Add a Business

Learn how to add a business to the Business Directory module. Before you begin this process, you may want to review your amenities and features to make sure that the relevant options are available when adding businesses.

Adding a business

To add a new business to the Business Directory, you need to:

1. Navigate to the Business Directory back office by using the selector at the top left of the ribbon, or by selecting the Business Directory tile on your Govstack dashboard
2. From the Business Directory, select the Listings tab. This is the default tab, so you may already be here
3. Select the 'Add business' button at the top right. This will open the 'add' dialogue
4. Enter the name of your business into the 'Enter new business directory' field. Click the checkmark button to save the field
5. Select the 'Approval' status from the dropdown. Only businesses labeled as 'Approved' will appear to the public. All other options are provided for internal notes only and will hide the business from the public view
6. Select the 'Published' status from the dropdown. Only 'Published' businesses will appear to the public. 'Unpublished' will hide the business from the public listing
7. Next, set the 'Sector' dropdown to match your business (sectors are preset and cannot be customized, but you can deactivate unused options in the Sectors tab)
8. Set the 'Area of Service' dropdown menu to match your business (areas of service can be added, removed, or modified using the Sectors tab). Areas of service are filtered based on the selected sector
9. Enter the business NAICS code. NAICS codes are optional and are not displayed to the public. A lookup tool is provided to assist in locating the correct code
10. Open the 'Amenities' dropdown and select all options that apply to your business (you can add additional amenities using the Amenities tab)
11. Select the 'Next' button at the bottom right to move to the Address section

Add the address

To add the business address, you need to:

1. Enter the street address, city, country, state or province, and zip code or postal code in the spaces provided
2. Enter the latitude and longitude of your business. Click the 'Locate Address' button to set these automatically. Please note that these values will be rounded down to 6 decimal places (10 cm / 4 in accuracy) on entry. If the location on the map does not match the target you can customize the pin location using the instruction below
3. Select the 'Next' button on the bottom right to move to the Details section

Customize the map pin location

Follow these steps to customize the latitude and longitude of the map pin:

1. Navigate to Google Maps
2. Enter the business's address in the 'Search Google Maps' field and hit enter. You can also click the magnifying glass at the right end of the field. The map will place a marker at you designated location
3. Right click on the desired custom location for the map pin. An information dropdown will appear
4. Select the latitude and longitude provided at the top of the dropdown menu. This will copy both numbers to your clipboard
5. Return to the Business Directory module and paste these numbers into the latitude and longitude fields for your custom location. You will have to delete the second value in the latitude field, and the first value in the longitude field, as both numbers will be copied to your clipboard

Add the details

You will then need to add the details about the business. Complete each field and then select the 'Save' button at the bottom right. This will complete the process and return you to the listing tab. Your business is now available to users on the front end.

Sectors

Sectors are preset and cannot be modified or added. Each sector includes a number of areas of service. These can be added, modified, or disabled as required.