Our Mission
We built MarkhamBusiness.com to make it easier for residents to discover local businesses and for small business owners to grow their presence in the community.
- Connect residents with local businesses — whether you need a dentist, a great restaurant, a mechanic, or a contractor, our directory helps you find trusted local options.
- Publish practical local guides — guides to Markham's plazas, neighbourhoods, and services, built from the listings in our directory.
- Help small businesses grow — we offer free and featured listings, practical business tips, and resources tailored to Ontario entrepreneurs.
What We Cover
Our platform covers a wide range of content relevant to the Markham and Richmond Hill community:
- Local Guides — plaza guides, neighbourhood guides, and monthly directory reports built from our listings.
- Business Directory — 1,000+ local businesses across all major categories.
- Food & Dining — restaurant spotlights, new openings, and local food guides.
- Business Tips — practical advice for local entrepreneurs and small business owners.
- Guides — in-depth resources on starting, running, and growing a business in Ontario.
- Business Credit Cards — curated comparisons of Canadian business credit cards to help business owners find the right financial tools. Some of these links are affiliate links — see our Affiliate Disclosure for details.
- Job Listings — job postings for the Markham area sourced from Job Bank Canada. A posting is removed once its listing period ends.
- Business-for-Sale Listings — businesses for sale in the region, sourced from third-party business-for-sale listings.
Who We Are
MarkhamBusiness.com is an independent local website. Our articles are produced by the Markham Business editorial team and published under that name, not under individual bylines. Our aim is to support local commerce and give residents accurate, practical information.
Our Editorial Approach
Accuracy comes first, and advertisers cannot pay to change what an article says.
- Editorial independence — no advertiser, partner, or listing customer can pay to change what our articles say. The one paid influence on ordering is Featured placement: Featured businesses can rank higher in directory results and in our directory-based guides, and are labelled Featured.
- Checks before publishing — articles pass an automated pre-publication check for completeness and directory links before they go live. When an error is reported, we check it and update the page.
- Listing data — business details come from the records in our directory. Each listing page shows its current record, and owners can claim their listing to correct it.
Read our full Editorial Standards →
How We Make Money
MarkhamBusiness.com is free for readers and businesses to use. To keep the site running, we generate revenue through a combination of:
- Affiliate commissions — when you click a link to a business credit card or financial product and apply, we may earn a referral fee from the issuer at no extra cost to you.
- Display advertising — paid ad placements offered to local businesses through our Advertise page.
- Featured listings — local businesses can pay for Featured placement. Featured businesses can rank higher in directory results and in our directory-based guides, and are labelled "Featured" in both.
Advertisers and affiliate partners cannot change what our articles say, and Featured placement never changes the facts we show about a business. Read our Affiliate Disclosure for complete details.
Our Commitment to Privacy
We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting any personal information you share with us. We comply with Canada's privacy legislation (PIPEDA) and do not sell your personal data to third parties.
Read our full Privacy Policy for details on how we collect, use, and store your information.
Contact
Have a question, a correction, or a business tip? Use our contact page or email info@markhambusiness.com. For a correction, please include the page URL.