Help connect Ashburton's businesses to their community.
Thrive Tribe has two ways to get involved: as a Tribe Builder or a Tribe Connector. Both help local businesses get found. Both come with real rewards.
Two ways to grow the Tribe.
Tribe Builder
Physical visibility, for local shopfronts
Display the Thrive Tribe 'Find Local' sticker in your shop window. When locals and visitors scan it, they discover the full Ashburton directory, and you become a visible part of the community that supports local.
Reward: A free upgrade to an Essentials listing, on us.
Who it's for:
Local retail stores, cafes, shops, and other businesses with a customer-facing shopfront in the Ashburton District. Limited places available.
Limited places available. Keep an eye out for us, or get in touch below.
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Active referral, for people with a local audience
Promote Thrive Tribe to your existing local network, via your website, email list, social media, events, or community connections. When someone you refer signs up for a paid listing, you earn a referral fee.
Reward: A referral fee for every paid listing you successfully refer. Paid automatically, monthly.
Who it's for:
Business owners, professionals, community organisations, networking groups, content creators, and anyone with a genuine local audience in the Ashburton District.
Limited Places available, apply now.
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Tribe Builder: be a visible part of the community.
The Thrive Tribe 'Find Local' sticker gives your customers, visitors, and passersby a direct path to the full Ashburton business directory. When someone scans it, they discover every local business, including yours.
It's a small sticker. But it's a genuine statement that your business is proud to support the local community, and that you want locals to find what they need, right here in the district.
As a thank you, we upgrade your Thrive Tribe listing from free to Essentials, covering your full contact details, trading hours, photos, social links, and enhanced description at no charge.
We deliver your Tribe Builder pack, including your window sticker.
Display the sticker in your window or at your counter.
Email a photo of the sticker in your shop window, and we will get your Essentials listing started. Send us a photo of your team with the sticker and we will post it on our social media channel.
Tribe Connector: turn your local connections into something that works for everyone.
If you have a genuine local audience, a website, an email list, a Facebook following, a club membership, or a professional network, you're in a position to help local businesses get found, and be rewarded for it.
As a Tribe Connector, you share your unique referral link with your audience. When someone clicks through and signs up for a paid Thrive Tribe listing, you earn a referral fee. Tracking, attribution, and payment are all handled automatically.
There's no quota to hit, no targets to chase, and no obligation to promote in ways that don't suit your channel. Promote as much or as little as feels right for your audience.
Who fits:
Tribe Connectors include local business owners, accountants, bookkeepers, business coaches, marketing agencies, community organisations, networking groups, Chamber of Commerce members, local bloggers, social media pages, and website owners with local Ashburton District traffic. We take on a limited number of Tribe Connectors who are a genuine fit for the district.
Referral fees are paid to you automatically. No chasing, no invoicing, no admin.
1. Application reviewed
Every application is reviewed personally. You'll hear back within 2-3 business days.
2. Approval and onboarding
Approved connectors complete a short onboarding process: confirm your details, sign the Connector Agreement, and receive your unique referral link and marketing assets pack.
3. Start connecting
Share your referral link with your audience however works best for you. Every paid listing you refer earns a referral fee, tracked automatically, paid monthly.
Community organisations - a note.
If you're a sports club, community organisation, or charity, we want to do more than pay your referral fees. We'll find ways to recognise the community supporters who help grow the Tribe, because growing the Tribe is a community effort.
Ready to grow the Tribe?
Interested in Tribe Builder?
Tribe Builder recruitment is done in-person. Get in touch to register your interest.
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