Safety Harbor Chamber of Commerce

What Safety Harbor Chamber of Commerce does

Safety Harbor Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit business association headquartered in Safety Harbor, Florida, serving the city and surrounding Pinellas County/Tampa Bay area. Its core constituency is local small and mid-sized businesses, with a secondary audience of the roughly 18,000 city residents it reaches through community programming, events, and visitor-facing promotion.

The Chamber operates a tiered membership model with explicit price points for Non-Profit ($220/year), Individual ($295/year), and Business tiers that scale by employee count, ranging up to $4,035/year for organizations with 30 or more employees. Member-facing services include a Leads Group with one-member-per-category referral structure, marketing amplification programs (Try it Tuesday, Feature Friday, Where Are We Wednesday), a MarketSpace directory/listing platform, event programming (over 475 events referenced including the BOSS / Business Owners Sharing Solutions Series and 3rd Friday Street Celebration), and civic advocacy. The technology backbone is GrowthZone (formerly ChamberMaster), a SaaS membership and event-management platform widely used by U.S. Chambers of Commerce.

The Chamber monetizes primarily through membership dues, event sponsorships, and program-specific sponsorships. Named institutional sponsors and partners include Duke Energy (BOSS Series), BayCare, HCA Florida Healthcare / Mease hospitals, and a tourism partnership with Visit St. Pete/Clearwater, indicating a mix of recurring local-business revenue and episodic corporate sponsorship. The organization is governed by a volunteer board and led day-to-day by Executive Director / President & CEO Susan Petersen; reported staffing is in the 1–10 employee range, consistent with a small-city Chamber.

Name

Safety Harbor Chamber of Commerce

Legal name

Safety Harbor Chamber of Commerce

Website

https://safetyharborchamber.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1930

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Safety Harbor Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit business association serving local companies in Safety Harbor, Florida via tiered memberships, events, marketing programs, and a GrowthZone-backed member directory and leads group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Safety Harbor

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership investments at multiple tiers (Connect $360, Build $535, Influence $835, Lead $1,235, Advocate $4,035) providing access to Chamber core benefits, marketing tools, and networking opportunities. Includes one-time $35 application fee.
2. Social Media Promotions: Optional add-on promotional services for members including Try it Tuesday ($350), Feature Friday ($150-$200), and Where Are We Wednesday programs that provide exposure through Chamber media channels.
3. Foundation Donations: Tax-deductible donations to the Safety Harbor Chamber of Commerce Foundation supporting historic preservation and student scholarships.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Safety Harbor Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit membership association that sells tiered annual memberships to local businesses and organizations, providing access to a searchable business directory, networking groups (Leads Group, Bay Area Young Professionals), signature community events, and promotional programs. It also offers paid social media marketing add-ons (Feature Friday, Where Are We Wednesday, Try it Tuesday) and operates a charitable Foundation supporting historic preservation and student scholarships.

Product overview

Safety Harbor Chamber of Commerce operates as a membership-based organization offering a tiered membership structure (Connect at $360, Build at $535, Influence at $835, Lead at $1,235, Advocate at $4,035, plus Downtown CRD Retail/Restaurant at $260, Civic Club/Non-Profit, and Community Volunteer tiers). The Chamber provides core services including a business directory, events calendar, and job postings, enhanced by social media marketing add-ons (Feature Friday, Where Are We Wednesday, Try it Tuesday), Hot Deals and Member-to-Member Deals marketplaces, and signature events including the Annual Dinner Celebration, B.O.S.S. Series, and 3rd Friday Street Celebrations. The platform is built on ChamberMaster/GrowthZone membership management software.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Connect Level Membership Entry-level annual membership at $360/year providing core Chamber benefits and visibility for startups and small teams (under 10 employees). Includes a one-time $35 application fee.
• Build Level Membership Annual membership at $535/year providing enhanced marketing tools for growing businesses with up to 25 employees. Includes a one-time $35 application fee.
• Influence Level Membership Annual membership at $835/year positioning companies as market leaders with strategic engagement opportunities for leadership teams. Includes a one-time $35 application fee.
• Lead Level Membership Annual membership at $1,235/year for established organizations seeking regional leadership and community influence. Includes a one-time $35 application fee.
• Advocate Level Membership Highest annual membership tier at $4,035/year offering a seat at the table with Chamber and regional leaders, VIP recognition at signature events, and maximum exposure. Includes a one-time $35 application fee.
• Downtown SH CRD Retail/Restaurant Membership Special-rate annual membership at $260/year for retail and restaurant businesses located within the Safety Harbor CRD boundaries. Includes a one-time $35 application fee.
• Civic Club/Non-Profit Membership Annual membership (Varies pricing) for 501(c)3 organizations with income under $1 million and civic clubs. Includes a one-time $35 application fee.
• Community Volunteer Membership Annual membership at $220/year for civic-minded individuals and community volunteers supporting the local economy. Includes a one-time $35 application fee.
• Feature Friday Paid social media promotion program ($150-$200) where Chamber staff wears member business swag on selected Fridays, including dedicated Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn posts. Premium pricing for 3rd Friday events.
• Where Are We Wednesday Paid social media promotion featuring a quick video tour of the member business shared on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Member provides an elevator pitch for sharing.
• Try it Tuesday Paid social media promotion program ($350/session) where Chamber staff works at the member business for a day, with video creation and dedicated exposure across email (Harbor News), Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
• Donation to the Safety Harbor Chamber of Commerce Foundation Tax-deductible donation supporting the Chamber Foundation's efforts to maintain the historic home and provide annual scholarships to local students, funding education, leadership, and tourism initiatives.

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Visit St. Pete/Clearwater (SPC)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerOfficial tourism partner promoting Safety Harbor as a destination within the St. Pete/Clearwater region. Listed as community partner with logo placement on Chamber website.
• Golf Cart SuperstoreminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal golf cart dealer listed as community partner with website logo placement.
• Rogan & AssociatesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFinancial services firm listed as community partner with logo placement on Chamber website.
• Duke EnergycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor regional utility and presenting sponsor of the B.O.S.S. Series (Business Operations Support Series) educational events for Chamber members.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce: Largest chamber in Pinellas County, located just south of Safety Harbor across Tampa Bay. Comparable tiered membership, event programming, and member-directory structure targeting overlapping SMB segments in the Tampa Bay metro.
• Tarpon Springs Chamber of Commerce: Pinellas County chamber of similar small-town scale. Operates the standard tiered-membership business model with local networking and tourism-promotion functions for a comparable Florida coastal community.
• Clearwater Regional Chamber of Commerce: Adjacent Pinellas County chamber serving nearby Clearwater businesses. Competes for the same small-business membership base in the north Pinellas corridor and runs a nearly identical program set of Leads Groups, ribbon cuttings, and signature events.
• Pinellas Park Chamber of Commerce: County-level chamber in Pinellas offering tiered memberships, Leads-style networking, and event-driven programming - directly comparable in operating model and member-base composition.
• Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce: The largest regional chamber of commerce serving the broader Tampa Bay area. It operates an identical tiered-membership business model with networking groups, signature events, and advocacy programs, serving the same metropolitan market from which Safety Harbor draws its members.
• Dunedin Chamber of Commerce: Immediately adjacent community to Safety Harbor. Same small-town scale, similar member-base composition (retail, restaurants, services), and identical tiered-due structure - the closest comparable peer in scale and member demographics.
• Oldsmar Chamber of Commerce: Small adjacent Pinellas chamber serving a similarly sized local business base. Operates on the same model of tiered memberships, networking events, and member-to-member promotions, directly competing for visibility in the Oldsmar/Safety Harbor corridor.
• Greater Palm Harbor Chamber of Commerce: Pinellas County chamber serving a neighboring community. Matches the Safety Harbor Chamber in target members, dues structure, networking programming, and reliance on SMB-driven renewal economics.

Broad incumbents

• BNI (Business Network International): Global networking organization with a one-member-per-category chapter structure that closely mirrors the Safety Harbor Chamber's Leads Group approach. While its scope is much broader, its core member economics (dues for referral access) overlap with the Chamber's value proposition.
• U.S. Chamber of Commerce: National federation to which most local chambers (including Safety Harbor) are affiliated. Operates the same membership-organization model but at national scale, providing advocacy, programming, and resources that local chambers extend to their members.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/safetyharborfl
• Xx.com/visitsafetyharb
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/safety-harbor-chamber-of-comme

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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