October is Small Business Month, and to celebrate, North Coast Times is giving small businesses around the region a chance to raise their profile for free!

Every day in October, we’ll run stories highlighting the great local businesses we have right here in our communities. We do this every year on New England Times – check out one of last year’s posts so you can see what it looks like.

PLUS three lucky businesses will also win a $1000 Taste Test advertising package just for taking part in our SBM26 promotion!

All you need to do to take part is fill in this simple form – don’t worry about your spelling or making it pretty, just give us the details – upload your logo and a couple of photos, and we’ll take it from there.

There’s a couple of options to choose from:

  • This promotion will run on both New England Times and our new site North Coast Times. Select which site you want your profile to run on at the bottom of the form – New England, North Coast, or both.
  • We also offer up to 12 weeks of discounted advertising for any business that takes part – details in the bottom half of the below form. This is completely optional – you do not need to book advertising or pay anything to be included in our Small Business Month promotion.

Nominate your business here

You can put a social media page if you don’t have a website.
You can put another social media page if you don’t have a website. We will tag you in the Facebook post if we can.
Drag & Drop Files, Choose Files to Upload
Please upload a high resolution file.
Drag & Drop Files, Choose Files to Upload You can upload up to 4 files.
This might be a photo of the products you sell, your shop, or the key people in the business. Having trouble uploading? You can email your photos to ads@netimes.com.au
Please confirm!
How did you hear about this promotion?
Which site would you like your profile to run on?

Contact information

Contact Name
Address

Add on advertising (optional)

It costs nothing to add your story to our small business month series – but as a thank you to all our small businesses featured, we’re offering a discount on standard ads. Choose from the below options, and select the number of weeks you would like your ad to run, up to 12 weeks, from the dropdown on the right.
**Not ready to book?
Rate per week: $250 (save $50)
970x250px banner display ad that appears in middle of news stories. Best for those who want to make an impact, be seen, and get clicks.
Rate per week: $160 (save $80)
300×300 square display ad that that appears in the sidebar or at the bottom on phones. Best option for those who want lots of views more than clicks.
Rate per week: $25 (save $10)
300×250 display ad that appears on the side bar on a computer or tablet, and below the story on phones, in rotation with other ads. This affordable option ensures brand presence without breaking the bank.
$0.00
If ordering advertising you can charge it to a credit card here. Alternatively we will send an invoice to the email entered above.
Drag & Drop Files, Choose Files to Upload You can upload up to 3 files.
If you have your ad ready to go and it is in the right size, upload it here, or email to ads@netimes.com.au. Otherwise we will be in touch to organise your design – there is no fee for us to make your ad for you.

Anything else you'd like to tell us?

Stories will run each day in October – we will do our best to let you know when your story is up! Thanks for being part of Small Business Month 2026.

Small Business Month 2026 – Terms and Conditions

Enter North Coast Times’ Small Business Month 2026 promotion for your chance to win one of three “Taste Test” advertising packages, each valued at $1,000. Total prize pool: $3,000.

Entry is free and open to small businesses in the North Coast. Limit one entry per business. Enter via the above from only between September 15, 2026 and October 30, 2026.

Three winners will be selected by random draw at our Armidale headquarters on November 1, 2026, at 10am and notified by email within 7 days. Each business may win one prize only.

All prize advertising must run by 31 December 2026. Bookings are subject to availability and North Coast Times’ standard advertising requirements. Prizes cannot be transferred or exchanged for cash. Any unused advertising value expires after this date.

Employees and anyone involved in conducting or managing the promotion are ineligible. Personal information will be used to administer the promotion and contact winners.

The promoter is KORE Communication Strategy Research Pty Ltd trading as North Coast Times. Unclaimed prizes: prize must be claimed by November 15, 2026, and used by December 31, 2026. Prizes may not be transfered or exchanged for cash, and are for advertising only on North Coast Times, not New England Times.