Local Business Directory Listing Form Template

What is the local business directory listing form template?

A business directory is only as good as its least complete listing. When owners send their details by email, one sends a logo and no hours, another a paragraph of history and no phone number. This listing form asks every business for the same things in the same order: name, category, a short description, where to find them, how to reach them, opening hours, a logo and photos, and social links.

It also respects the way small businesses actually work. Not everyone has a storefront. Owners choose between a place customers visit, a service area they travel to, or online only — and online-only businesses don't see the address questions at all. Anyone with an address can choose whether the street address is shown, which matters for home-based businesses. The owner's own name and email are marked as not published, separate from the phone and email that go in the listing.

Each listing is filed as a PDF in your FileIt vault with the logo and photos attached, so the person building the directory has everything for one business in one document.

Who uses a local business directory listing form?

• A chamber of commerce member directory
• A town's shop-local guide for the holiday season
• A downtown association's printed map of shops and restaurants
• A community magazine's annual services guide
• A neighbourhood group listing local tradespeople
• A farmers market directory of its regular vendors

Questions on this local business directory listing form

26 questions over 2 pages · includes file upload, conditional questions, multiple pages, consent checkbox.

The local business directory listing form, page by page

1 Your business

Owners give the business name and pick a "Category" from restaurants, shops, health, beauty, trades, professional services, auto, arts, education and nonprofits; "Other" asks them to describe it. The "Listing description" is about 50 to 80 words, with optional "Search words". "Is your business…" lets them tag it as locally owned, family-owned, woman-owned, minority-owned or veteran-owned. They add "In business since", whether they're a member (with a membership number), and their own name and email, both marked not published.

2 Location, hours & links

"How do customers find you?" offers a storefront or office, a service area, or online only. Unless they're online only, they give the business address and say whether to show the street address in the listing; service-area businesses also list the areas they serve. Then come the listing phone and email, website, opening hours, Facebook, Instagram and another social or booking link. They can upload a logo and up to three photos, add an offer for directory readers, and agree to the publishing consent.

Make the template yours

• Replace the category list with your directory's own sections
• Remove the membership question if your directory is open to everyone
• Add a currency question for a paid or featured listing and explain how to pay
• Set a close date for your print deadline
• Add the designer or editor to the notification list

Tips for a better local business directory listing form

• Ask for the description in a fixed length so printed listings line up
• Respect the "show the street address" answer — some owners work from home
• Export the Responses table to CSV to import listings into your website or layout tool
• Send owners a yearly link to check their listing is still right
• Keep logos at the original size — the attachment in the vault is the full-resolution file

Local business directory listing form: frequently asked questions

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Templates are a starting point. Check that the questions and any wording about consent, privacy or terms suit your situation and the rules where you are. Page last reviewed 2026-10-19.