For entrepreneurs

Own a Community Business Directory

Start with one community. Build relationships with local businesses. Grow recurring annual Featured Listing revenue. Then, if you choose, add neighboring communities and build your own local network.

Own Your Community. Grow Your Network.

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Ownership

How Community Ownership Works

Step 1

Choose an Available Community

Step 2

Purchase Your Community Directory

Step 3

Meet and Connect With Local Businesses

Step 4

Grow Annual Featured Listings

Step 5

Add Neighboring Communities If You Choose

You can own one community or build a portfolio of connected communities.

Owning a community does not include neighboring communities. Additional communities are purchased separately.

The listing model

A Simple Model You Don't Have to Invent

The Network sets the listing model for every Community Directory, so you can focus on relationships instead of pricing.

Basic Listing

FREE

First 25 Featured

$49 One Time

After the First 25

$49/year

Founder status is tracked per community and does not reset when a community changes ownership. Founder listings remain grandfathered according to the Founder terms.

Network operated

You May Not Be Starting From Zero

Community Business Network can begin operating a Community Directory before it has a local owner. That means some available Community Directories may already contain:

Business Listings
Founder Businesses
Search Traffic
Community Awareness
Existing SEO History

When someone purchases the Community Directory, they take over the existing directory rather than starting a brand-new empty website.

We start the community. You take it local.

Illustrations only — not income guarantees

Build Recurring Listing Revenue

Every illustration below uses the standard Featured Listing price of $49/year.

$4,900

per year

100 Annual Featured Listings

$12,250

per year

250 Annual Featured Listings

$24,500

per year

500 Annual Featured Listings

$49,000

per year

1,000 Annual Featured Listings

Multi-community example

$14,700 per year

3 Communities · 100 Annual Featured Listings per Community · 300 Listings Total

These examples illustrate gross listing revenue using the current standard Featured Listing price of $49 per year. They are not income guarantees and do not include payment-processing fees, taxes, marketing costs, staffing, or other business expenses.

Additional revenue opportunities

MORE THAN LISTING REVENUE

Build Additional Revenue Streams Around Your Community

Your Community Business Directory can become much more than a place for business listings.

In addition to annual Featured Listings, Community Directory Owners can create and sell additional advertising, sponsorships, promotions, marketing services, event opportunities, and other products that make sense for their local business community.

The Community Business Network provides the platform.

You decide which additional products and services make sense for the businesses you serve.

Examples of additional owner-created products and services

Banner Advertising

Homepage Sponsorships

Category Sponsorships

Business Spotlights

Email Newsletter Sponsorships

Event Sponsorships

Job Postings

Social Media Promotion

Website Services

SEO Services

Ad Design

Video Promotion

Community Guide Advertising

Networking Events

Local Marketing Packages

Custom Business Services

These are examples only. Owners create and price their own local products and services.

Core message

START WITH LISTINGS. BUILD FROM THERE.

The standard Featured Listing gives you a simple recurring revenue foundation.

As your Community Directory grows, you can add additional products and services.

Grow at your own pace

You Don't Have to Start Big

Begin with one local community. Learn the system. Build relationships. Grow the directory. Then decide whether you want to expand.

One Community

↓

Neighboring Community

↓

Three-Community Cluster

↓

Local Network

↓

Regional Portfolio

Start with one community. Grow when you're ready.

Cooperation, not competition

Your Neighboring Directory Is Not Your Competition

Community Business Network is designed around cooperation.

A business may serve several communities.
Consumers may live in one community and work in another.
Events may attract people from surrounding areas.
Business relationships naturally cross community boundaries.

Active neighboring directories can create

More Visibility
More Referrals
More Business Relationships
More Consumer Awareness
More Cross-Listing Opportunities
Stronger Regional Recognition

Who can own

Could You Be a Community Directory Owner?

You do not need to be a technology expert.

EntrepreneursBusiness OwnersSales ProfessionalsRealtorsMarketing ProfessionalsCommunity LeadersNetworking ProfessionalsRetireesSide-Business OwnersPeople Who Simply Know Their Community

What matters most

You enjoy connecting with people.
You believe in local business.
You are willing to build relationships.
You want to build something of your own.

Global vision

Local Communities. Global Vision.

Community Business Network is launching with U.S. communities while being built for future expansion into countries around the world.

Building a global network of locally focused Community Business Directories. Only U.S. communities are active today.

Locally focused. Globally connected.

Availability

Find a Community to Own

Network Operated communities are available for local ownership. Search by community name, city, state or postal code.

Browse all

496 communities are available for local ownership today. United States communities are active now. Additional countries will open as the network expands.

Launching Soon

Orlando Business Directory

Orlando, FL

0 businesses listed

Basic Listing — FREE

Featured — $49 One Time

25 of 25 Founder Spots Remaining

Own This Community Get Your Business Listed

Launching Soon

Houston Business Directory

Houston, TX

0 businesses listed

Basic Listing — FREE

Featured — $49 One Time

25 of 25 Founder Spots Remaining

Own This Community Get Your Business Listed

Available

New York Business Directory

New York, NY · 8.4M residents

Basic Listing — FREE

Featured — $49 One Time

25 Founder Spots Available

Own a Community Business Directory

How Community Ownership Works

A Simple Model You Don't Have to Invent

You May Not Be Starting From Zero

Build Recurring Listing Revenue

MORE THAN LISTING REVENUE

START WITH LISTINGS. BUILD FROM THERE.

You Don't Have to Start Big

Your Neighboring Directory Is Not Your Competition

Could You Be a Community Directory Owner?

Local Communities. Global Vision.

Find a Community to Own

Orlando Business Directory

Houston Business Directory

New York Business Directory

Los Angeles Business Directory

Chicago Business Directory

Philadelphia Business Directory

Phoenix Business Directory

San Antonio Business Directory

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Dallas Business Directory

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Indianapolis Business Directory

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Boston Business Directory

Nashville Business Directory

Build Something Local