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Business directory

Public directory of local businesses on your .gov — searchable, mapped, multilingual. Owners claim and maintain their own listing. Built for economic development.

Replaces
Chamber-of-commerce directory subscriptions WordPress 'business listing' plugins PDF business lists on the town website
Used by Clerk · Economic Development
Pricing Available in all tiers
app.townadminpro.com / business-directory ● 3 pending
Listings
142
currently published
Categories
11
Restaurants, Retail, Services, …
Owner edits
318
self-serve · last 30 days
Re-verify
4
dormant listings · last 30 days
Pending claim 3
Pine Ridge Yoga Studio
Services
Email confirmed · ready to publish
Cedar Park Cafe
Restaurant
Awaiting email verification
Northwood Crafts
Retail
Email confirmed · ready to publish
Pending edit 5
Maple Inn LLC
Lodging
Hours updated · review queue
Grandma's Diner
Restaurant
Photos added (4)
Hood's Hot Dogs
Food vendor
Description rewrite
Published 142
Pinecone Bakery
Restaurant
Updated 3d ago
Cedar Brewing Co
Beverages
Updated 1w ago
Riverside Tavern
Restaurant
Updated 2w ago
Hidden 7
Birch & Bough STR
Lodging
Owner unreachable · re-verify due
Sunny Day Daycare
Services
Reported by resident · review

Public business directory with category filters and self-claim flow, on the .gov resident portal.

A public-facing business directory on your resident portal at yourtown.gov — searchable, multilingual, with category and map views. Built for economic development: not every town issues business licenses, but every town benefits from helping residents and visitors find local businesses. Owners claim their listing with a one-time email verification, then maintain hours, photos, descriptions, and categories themselves. Towns running Business Licensing can optionally tie the directory to the active-license roster for an authoritative list; standalone is the default.

Capabilities

What you can do with business directory.

Owner-curated listings — hours, photos, description, categories, contact info, social links

One-time email verification to claim; magic-link login after that, no permanent password

Town-side moderation queue with approve / reject, edit history, and full audit trail

Category filters, full-text search, and map view on the public resident portal

Multilingual listings — translations maintained per the platform's language stack

Optional Business Licensing tie-in for towns that want an active-license-only roster

Common questions

Business directory — answered.

The questions we hear most when towns are evaluating this module. Anything specific to your charter, your state, or your existing vendor — we'll answer on the discovery call.

01 Do we need to be running Business Licensing to use this? +
No. The directory stands alone. Plenty of towns don't issue business licenses but still want to help residents and visitors find local businesses. You add and curate listings; owners claim and maintain them. Where Business Licensing is in use, the directory can be optionally tied to the license roster — but it's not required.
02 How do listings stay current? +
Business owners maintain their own listings — hours, photos, descriptions, contact info — without going through your office. Listings older than a year prompt the owner to re-verify so dormant entries fall off. Where Business Licensing is wired in, license expiration can also drive automatic visibility changes.
03 Do business owners need an account to claim their listing? +
They claim with a one-time email verification — they enter their business name, address, and an email; we send a confirmation link. After that, magic-link login on every visit (no permanent password to forget or leak).
04 Who picks the categories? +
Your office. We ship a starter list (Restaurants, Retail, Services, Lodging, Professional, etc.) and you adjust it to reflect your town's character. Businesses pick from the categories you publish.
05 What about food trucks, seasonal businesses, farmers' market vendors? +
Seasonal listings can be tagged with active dates so they hide off-season automatically. Mobile and temporary vendors are a category we expect — they appear in the directory while their dates are active.
Ready when you are

Run your town
on one system.

Thirty-minute discovery call with the actual builders. Bring last month's spreadsheets; we'll bring the questions.

No commitment · No pushy sales reps