I use Wordpress to run a couple of sites. It's has plug-ins for just about everything - very easy to use.

Wordpress? RT @broox: Can anyone recommend a good CMS for getting up a simple site for a (non-developer) friend's small business?

Would Joomla work? It has some basic features out of the box and has a lot of plug-ins that you don't have to be a developer to setup

I'd recommend WordPress.

Skywax!

that is actually a really, really good call. thanks dude.

Wordpress should do the job :)