MEADE COUNTY AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Name

MEADE COUNTY AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Legal name

Meade County Area Chamber of Commerce

Website

https://meadekychamber.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Chamber of Commerce Services

NAICS

Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations) (81399)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Marketplace & Commerce Communities (BPAMABAO)

Keywords

• Business networking
• Membership organization
• Local business advocacy
• Community development
• Professional development

Headquarters

HQ city

Brandenburg

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees based on business size tiers, ranging from $100 for individuals to $2,500 for President's Circle top-tier membership. Business membership tiers: 1-5 employees ($200), 6-10 employees ($300), 11-25 employees ($375), 26-50 employees ($500), 51+ employees ($700). Civic/nonprofit organizations pay $150 annually.
2. Event Registration and Sponsorship: Revenue generated from event registrations, exhibitor booth fees, and sponsorship opportunities at Chamber luncheons and the annual Golf Scramble.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Meade County Area Chamber of Commerce is a nonprofit membership organization that supports local businesses in Meade County, Kentucky through tiered annual memberships, a searchable business directory, recurring networking events, marketing and referral assistance, professional development programs, and milestone celebration support. Its core offerings are membership tiers (Standard Business, Civic/Nonprofit, Individual, and President's Circle), monthly luncheons, the Leadership Meade County program, and a member directory with strong organic search visibility.

Product overview

The Meade County Area Chamber of Commerce operates as a membership-based organization offering a tiered membership structure and various programs and services. The core offerings include Standard Business Membership (tiered by employee count from $200-$700/year), Individual Membership ($100/year), and Non-profit Membership ($150/year), along with a premium President's Circle tier ($2,500/year). Key services include a business directory with SEO benefits, monthly luncheons, quarterly President's Circle Breakfasts, the Leadership Meade County 9-month program (every even year), marketing assistance, referral services, health insurance opportunities, and milestone celebration support. The Chamber also organizes the annual Meade County Chamber of Commerce Golf Scramble and publishes an online newsletter.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• President's Circle: Top-tier membership program offering premium benefits including quarterly breakfasts, golf scramble sponsorship, event logo placement, monthly luncheon tickets, Kentucky State Fair tickets, priority social media, marketing assistance, and first option on sponsorship opportunities.

Products and services

• Standard Business Membership Tiered annual business membership priced by employee count (1-5 employees at $200/year, 6-10 at $300/year, 11-25 at $375/year, 26-50 at $500/year, 51+ at $700/year), providing referral services, marketing assistance, business directory listing, luncheon access, and professional development opportunities for local for-profit businesses.
• Civic/Charitable/Religious Organization Membership Annual membership tier priced at $150/year for civic, charitable, and religious nonprofit organizations, offering basic Chamber benefits including business directory listing and networking opportunities.
• Individual Membership Personal annual membership priced at $100/year for individual professionals not affiliated with a business, providing networking and community engagement access.
• President's Circle Premium Membership Top-tier annual membership at $2,500, including quarterly President's Circle Breakfast, golf scramble hole sponsorship, logo display at events and on newsletter updates, two monthly luncheon tickets, Kentucky State Fair tickets, priority social media placement, marketing assistance priority, first option on sponsorships, and first opportunity to distribute branded material to new members.
• Leadership Meade County Program 9-month professional development program held in even-numbered years, providing leadership training and community engagement opportunities for members, delivered in partnership with the Small Business Development Center, Meade County Education Center, and Elizabethtown Community & Technical College.
• Chamber Luncheons Recurring monthly in-person networking luncheons featuring programs on business and community interests, providing opportunities for business announcements, community engagement, and prospective member networking.
• Business Directory Members-only searchable online business directory hosted on the Chamber's GrowthZone platform, leveraging the Chamber website's high SEO ranking for Meade County queries to boost member visibility; members self-manage their listings via a customer account portal.
• Ribbon-Cutting and Milestone Celebration Support In-person marketing support for member businesses' ribbon-cuttings, grand openings, and groundbreakings, including provision of supplies such as ribbons, scissors, and shovels.

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• GrowthZonecoreTechnology or IntegrationGrowthZone provides the Chamber's website platform, event management system, membership database, and member directory functionality. The Chamber website (meadekychamber.org) and business portal (business.meadekychamber.org) are powered by GrowthZone.
• Kentucky Chamber Association of Health InsuranceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides specialized health insurance benefits to Chamber member businesses. Members can access these benefits any time of year (no open enrollment wait) with only requirement of having eligible employees.
• Small Business Development Center (SBDC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides continuing education programs for Chamber members as part of the Chamber's professional development offerings.
• Meade County Education CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartners with Chamber to provide continuing education programs for professional development of members.
• Elizabethtown Community & Technical CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides continuing education programs through Chamber for member professional development.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• GrowthZone: Technology vendor providing the website, event management, membership database, and directory platform used by the Chamber. Included as an enabling/ecosystem peer rather than a direct competitor, since other chambers using GrowthZone share comparable digital infrastructure.

Broad incumbents

• U.S. Chamber of Commerce: National chamber of commerce federation. The umbrella industry body for chambers of commerce including local chambers like Meade County, providing shared advocacy, programming, and policy platforms.
• Kentucky Chamber of Commerce: Statewide chamber of commerce serving all of Kentucky. Broader incumbent that provides advocacy, health insurance programs (the same Kentucky Chamber Association of Health Insurance referenced by the subject Chamber), and policy work that local chambers like Meade County plug into.

Direct peers

• Greater Louisville Inc. Regional chamber of commerce serving the Louisville metro area in Kentucky. Comparable as a membership-based business advocacy and networking organization operating in the same state, with tiered membership dues and event-driven member engagement.
• Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce: Chamber of commerce serving Bowling Green and south-central Kentucky. Directly comparable business model—tiered business membership, monthly events, leadership programs, and advocacy for local enterprises in a similarly-sized Kentucky community.
• Elizabethtown-Hardin County Chamber of Commerce: Chamber of commerce serving Elizabethtown and Hardin County, Kentucky, immediately adjacent to Meade County. Closest geographic peer with a near-identical rural-Kentucky chamber model, tiered membership, and event-driven member engagement.
• Lexington Chamber of Commerce: Chamber of commerce serving Lexington, Kentucky. Comparable membership-based business advocacy organization operating in the same state with tiered dues, networking events, and economic development programming.
• Owensboro Chamber of Commerce: Chamber of commerce serving Owensboro and Daviess County, Kentucky. Comparable small-city Kentucky chamber with tiered business memberships, monthly networking luncheons, leadership programs, and community economic development focus.
• Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce: Regional chamber serving northern Kentucky communities. Comparable tiered-membership business advocacy model with monthly events, leadership programs, and workforce development partnerships in the same state.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC1JlqjuE34AesS0kDwVhy2A
• Facebookfacebook.com/MeadeCountyKY
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/meade-county-area-chamber-of-commerce

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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