PEMBERTON AND DISTRICT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

What PEMBERTON AND DISTRICT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE does

Pemberton and District Chamber of Commerce is a private, non-profit Chamber of Commerce founded in 1932 and headquartered in Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada. It serves local businesses and stakeholders across the Pemberton area and the broader Sea-to-Sky corridor, operating as a member-governed organization led by an elected Board of Directors and an Executive Director (Ariane). The organization delivers advocacy representation to municipal, provincial, and federal government; recurring events programming including Social Mixers, the Construction Connector, an Annual Golf Tournament, a Holiday Mixer, Lunch & Learns, and the Love Pemberton Buy Local Holiday Passport campaign; a member-facing Jobs Board; and a public Business Directory.

The Chamber's product set is built on a tiered subscription membership model: a Core Membership for Corporations at CAD $225/year and a reduced Core Membership for Non-Profits, Solopreneurs, and Farms at CAD $75/year. Three optional annual add-on packages (Community Partner at $350, Event Sponsor at $250, Advertising at $150) provide incremental revenue and member visibility. The underlying technology stack is non-proprietary, relying on Squarespace for website hosting, Glueup for membership application and management, and a channel partnership with Whistler & Squamish Personnel for job board distribution. There are no proprietary software products, patents, AI capabilities, or disclosed revenue figures.

Go-to-market is community-led and event-driven, with growth dependent on local engagement, word-of-mouth referrals, and recurring event visibility. Distribution is primarily through the Glueup self-serve membership application portal and the Chamber's website, with marketing conducted via Instagram, a monthly email newsletter, website content, and event-based promotion. Customer segments are horizontally diversified across construction, tourism, hospitality, agriculture, professional services, and small retail within a small geographic radius, implying low concentration risk but a constrained total addressable market.

Name

PEMBERTON AND DISTRICT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Legal name

Pemberton & District Chamber of Commerce

Website

https://pembertonchamber.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1932

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Pemberton and District Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit, member-supported Chamber of Commerce founded in 1932 that delivers advocacy, networking events, a jobs board, and a business directory to local businesses across the Pemberton area and Sea-to-Sky corridor in British Columbia, Canada.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Pemberton

HQ country

Canada

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, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Core Membership Dues: Annual membership fees from local businesses provide the primary revenue stream. Tiered pricing structure based on business type and size.
2. Add-on Benefit Packages: Optional premium packages including Community Partner ($350/yr), Event Sponsor ($250/yr), and Advertising ($150/yr) for enhanced visibility and event support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Pemberton & District Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit membership organization that provides tiered annual memberships to local businesses, non-profits, solopreneurs, and farms, along with optional add-on benefit packages. Its core deliverables include business advocacy to municipal, provincial, and federal government levels, networking events such as Social Mixers and the Construction Connector, a Jobs Board, an online Business Directory, Governance Training, and exclusive member health insurance options.

Product overview

The Pemberton & District Chamber of Commerce operates as a membership-based business organization offering a tiered membership program with two core tiers (corporate at $225/year and non-profit/solopreneur/farm at $75/year), each with optional add-on packages (Community Partner at $350, Event Sponsor at $250, and Advertising at $150). The Chamber's core products and services include a Jobs Board for posting local employment opportunities, a Business Directory for member visibility, Events Programming (monthly Social Mixers, Construction Connector, Annual Golf Tournament, Holiday Mixer, Wellness in the Workplace, and Lunch & Learn), the Love Pemberton Buy Local Holiday Passport Campaign, Governance Training, and Advocacy representation to all three levels of government. The product portfolio is unified under the Chamber's mission to connect businesses, foster economic growth, and support the Pemberton business community.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Core Chamber Membership

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Whistler Community FoundationminorOthersListed as a community partner supporting the Pemberton & District Chamber of Commerce. The partnership provides mutual support between community organizations in the Sea-to-Sky corridor.
• Tourism Pemberton BCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClose operational partnership with Tourism Pemberton BC for visitor services and tourism promotion. The Chamber supports job postings for visitor centre positions and collaborates on community events.
• Whistler & Squamish PersonnelcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRecruitment partner providing job board services for Chamber members. The Chamber publishes member job listings through this platform, and the partner helps recruit for Chamber positions including the Marketing & Events Coordinator role.
• We-BCminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity Mentorship Program partnership bringing women's entrepreneurship mentoring to Pemberton in collaboration with the Chamber.
• Pemberton Community CentreminorOthersHost venue for the Love Pemberton Buy Local Holiday Passport campaign. Drop-off location for passport cards during the holiday shopping promotion.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Whistler Chamber of Commerce: Neighboring Sea-to-Sky Chamber of Commerce serving Whistler's tourism-heavy business community with advocacy, member services, and signature events — a scale-up comparable operating in the same corridor.
• Revelstoke Chamber of Commerce: BC interior small-mountain-town Chamber serving Revelstoke's tourism, construction, and SMB base with advocacy and networking events — analogous scale, mandate, and member segmentation.
• Kimberley Chamber of Commerce: BC Kootenay-region Chamber serving a small-town business base with member services, advocacy, and events; comparable in scope, member profile, and operating scale.
• Nelson & District Chamber of Commerce: Kootenay-region BC Chamber serving Nelson's SMB base across retail, tourism, and professional services; comparable as a small-town Canadian Chamber with similar advocacy and event-led model.
• Lillooet & District Chamber of Commerce: Small rural BC Chamber serving Lillooet's local business community with advocacy and member services; comparable in rural BC scale, member-base composition, and resource constraints.
• Squamish Chamber of Commerce: Adjacent BC Sea-to-Sky corridor Chamber serving Squamish's small business community with advocacy, events, and membership tiers; the most directly comparable peer given shared geography, mandate, and target SMB audience.
• Canmore & Area Chamber of Commerce: Small-town Canadian mountain Chamber serving Canmore's tourism-and-construction-dominated business base; closely comparable in geography, member profile, and event-driven GTM.
• Fernie Chamber of Commerce: BC mountain-town Chamber serving a tourism-, hospitality-, and construction-heavy local membership base; structurally analogous to Pemberton in scale, industry mix, and seasonal economy exposure.

Broad incumbents

• Banff & Lake Louise Tourism: Destination marketing and broader business/tourism organization for the Banff region; comparable in member-advocacy and SMB service mandate but larger scale and tourism-weighted mandate versus Pemberton's mixed-economy chamber.
• Canadian Chamber of Commerce: National apex body representing Canadian chambers and business associations; comparable in advocacy and member-services mandate but operates at national/federal scale rather than a single-rural-municipality footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/pembertoncofc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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