logger.warning(f"⚠️ No business info found for user ID: {user_id}")
+            raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Business info not found")
+    except HTTPException:
+        raise
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"❌ Error getting business info: {str(e)}")
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=f"Failed to get business info: {str(e)}")
+
+async def update_business_info(business_info_id: int, business_info: 'BusinessInfoRequest'):
+    """Update business information."""
+    try:
+        from models.business_info_request import BusinessInfoRequest
+        from services.business_info_service import business_info_service
+        
+        logger.info(f"🔄 Updating business info for ID: {business_info_id}")
+        result = business_info_service.update_business_info(business_info_id, business_info)
+        if result:
+            logger.success(f"✅ Business info updated for ID: {business_info_id}")
+            return result
+        else:
+            logger.warning(f"⚠️ No business info found to update for ID: {business_info_id}")
+            raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Business info not found")
+    except HTTPException:
+        raise
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"❌ Error updating business info: {str(e)}")
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=f"Failed to update business info: {str(e)}")
diff --git a/backend/app.py b/backend/app.py
index 1e06caed..19da115e 100644
--- a/backend/app.py
+++ b/backend/app.py
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ from api.onboarding import (
     get_onboarding_summary,
     get_website_analysis_data,
     get_research_preferences_data,
+    save_business_info,
+    get_business_info,
+    get_business_info_by_user,
+    update_business_info,
     StepCompletionRequest,
     APIKeyRequest
 )
@@ -433,6 +437,45 @@ async def research_preferences_data():
         logger.error(f"Error in research_preferences_data: {e}")
         raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=str(e))
 
+# Business Information endpoints
+@app.post("/api/onboarding/business-info")
+async def business_info_save(request: 'BusinessInfoRequest'):
+    """Save business information for users without websites."""
+    try:
+        from models.business_info_request import BusinessInfoRequest
+        return await save_business_info(request)
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"Error in business_info_save: {e}")
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=str(e))
+
+@app.get("/api/onboarding/business-info/{business_info_id}")
+async def business_info_get(business_info_id: int):
+    """Get business information by ID."""
+    try:
+        return await get_business_info(business_info_id)
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"Error in business_info_get: {e}")
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=str(e))
+
+@app.get("/api/onboarding/business-info/user/{user_id}")
+async def business_info_get_by_user(user_id: int):
+    """Get business information by user ID."""
+    try:
+        return await get_business_info_by_user(user_id)
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"Error in business_info_get_by_user: {e}")
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=str(e))
+
+@app.put("/api/onboarding/business-info/{business_info_id}")
+async def business_info_update(business_info_id: int, request: 'BusinessInfoRequest'):
+    """Update business information."""
+    try:
+        from models.business_info_request import BusinessInfoRequest
+        return await update_business_info(business_info_id, request)
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"Error in business_info_update: {e}")
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=str(e))
+
 # Include component logic router
 app.include_router(component_logic_router)
 
diff --git a/backend/models/business_info_request.py b/backend/models/business_info_request.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..206ba98c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/models/business_info_request.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+"""Business Information Request Models for ALwrity backend."""
+from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
+from typing import Optional
+from datetime import datetime
+
+class BusinessInfoRequest(BaseModel):
+    user_id: Optional[int] = None
+    business_description: str = Field(..., min_length=10, max_length=1000, description="Description of the business")
+    industry: Optional[str] = Field(None, max_length=100, description="Industry sector")
+    target_audience: Optional[str] = Field(None, max_length=500, description="Target audience description")
+    business_goals: Optional[str] = Field(None, max_length=1000, description="Business goals and objectives")
+
+class BusinessInfoResponse(BaseModel):
+    id: int
+    user_id: Optional[int]
+    business_description: str
+    industry: Optional[str]
+    target_audience: Optional[str]
+    business_goals: Optional[str]
+    created_at: datetime
+    updated_at: datetime
+
+    class Config:
+        from_attributes = True
diff --git a/backend/models/user_business_info.py b/backend/models/user_business_info.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e22084d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/models/user_business_info.py
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+"""User Business Information Model for ALwrity backend."""
+from sqlalchemy.ext.declarative import declarative_base
+from sqlalchemy import Column, Integer, String, Text, DateTime, func
+from loguru import logger
+from datetime import datetime
+
+Base = declarative_base()
+
+logger.info("🔄 Loading UserBusinessInfo model...")
+
+class UserBusinessInfo(Base):
+    __tablename__ = 'user_business_info'
+
+    id = Column(Integer, primary_key=True, index=True)
+    user_id = Column(Integer, index=True, nullable=True)
+    business_description = Column(Text, nullable=False)
+    industry = Column(String(100), nullable=True)
+    target_audience = Column(Text, nullable=True)
+    business_goals = Column(Text, nullable=True)
+    created_at = Column(DateTime, default=func.now())
+    updated_at = Column(DateTime, default=func.now(), onupdate=func.now())
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return f"<UserBusinessInfo(id={self.id}, user_id={self.user_id}, industry='{self.industry}')>"
+
+    def to_dict(self):
+        return {
+            "id": self.id,
+            "user_id": self.user_id,
+            "business_description": self.business_description,
+            "industry": self.industry,
+            "target_audience": self.target_audience,
+            "business_goals": self.business_goals,
+            "created_at": self.created_at.isoformat() if self.created_at else None,
+            "updated_at": self.updated_at.isoformat() if self.updated_at else None,
+        }
+
+logger.info("✅ UserBusinessInfo model loaded successfully!")
diff --git a/backend/services/business_info_service.py b/backend/services/business_info_service.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c94b4b70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/services/business_info_service.py
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+"""Business Information Service for ALwrity backend."""
+from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
+from models.user_business_info import UserBusinessInfo
+from models.business_info_request import BusinessInfoRequest, BusinessInfoResponse
+from services.database import get_db
+from loguru import logger
+from typing import Optional
+
+logger.info("🔄 Loading BusinessInfoService...")
+
+class BusinessInfoService:
+    def __init__(self):
+        logger.info("🆕 Initializing BusinessInfoService...")
+
+    def save_business_info(self, business_info: BusinessInfoRequest) -> BusinessInfoResponse:
+        db: Session = next(get_db())
+        logger.debug(f"Attempting to save business info for user_id: {business_info.user_id}")
+        
+        # Check if business info already exists for this user
+        existing_info = db.query(UserBusinessInfo).filter(UserBusinessInfo.user_id == business_info.user_id).first()
+        
+        if existing_info:
+            logger.info(f"Existing business info found for user_id {business_info.user_id}, updating it.")
+            existing_info.business_description = business_info.business_description
+            existing_info.industry = business_info.industry
+            existing_info.target_audience = business_info.target_audience
+            existing_info.business_goals = business_info.business_goals
+            db.commit()
+            db.refresh(existing_info)
+            logger.success(f"Updated business info for user_id {business_info.user_id}, ID: {existing_info.id}")
+            return BusinessInfoResponse(**existing_info.to_dict())
+        else:
+            logger.info(f"No existing business info for user_id {business_info.user_id}, creating new entry.")
+            db_business_info = UserBusinessInfo(
+                user_id=business_info.user_id,
+                business_description=business_info.business_description,
+                industry=business_info.industry,
+                target_audience=business_info.target_audience,
+                business_goals=business_info.business_goals
+            )
+            db.add(db_business_info)
+            db.commit()
+            db.refresh(db_business_info)
+            logger.success(f"Saved new business info for user_id {business_info.user_id}, ID: {db_business_info.id}")
+            return BusinessInfoResponse(**db_business_info.to_dict())
+
+    def get_business_info(self, business_info_id: int) -> Optional[BusinessInfoResponse]:
+        db: Session = next(get_db())
+        logger.debug(f"Retrieving business info by ID: {business_info_id}")
+        business_info = db.query(UserBusinessInfo).filter(UserBusinessInfo.id == business_info_id).first()
+        if business_info:
+            logger.debug(f"Found business info for ID: {business_info_id}")
+            return BusinessInfoResponse(**business_info.to_dict())
+        logger.warning(f"No business info found for ID: {business_info_id}")
+        return None
+
+    def get_business_info_by_user(self, user_id: int) -> Optional[BusinessInfoResponse]:
+        db: Session = next(get_db())
+        logger.debug(f"Retrieving business info by user ID: {user_id}")
+        business_info = db.query(UserBusinessInfo).filter(UserBusinessInfo.user_id == user_id).first()
+        if business_info:
+            logger.debug(f"Found business info for user ID: {user_id}")
+            return BusinessInfoResponse(**business_info.to_dict())
+        logger.warning(f"No business info found for user ID: {user_id}")
+        return None
+
+    def update_business_info(self, business_info_id: int, business_info: BusinessInfoRequest) -> Optional[BusinessInfoResponse]:
+        db: Session = next(get_db())
+        logger.debug(f"Updating business info for ID: {business_info_id}")
+        db_business_info = db.query(UserBusinessInfo).filter(UserBusinessInfo.id == business_info_id).first()
+        if db_business_info:
+            db_business_info.business_description = business_info.business_description
+            db_business_info.industry = business_info.industry
+            db_business_info.target_audience = business_info.target_audience
+            db_business_info.business_goals = business_info.business_goals
+            db.commit()
+            db.refresh(db_business_info)
+            logger.success(f"Updated business info for ID: {business_info_id}")
+            return BusinessInfoResponse(**db_business_info.to_dict())
+        logger.warning(f"No business info found to update for ID: {business_info_id}")
+        return None
+
+business_info_service = BusinessInfoService()
+logger.info("✅ BusinessInfoService loaded successfully!")
diff --git a/backend/services/database.py b/backend/services/database.py
index bdac5855..69f7f355 100644
--- a/backend/services/database.py
+++ b/backend/services/database.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ from models.enhanced_strategy_models import Base as EnhancedStrategyBase
 from models.monitoring_models import Base as MonitoringBase
 from models.persona_models import Base as PersonaBase
 from models.subscription_models import Base as SubscriptionBase
+from models.user_business_info import Base as UserBusinessInfoBase
 
 # Database configuration
 DATABASE_URL = os.getenv('DATABASE_URL', 'sqlite:///./alwrity.db')
@@ -72,7 +73,8 @@ def init_database():
         MonitoringBase.metadata.create_all(bind=engine)
         PersonaBase.metadata.create_all(bind=engine)
         SubscriptionBase.metadata.create_all(bind=engine)
-        logger.info("Database initialized successfully with all models including subscription system")
+        UserBusinessInfoBase.metadata.create_all(bind=engine)
+        logger.info("Database initialized successfully with all models including subscription system and business info")
     except SQLAlchemyError as e:
         logger.error(f"Error initializing database: {str(e)}")
         raise
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/businessInfo.ts b/frontend/src/api/businessInfo.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e0f13dd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/api/businessInfo.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import { apiClient } from './client';
+
+console.log('🔄 Loading Business Info API client...');
+
+export interface BusinessInfo {
+  user_id?: number;
+  business_description: string;
+  industry?: string;
+  target_audience?: string;
+  business_goals?: string;
+}
+
+export interface BusinessInfoResponse extends BusinessInfo {
+  id: number;
+  created_at: string;
+  updated_at: string;
+}
+
+export const businessInfoApi = {
+  saveBusinessInfo: async (data: BusinessInfo): Promise<BusinessInfoResponse> => {
+    console.log('API: Saving business info', data);
+    const response = await apiClient.post<BusinessInfoResponse>('/onboarding/business-info', data);
+    console.log('API: Business info saved successfully', response.data);
+    return response.data;
+  },
+
+  getBusinessInfo: async (id: number): Promise<BusinessInfoResponse> => {
+    console.log(`API: Getting business info for ID: ${id}`);
+    const response = await apiClient.get<BusinessInfoResponse>(`/onboarding/business-info/${id}`);
+    console.log('API: Business info retrieved successfully', response.data);
+    return response.data;
+  },
+
+  getBusinessInfoByUserId: async (userId: number): Promise<BusinessInfoResponse> => {
+    console.log(`API: Getting business info for user ID: ${userId}`);
+    const response = await apiClient.get<BusinessInfoResponse>(`/onboarding/business-info/user/${userId}`);
+    console.log('API: Business info retrieved successfully by user ID', response.data);
+    return response.data;
+  },
+
+  updateBusinessInfo: async (id: number, data: BusinessInfo): Promise<BusinessInfoResponse> => {
+    console.log(`API: Updating business info for ID: ${id}`, data);
+    const response = await apiClient.put<BusinessInfoResponse>(`/onboarding/business-info/${id}`, data);
+    console.log('API: Business info updated successfully', response.data);
+    return response.data;
+  },
+};
+
+console.log('✅ Business Info API client loaded successfully!');
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/OnboardingWizard/BusinessDescriptionStep.tsx b/frontend/src/components/OnboardingWizard/BusinessDescriptionStep.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b25bca56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/OnboardingWizard/BusinessDescriptionStep.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
+import { Box, Button, TextField, Typography, Card, CardContent, CircularProgress, Alert } from '@mui/material';
+import { ArrowBack as ArrowBackIcon, Save as SaveIcon, CheckCircle as CheckCircleIcon } from '@mui/icons-material';
+import { businessInfoApi, BusinessInfo } from '../../api/businessInfo';
+
+interface BusinessDescriptionStepProps {
+  onBack: () => void;
+  onContinue: () => void;
+}
+
+const BusinessDescriptionStep: React.FC<BusinessDescriptionStepProps> = ({ onBack, onContinue }) => {
+  const [formData, setFormData] = useState<BusinessInfo>({
+    business_description: '',
+    industry: '',
+    target_audience: '',
+    business_goals: '',
+  });
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [success, setSuccess] = useState<string | null>(null);
+
+  const handleChange = (e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement | HTMLTextAreaElement>) => {
+    const { name, value } = e.target;
+    setFormData(prev => ({ ...prev, [name]: value }));
+  };
+
+  const handleSaveAndContinue = async () => {
+    setError(null);
+    setSuccess(null);
+    setLoading(true);
+    console.log('🚀 Attempting to save business info:', formData);
+
+    try {
+      // Simulate user_id for now, replace with actual user_id from auth context later
+      const userId = 1; 
+      const dataToSave = { ...formData, user_id: userId };
+
+      const response = await businessInfoApi.saveBusinessInfo(dataToSave);
+      console.log('✅ Business info saved to DB:', response);
+      setSuccess('Business information saved successfully!');
+
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        onContinue();
+      }, 1500); // Give user time to see success message
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error('❌ Error saving business info:', err);
+      setError('Failed to save business information. Please try again.');
+    } finally {
+      setLoading(false);
+    }
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <Box sx={{ mt: 4 }}>
+      <Typography variant="h5" gutterBottom>
+        Tell us about your business
+      </Typography>
+      <Typography variant="body1" color="textSecondary" sx={{ mb: 3 }}>
+        Since you don't have a website, please provide a description of your business. This will help ALwrity understand your brand and tailor its services.
+      </Typography>
+
+      <Card sx={{ p: 3, mb: 3 }}>
+        <CardContent>
+          {error && <Alert severity="error" sx={{ mb: 2 }}>{error}</Alert>}
+          {success && <Alert severity="success" sx={{ mb: 2 }} icon={<CheckCircleIcon fontSize="inherit" />}>{success}</Alert>}
+
+          <TextField
+            label="Business Description"
+            name="business_description"
+            value={formData.business_description}
+            onChange={handleChange}
+            fullWidth
+            multiline
+            rows={4}
+            margin="normal"
+            required
+            helperText={`${formData.business_description.length}/1000 characters`}
+            inputProps={{ maxLength: 1000 }}
+            disabled={loading}
+          />
+          <TextField
+            label="Industry"
+            name="industry"
+            value={formData.industry}
+            onChange={handleChange}
+            fullWidth
+            margin="normal"
+            helperText={`${formData.industry.length}/100 characters`}
+            inputProps={{ maxLength: 100 }}
+            disabled={loading}
+          />
+          <TextField
+            label="Target Audience"
+            name="target_audience"
+            value={formData.target_audience}
+            onChange={handleChange}
+            fullWidth
+            multiline
+            rows={2}
+            margin="normal"
+            helperText={`${(formData.target_audience || '').length}/500 characters`}
+            inputProps={{ maxLength: 500 }}
+            disabled={loading}
+          />
+          <TextField
+            label="Business Goals"
+            name="business_goals"
+            value={formData.business_goals}
+            onChange={handleChange}
+            fullWidth
+            multiline
+            rows={3}
+            margin="normal"
+            helperText={`${(formData.business_goals || '').length}/1000 characters`}
+            inputProps={{ maxLength: 1000 }}
+            disabled={loading}
+          />
+        </CardContent>
+      </Card>
+
+      <Box sx={{ display: 'flex', justifyContent: 'space-between', mt: 3 }}>
+        <Button
+          variant="outlined"
+          color="secondary"
+          onClick={onBack}
+          startIcon={<ArrowBackIcon />}
+          disabled={loading}
+        >
+          Back
+        </Button>
+        <Button
+          variant="contained"
+          color="primary"
+          onClick={handleSaveAndContinue}
+          endIcon={loading ? <CircularProgress size={20} color="inherit" /> : <SaveIcon />}
+          disabled={loading || !formData.business_description}
+        >
+          {loading ? 'Saving...' : 'Save & Continue'}
+        </Button>
+      </Box>
+    </Box>
+  );
+};
+
+export default BusinessDescriptionStep;
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/OnboardingWizard/WebsiteStep.tsx b/frontend/src/components/OnboardingWizard/WebsiteStep.tsx
index d0d0fc3d..8050e93b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/OnboardingWizard/WebsiteStep.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/OnboardingWizard/WebsiteStep.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
+import BusinessDescriptionStep from './BusinessDescriptionStep';
 import {
   Box,
   Button,
@@ -178,6 +179,7 @@ const WebsiteStep: React.FC<WebsiteStepProps> = ({ onContinue, updateHeaderConte
   const [useAnalysisForGenAI, setUseAnalysisForGenAI] = useState(true);
   const [domainName, setDomainName] = useState<string>('');
   const [hasCheckedExisting, setHasCheckedExisting] = useState(false);
+  const [showBusinessForm, setShowBusinessForm] = useState(false);
   const [progress, setProgress] = useState<AnalysisProgress[]>([
     { step: 1, message: 'Validating website URL', completed: false },
     { step: 2, message: 'Crawling website content', completed: false },
@@ -926,6 +928,22 @@ const WebsiteStep: React.FC<WebsiteStepProps> = ({ onContinue, updateHeaderConte
     </Zoom>
   );
 
+  // Conditional rendering for business description form
+  if (showBusinessForm) {
+    return (
+      <BusinessDescriptionStep
+        onBack={() => {
+          console.log('⬅️ Going back to website form...');
+          setShowBusinessForm(false);
+        }}
+        onContinue={() => {
+          console.log('➡️ Business info completed, proceeding to next step...');
+          onContinue();
+        }}
+      />
+    );
+  }
+
   return (
     <Box sx={{ maxWidth: 900, mx: 'auto', p: 3 }}>
       {/* Enhanced Explanatory Text */}
@@ -978,6 +996,22 @@ const WebsiteStep: React.FC<WebsiteStepProps> = ({ onContinue, updateHeaderConte
         </Grid>
       </Card>
 
+      {/* No Website Button */}
+      <Box sx={{ mt: 2, textAlign: 'center', mb: 3 }}>
+        <Button
+          variant="outlined"
+          color="secondary"
+          onClick={() => {
+            console.log('🔄 Switching to business description form...');
+            setShowBusinessForm(true);
+          }}
+          startIcon={<BusinessIcon />}
+          disabled={loading}
+        >
+          Don't have a website?
+        </Button>
+      </Box>
+
       {loading && (
         <Card sx={{ mb: 3, p: 3 }}>
           <Typography variant="h6" gutterBottom>
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+cc8f9cd2e (HEAD -> main, origin/cleanup/remove-cache-files, cleanup/remove-cache-files) Clean up: Remove all cache files and add comprehensive .gitignore
+c19fc3f22 (origin/main, origin/HEAD) ALwrity Prompts - AI Integration Plan
+5efee4235 Added citation and quality metrics to the content editor.
+10b50f973 Alwrity Copilot Integration for LinkedIn Writer
+64944104a merge: LinkedIn Writer PR #223 - resolve conflicts and integrate with existing routers