Gypsum Chamber of Commerce

What Gypsum Chamber of Commerce does

Gypsum Chamber of Commerce is a private non-profit membership organization (501(c)(6)-style) founded in 2009 and headquartered in Gypsum, Colorado, serving businesses in Gypsum and the surrounding Eagle County region. It represents more than 100 local member businesses across industries such as financial services, banking, retail, utilities, transportation, hospitality, professional services, and food and beverage. Its stated mission is to support and advance existing businesses and to inspire new business formation in the community through networking, promotion, and community involvement.

The chamber's core offerings are a three-tier annual membership (Entrepreneur at $250/year, Elevated at $600/year, and Altitude at $1,500/year) and a set of supporting services built on a standard web-based membership management platform. The platform provides an SEO-optimized member directory, member dashboard, event calendar, and weekly e-blast publication system; higher tiers unlock progressively richer advertising frequency and positioning (twice-monthly for Elevated, weekly for Altitude), quarterly Lunchtime Mixers, special-event sponsorship, a YouTube "Meet the Business" slot, and prime logo placement on the homepage and e-blasts. Distribution is primarily self-serve via website registration, supplemented by monthly Business After Hours Mixers hosted at member locations and member referral activity.

Revenue is generated almost entirely through tiered recurring annual membership dues, with likely supplementary income from event sponsorships, cooperative advertising, and ceremonial services such as ribbon-cuttings. The chamber operates with a small staff (listed at 51–100, likely inclusive of significant volunteer participation) and a community-led, event-driven go-to-market motion. There are no disclosed funding rounds, acquisitions, partnerships, or AI/ML technology components.

Name

Gypsum Chamber of Commerce

Legal name

Gypsum Chamber of Commerce

Website

https://gypsumchamber.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Gypsum Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit, member-supported business organization founded in 2009 that promotes and connects more than 100 local businesses in Gypsum and Eagle County, Colorado through tiered memberships, a member directory, weekly e-blasts, and monthly networking mixers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Gypsum

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: The chamber generates revenue through tiered annual membership dues at three levels: Entrepreneur ($250/year), Elevated ($600/year), and Altitude ($1,500/year). Each tier provides incremental benefits including business profile listing, advertising in e-blasts, event sponsorship opportunities, and member-to-member benefits.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Gypsum Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit local business membership organization that sells tiered annual memberships (Entrepreneur, Elevated, Altitude) to businesses in Gypsum, Colorado and the surrounding Eagle County area. Memberships include business profile listings in the online directory, advertising in weekly e-blasts and social media, ribbon-cutting ceremonies, networking mixers, and member-to-member referral benefits.

Product overview

Gypsum Chamber of Commerce is a local business membership organization offering tiered membership services (Entrepreneur $250, Elevated $600, and Altitude $1,500) that provide varying levels of business promotion, networking opportunities, and advertising through their online directory, e-blast publications, social media platforms, and event calendar. The chamber operates a member dashboard portal for profile management and event posting, and hosts monthly networking mixers and ribbon-cutting ceremonies for members. This is a membership-based service organization, not a technology product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Chamber Membership Annual membership in the Gypsum Chamber of Commerce for local businesses, offered in three tiers — Entrepreneur ($250/year), Elevated ($600/year), and Altitude ($1,500/year) — providing business profile listings, weekly e-blast advertising, social media promotion, ribbon-cutting ceremonies, networking mixers, and member-to-member benefits.
• Business Directory / Member Catalog Online searchable directory of chamber members showcasing local businesses organized by category, with SEO-optimized business profiles and links to member websites, available to the public and chamber subscribers.
• Events Calendar Chamber-organized event calendar featuring networking meetings, Business After Hours Mixers (typically on the 2nd Tuesday of each month), quarterly Lunchtime Mixers, and community events.
• Member Dashboard Online portal for chamber members to manage their business profile, pay membership fees, and post upcoming events to the chamber calendar.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100+ member businesses in the chamber directory

Named customers10 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Direct peers

• Vail Valley Partnership: The primary chamber for Eagle County, Colorado, serving Vail, Beaver Creek, Edwards, and surrounding areas. Directly competes with the Gypsum Chamber for the same pool of local businesses in Eagle County and offers overlapping membership and networking services.
• Basalt Chamber of Commerce: Local chamber serving Basalt, Colorado, located in the Roaring Fork Valley near Gypsum. Operates with a similar small-town business membership model targeting local retail, professional services, and hospitality businesses.
• Glenwood Springs Chamber Resort Association: Chamber of commerce serving Glenwood Springs, Colorado, a nearby mountain resort community. Closely comparable in structure, tiered membership model, and resort-town business promotion activities.
• Carbondale Chamber of Commerce: Chamber of commerce for Carbondale, Colorado, another small mountain community in the region. Comparable in scale, member composition, and focus on local business promotion and networking.
• Aspen Chamber Resort Association: Chamber for Aspen, Colorado, a high-end resort community in the same region as Gypsum. Comparable in its focus on member promotion, tourism-driven business support, and tiered membership services for a small mountain town economy.

Broad incumbents

• U.S. Chamber of Commerce: The largest business federation in the United States. While national in scope, it offers membership tiers and business promotion services conceptually similar to a local chamber's offerings, and competes for the largest members like Amazon and U.S. Bank.
• Colorado Chamber of Commerce: Statewide business association representing Colorado employers. Operates at a much broader geographic and policy scale than the Gypsum Chamber but serves overlapping member businesses with advocacy, networking, and policy resources.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/gypsumchamber
• Xx.com/gypsumchamber

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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