Westport Weston Chamber Of Commerce

Name

Westport Weston Chamber Of Commerce

Legal name

Westport-Weston Chamber of Commerce

Website

https://westportwestonchamber.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Westport

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: Annual membership fees based on employee count, ranging from $275 for 1-person businesses to $1,275 for 100+ employee companies. Special rates for non-profits ($150), restaurants ($300), banks, and media.
2. Event Revenue: Revenue from signature events including Dog Festival ($10/person, $30/family), Slice of Saugatuck ($15 adults, $5 children), Restaurant Week, Supper & Soul ($90 dinner/concert, $35 concert only), and food contests.
3. Advertising and Sponsorship: Website banner ads ($350 for 3 months, $600 for 6 months), event sponsorship opportunities, and advertising in printed directory.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Westport-Weston Chamber of Commerce sells tiered annual memberships to local businesses in Westport and Weston, Connecticut, providing them with directory listings, networking events, advertising opportunities, advocacy, and exclusive promotion. It also organizes and sells tickets to signature community events (Dog Festival, Slice of Saugatuck, Supper & Soul, Restaurant Week, food contests) that raise funds for local nonprofits while driving visibility for member businesses. Revenue is generated through membership dues, event ticket/admission fees, and advertising sales.

Product overview

The Westport-Weston Chamber of Commerce is a community-focused membership organization that does not offer a traditional technology product. Its core offerings consist of signature community events (Dog Festival, Slice of Saugatuck Festival, Supper & Soul concerts, Restaurant Week, and annual food contests), networking programs (Business After Hours and Morning Network breakfasts), a member directory and portal, and digital advertising services. All technology infrastructure is powered by the third-party GrowthZone platform for member management and event registration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Business Membership (Tiered Annual Dues) Annual business membership with tiered dues based on employee count, providing member directory listing, networking access, advertising opportunities, advocacy, and exclusive Chamber promotion.
• Online Member Directory

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $60,000 donated to Homes with Hope Gillespie Food Pantry from Slice of Saugatuck Festival
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• TAILScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-producer of the annual Dog Festival. Received $4,000 donation in 2021 and ongoing support from the Chamber's dog-related events.
• Homes with Hope (Gillespie Food Pantry)coreOthersSole beneficiary of Slice of Saugatuck Festival donations. Over $60,000 has been donated from all festivals to feed the hungry in the community.
• Westport LibrarycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVenue partner for Supper & Soul concert series (Trefz Forum), co-producer of political debates, and collaborator on community events.
• Choice PetmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPresenting sponsor of Dog Festival, providing support for annual dog-focused community event.
• Gault Family CompaniesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of Slice of Saugatuck Festival, providing balloon bender for children's activities.
• WEBE108 Radio and WICC RadiominorGTM or Marketing PartnerBroadcast partners for Dog Festival and Restaurant Week promotions.
• Cornell University Veterinary SpecialistsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of Dog Festival, providing veterinary expertise and services.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• U.S. Chamber of Commerce: The largest national business-membership organization in the United States. Provides a broad-incumbent benchmark for membership tiers, advocacy positioning, and event programming that local chambers like WWCC often mirror at the town level.

Regional players

• Bridgeport Regional Business Council: Regional business association serving the Bridgeport/Norwalk corridor in Connecticut. Similar nonprofit membership model with advocacy, networking, and event programming, but covers a broader and more economically diverse geography than the Westport-Weston Chamber.
• Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce: Regional peer chamber covering the greater New Haven, CT area — same state but a different geographic market. Comparable membership-organization model with broader coverage, providing a useful benchmark for what a scaled-up version of the Westport-Weston Chamber could look like.

Direct peers

• Stamford Chamber of Commerce: Direct peer chamber serving Stamford, CT — the largest commercial center in the immediate region. Closely comparable membership and event-driven business association model, with overlapping member base and sponsors in the same Fairfield County market.
• Norwalk Chamber of Commerce: Direct peer chamber of commerce serving neighboring Norwalk, CT. Operates under the same community-led nonprofit model with membership dues, signature events, and networking programs targeted at local SMBs in the same regional market.
• Greenwich Chamber of Commerce: Direct peer chamber of commerce serving the adjacent high-income Greenwich, CT community. Closely comparable operating model: tiered membership dues, signature community events, business directory, and networking programs targeting SMB members in an affluent Fairfield County town.
• Fairfield Chamber of Commerce: Direct peer chamber serving Fairfield, CT — a neighboring town in the same county. Operates with the same nonprofit membership-model structure, networking events, and local business promotion focus, and has even co-participated in joint networking events with the subject Chamber (e.g., the 2026 Delamar Valentines event).
• Darien Chamber of Commerce: Direct peer chamber serving Darien, CT — a demographically similar affluent Fairfield County town. Comparable scale, membership tiers, and event-driven GTM including community festivals and business networking mix directly comparable to the Westport-Weston Chamber.

Others

• GrowthZone: Third-party association management software platform already powering the Westport-Weston Chamber's member portal, event registration, and directory. Relevant as an enabling technology peer and ecosystem supplier to small chambers of commerce.
• Constant Contact: Email marketing and small-business engagement platform used by the Chamber for its newsletter and member communications. Comparable as a tooling peer that serves the same SMB and member-organization marketing workflow.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/WestportWeston
• Xx.com/WWCC41
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/westport-weston-chamber-of-commerce

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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