The Greater Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce

What The Greater Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce does

The Greater Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce is a nonprofit membership-based chamber of commerce serving businesses in the Hot Springs, Arkansas metropolitan area and surrounding communities. Founded in 1897 and headquartered at 659 Ouachita Ave. in Hot Springs, it operates with 1-10 employees and functions as a civic and economic development organization empowered by its membership to drive economic growth and community development while preserving local quality of life. Its principal activity is acquiring and retaining local business members, facilitating networking, and serving as a central hub for the regional business community.

The Chamber's product portfolio centers on membership services and signature networking programs (Cards Over Coffee, Tasty Tuesday, Business After Hours), supplemented by a searchable member directory, an event calendar, marketing opportunities, member-to-member deals, a job postings board, a community dashboard with local metrics, and a Chamber Travel program. Technology infrastructure is provided by the GrowthZone SaaS platform, which powers the website, member directory, event calendar, and member portal/communications. Member pricing is not publicly disclosed and prospective members apply through a portal; Business After Hours is priced at $5 per attendee.

Revenue is generated through recurring membership dues from local businesses (the dominant stream, characterized as subscription/recurring) and transaction-based event revenue (including nominal per-attendee fees such as BAH). The GTM motion is community-led, acquiring members through networking events, member referrals, and signature programming, with distribution via a regional self-serve website portal, in-person events at member venues, and a searchable online directory. The member base spans hospitality (e.g., Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa, Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort), telecommunications (AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Ripple Fiber), and local professional services across SMBs and select enterprises.

Name

The Greater Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce

Legal name

Greater Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce

Website

https://hotspringschamber.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1897

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Greater Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce is a nonprofit chamber of commerce serving Hot Springs, Arkansas, providing membership services, networking events (Cards Over Coffee, Tasty Tuesday, Business After Hours), a member directory, and community advocacy for local businesses since 1897.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Hot Springs Village

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, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: The Chamber generates revenue through membership dues from local businesses. Membership benefits include member directory listing, networking events, marketing opportunities, and member-to-member deals.
2. Event Revenue: Revenue from signature events and networking programs including Cards Over Coffee, Tasty Tuesday, and Business After Hours (BAH is $5 per attendee).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Greater Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce is a nonprofit membership organization that provides local businesses with advocacy, networking events, and community resources. Its core offering is a paid membership program that grants access to a searchable online member directory, signature networking events (Cards Over Coffee, Tasty Tuesday, Business After Hours), marketing opportunities, job postings, and member-to-member deals, all aimed at driving economic growth in the Hot Springs, Arkansas area.

Product overview

The Greater Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce operates as a unified membership-based organization offering a portfolio of interconnected programs and services. The core offerings center on membership services that provide access to the member directory, marketing opportunities, and business development resources. Networking products including Cards Over Coffee, Tasty Tuesday, and Business After Hours form the community engagement layer, enabling member connections. Supporting services include an event calendar, community dashboard, job postings, Chamber travel, and Member to Member Deals. The organization is empowered by its membership to effect economic growth and community development while preserving the area's high quality of life.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Membership Services

Named customers6 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• U.S. Chamber of Commerce: National federation and the archetypal chamber-of-commerce business. Same operational logic (member dues + events + advocacy) at vastly greater scale; useful analog for franchise/affiliation value in the broader chamber ecosystem.
• Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce / AR Chamber: Statewide business advocacy body and association of chambers. Peer in advocacy and member services at a broader scale; influences state policy that ultimately shapes the operating environment for local chambers like Greater Hot Springs.

Regional players

• Bentonville Area Chamber of Commerce: Northwest Arkansas chamber of commerce serving Bentonville and surrounding areas. Peer in business advocacy, membership, and event-led programming; differs primarily in proximity to Walmart HQ-driven economy.
• Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce: Chamber for the Fayetteville, Arkansas metro. Delivers comparable services — member directory, signature networking mixers, advocacy, and tourism promotion — making it a functional peer.
• Conway Area Chamber of Commerce: Central Arkansas chamber serving a mid-sized metro through membership dues and networking programming. Operates an equivalent growth-mix model to Greater Hot Springs and competes for SMB mindshare within the state.
• Hot Springs Village Property Owners Association: Community association governing Hot Springs Village, a contiguous Arkansas community. Shared geography and overlapping member/tourist pool make it a peer in local economic-development significance, though structurally a POA rather than a chamber.
• Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce: State's largest chamber based in Little Rock, Arkansas. Directly comparable as a regional membership organization providing networking events, advocacy, and a member directory for area businesses — same operational model, larger geography.
• Rogers Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce: Northwest Arkansas chamber running networking events, ribbon cuttings, and member directories for member businesses in the Bentonville/Rogers region. Closely analogous in scope and product set to the subject chamber.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/GHSChamber
• Facebookfacebook.com/HotSpringsChamber
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/great-hot-springs-chamber
• Instagraminstagram.com/hs_chamber

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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