Be in it - be found !

The Upriver Business Directory is intended to be a resource for the residents and guests of our area.  Therefore it should list all businesses, services, trades, farms, musicians and other artists, crafts people, community centers, churches, emergency numbers, etc.

This being said, think about it whether you should be in it, so that people looking for something you can offer will be allerted to your business.  A business does not need to be multimillion dollars, it does not even have to be registered for the purposes of this directory.  We consider anybody that provides a service or sells a product a business.  The larger businesses that everybody knows will likely be approached by us, but if we do not know that you are in buisiness, you will not be approached by us and therefore in all likelyhood also not by others.  So you want examples of what we would consider a business in addition to those groups referred to in the introductory paragraph?  Well, for example: people willingto care for somebody else's children in their home, those willing to visit or go shopping for the elderly or sick, people willing to teach music or tutor students,  those willing to assist with renovations or taking care of properties, ... Think about what you can do for others - if it is worth being done, it is worth being in the directory!

And being in the directory is free if it is just a basic listing.  We will publish the Upriver Business Directory in a print version and online, here on www.upriver-news.ca.  Since we are looking for a wide variety of entries a lot of effort will go into structuring the directory well, which is easier in an online version than in the printed version.  So it may be worth your while to make your listing more easily found by higlighting it.  If you want to include your logo it will cost you only $20 for the life of the edition of the directory, for an advertisement covering half a page we charge only $50, for a full page $100.  Especially the larger businesses may find it interesting to show their community spirit by advertising in the Upriver Business Directory.  It is the advertisements and the generous support of sponsors that allow us to distribute the directories to 1,600 households free of charge.

Please contact Tina Beers by phone (785-4348) or by e-mail to be included in the directory.  For questions regarding technical issues such as selecting the right keywords you can contact Armin Arend by phone (785-9093) or by e-mail.  If you do not have an ad layout ready, students of Bonar Law Memorial High School have volunteered to do the design work for you.  We think a small token of appreciation would be nice though.  If you are interested please contact Tina Beers.

If you would like to sponsor the directory or help out in any way, again, please contact us.

The deadline for submissions to the directory is March 31st,  so don’t delay!