Schroon Lake Chamber of Commerce

What Schroon Lake Chamber of Commerce does

Schroon Lake Chamber of Commerce is a nonprofit membership organization founded in 1915 and headquartered at 1075 US Route 9 in Schroon Lake, New York. It serves as the primary business advocacy and economic development body for the Schroon Lake region of the Adirondacks, representing 130+ member merchants, hospitality properties, dining establishments, retail businesses, and community organizations. The Chamber's core service is its membership program, which bundles several benefits: visitor referrals through the physical Visitor Information Center and the regional Adirondack Hub website, enhanced social media and advertising exposure, networking events, group insurance access via the North Country Chamber of Commerce affiliation, and advocacy on local economic issues.

The Chamber operates as a traditional community chamber rather than a technology company — it has no software products, no apps, no APIs, and no proprietary technology stack. Its digital presence consists of a website (powered through a partnership with the Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism), a Facebook page, email newsletters, and an online business directory. The organization's go-to-market motion is event-driven, anchored by an annual calendar that includes the Schroon Lake Live concert series, farmers markets, tennis tournaments, rodeos, square dancing, and arts programming such as the Seagle Festival.

Revenue is generated primarily through annual membership dues under a subscription-style model, with new members receiving a 25% first-year discount and members who commit to two-year renewals receiving a 25% discount on Year 2. Day-to-day operations are led by Executive Director Susan Palisano and governed by a volunteer Board of Directors whose officers also own or manage member businesses, including the President (owner of Schroon Lake Department Store), Treasurer (Managing Director of The Lodge at Schroon Lake), and Vice President (Innkeeper of Loch House Inn). The Chamber operates as a constituent part of a broader regional tourism and commerce network alongside ROOST, Adirondack Hub, and the North Country Chamber of Commerce.

Name

Schroon Lake Chamber of Commerce

Legal name

Schroon Lake Chamber of Commerce

Website

https://schroonlakechamber.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1915

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Schroon Lake Chamber of Commerce is a 1915-founded nonprofit membership organization supporting 130+ local businesses through advocacy, visitor referrals, event programming, and regional tourism partnerships in New York's Adirondack region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Association Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (813920)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Travel & Services Membership Clubs (Ancillary Services-Led) (CRAEADAK)

Keywords

• Chamber of commerce services
• Business membership organization
• Regional tourism promotion
• Community economic development
• Local business advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Schroon Lake

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 from 130+ merchants, organizations, and attractions in the Schroon Lake region. New members receive a 25% first-year discount. Current members who renew for two years receive a 25% discount on Year 2 membership.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Schroon Lake Chamber of Commerce is a nonprofit membership organization that provides promotional, networking, and advocacy services to more than 130 local merchants, organizations, and attractions in the Schroon Lake region. Its core offering is an annual Chamber Membership that bundles visitor referrals at the Visitor Information Center, online business directory listings on the Chamber website and the Adirondack Hub regional platform, event promotion services, networking opportunities, group insurance access via the North Country Chamber of Commerce affiliation, and ongoing business advocacy work.

Product overview

The Schroon Lake Chamber of Commerce is a membership-based business organization founded in 1915 that operates primarily as a promotional and advocacy platform rather than a technology product company. The Chamber's service portfolio centers on Chamber Membership as its core offering, which provides access to the Visitor Information Center, Business Directory/Listing Service, Event Promotion Services, and Networking and Advocacy programs. These services are bundled together as membership benefits, with the website serving as the primary digital interface for member visibility through the Adirondack Hub regional platform. The organization does not offer software products, APIs, or technology platforms; instead, it functions as a traditional chamber of commerce providing economic development support, member promotion, and community advocacy services to approximately 130+ merchants and organizations in the Schroon Lake region of the Adirondacks.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Chamber Membership Annual membership program for local businesses, merchants, and attractions that bundles Visitor Information Center referrals, premium listings on the Adirondack Hub regional website, the Chamber's online directory, enhanced social media presence, advertising and sponsorship opportunities, affiliation with the Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism and North Country Chamber of Commerce, group insurance, business services including graphics assistance, networking opportunities, and special community events.
• Visitor Information Center

Quantifiable outcome

• 130+ member businesses served

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

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism (ROOST)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerROOST powers the Chamber's website infrastructure and digital operations. This partnership supports the region's sustainable tourism initiatives.
• North Country Chamber of CommercecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliation provides Chamber members access to group insurance programs and business services through the larger regional chamber network.
• Adirondack HubcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional tourism website providing Chamber members with premium status listings and visibility to visitors planning Adirondack vacations.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Lake George Regional Chamber of Commerce & CVB: A nearby Adirondack-region chamber of commerce serving Lake George. Same structure: small-staff nonprofit membership organization promoting tourism businesses, lodging, and dining in a single lake destination — directly comparable geography, member segments, and value proposition.
• Saranac Lake Area Chamber of Commerce: Chamber of commerce serving Saranac Lake in the Adirondacks. Comparable nonprofit membership model serving hospitality, retail, and dining businesses in a similar small Adirondack tourism town, with similar event-driven community engagement.
• Adirondack Regional Chamber of Commerce: A larger-scale chamber of commerce serving the broader Adirondack region. Comparable membership-based advocacy and tourism promotion model; broader geographic scope but overlapping member segments and economic development mission.
• North Country Chamber of Commerce: The Schroon Lake Chamber's direct affiliation partner; a regional New York chamber of commerce serving multiple counties with similar membership-based business advocacy and tourism-promotion functions. Directly comparable mission, model, and member-benefit structure.
• Bolton Landing Chamber of Commerce: A small Adirondack-lakefront chamber of commerce comparable to Schroon Lake Chamber in scale, mission, and tourism-business member base. Directly comparable as a peer small-town chamber serving lake-region hospitality businesses.
• Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce: Chamber of commerce serving Ticonderoga, a similar small Adirondack-border community. Comparable nonprofit membership model, tourism/dining/lodging member base, and visitor information center functions.
• Inlet Information Office (Inlet, NY): A small-town Adirondack visitor-information and business-promotion organization similar in scale and scope to the Schroon Lake Chamber, serving a comparable lake-community membership base.

Others

• Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism (ROOST): Strategic partner that powers Schroon Lake Chamber's digital infrastructure. ROOST is the regional destination marketing organization for Hamilton County and beyond — adjacent to but distinct from a chamber, providing comparable tourism-promotion services at a regional scale.

Regional players

• Lake Placid Visitor Bureau / Essex County Tourism: Destination marketing and tourism promotion organization for the Lake Placid region of the Adirondacks. Operates in the same geographic market with overlapping tourism-promotion goals to Schroon Lake Chamber, though with different primary structure.
• Warren County Tourism: County-level tourism promotion agency in the same broader Adirondack/Northern New York region. Comparable visitor-information and destination-promotion mission though organized as a county agency rather than a chamber.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/schroonlakechamber
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/schroon-lake-area-chamber

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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