Hispanic Chamber Of Commerce Of Palm Beach County

What Hispanic Chamber Of Commerce Of Palm Beach County does

The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Palm Beach County, Inc. is a 501(c)(6) non-profit membership organization founded in 2003 and headquartered at 12794 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Suite 19, Wellington, Florida. It operates as the recognized countywide voice of the Hispanic business community in Palm Beach County, serving Hispanic-owned businesses of all sizes, non-Hispanic companies seeking to access the Hispanic market, individual professionals, students, and youth. Core products include a membership program, tiered event sponsorships (monthly breakfasts/luncheons, networking mixers, quarterly Power Networking and Business Seminars, the Health & Wellness Expo, the Triunfo! Gala & Awards, and the Sabor y Vino festival), an Office Depot affinity discount program, an SBA Resource Center, employment resources in partnership with CareerSource Palm Beach County, and advocacy representation through the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the Florida Association of Chamber Professionals.

The organization does not operate proprietary technology platforms; member-facing functionality is delivered through the ChamberMaster platform (business directory, event registration, job postings, member login). The technology stack is therefore commodity SaaS rather than a differentiated asset, and the chamber's value is fundamentally relational and event-driven rather than technology-driven.

Revenue mechanics are membership-dues based with sponsorship as the principal monetization layer. Sponsorship tiers span $150 to $10,000 depending on event type, with the Triunfo! Gala at the high end ($1,800-$10,000) and the Triunfo!-adjacent Sabor y Vino festival ($500-$5,000). Additional revenue derives from advertising, directory listings, affinity-program referral economics (Office Depot), and free job postings bundled with membership. The go-to-market is community-led, anchored by Chamber Connections Groups in North and South Palm Beach County, formal committees, and an enterprise board that includes Wells Fargo, Florida Blue, U.S. Sugar, Wellington Regional Medical Center, and Palm Beach State College. Following a 2015 integration with the Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce, leadership is shared with CEO Maria Antuña leading the Hispanic Chamber and Mary Lou Bedford serving as CEO of the Central Palm Beach County Chamber.

Name

Hispanic Chamber Of Commerce Of Palm Beach County

Legal name

Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Palm Beach County, Inc.

Website

https://hispanicchamberpbc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Palm Beach County is a 501(c)(6) non-profit membership organization, founded in 2003, that connects Hispanic-owned and allied businesses in Palm Beach County through networking events, sponsorships, advocacy, and educational programming.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

West Palm Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees provide access to networking events, business directory listings, committee involvement, advocacy representation, and member benefit discounts.
2. Event Sponsorships: Revenue generated from sponsorships at monthly events (breakfasts, luncheons, mixers), quarterly events (Power Networking, Business Seminars, New Member Orientation), and signature events (Health and Wellness Expo, Triunfo! Gala, Sabor y Vino). Sponsorship tiers range from $150 to $10,000.
3. Affinity Programs: Partnership with Office Depot provides member discounts on office essentials, technology, furniture, and printing services, likely generating referral or commission revenue.
4. Advertising & Marketing Services: Revenue from digital advertisement opportunities, website directory listings, social media member highlights, and e-newsletter sponsorships included in membership benefits.
5. Job Postings: Free job postings included with membership; CareerSource Palm Beach County partnership provides employment resources to members.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Palm Beach County is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit membership organization that connects Hispanic-owned businesses and companies seeking to reach the Hispanic marketplace in Palm Beach County. It delivers value through annual membership dues, networking events, Chamber Connections referral groups, educational seminars, advocacy representation, business directory listings, and tiered event sponsorship opportunities for monthly, quarterly, and signature events such as the Triunfo! Gala, Sabor y Vino, and Health & Wellness Expo.

Product overview

The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Palm Beach County operates as a membership-based business organization offering a unified suite of services including membership programs with networking events, business development resources, employment services, educational seminars, and advocacy initiatives. The chamber connects Hispanic businesses to the broader Palm Beach County economy through events such as the Triunfo! Gala, Health and Wellness Expo, and Sabor y Vino festival. Additional services include affinity programs with partners like Office Depot, SBA resource center access, and sponsorship/marketing opportunities for members.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Chamber Membership Program Annual membership providing Hispanic-owned businesses and other businesses access to networking events, Chamber Connections Groups, business directory listings, committee involvement, advocacy representation, member-to-member discounts, and educational programs.
• Event Sponsorship Opportunities Tiered sponsorship packages for monthly breakfasts and luncheons ($1,250-$2,500 presenting sponsorship), networking mixers ($250), quarterly events ($500 per program or $1,500 package), Health and Wellness Expo ($150-$2,500), Triunfo! Gala & Awards ($1,800-$10,000), and Sabor y Vino Latin American Food & Wine Festival ($500-$5,000).

Quantifiable outcome

• Serves 11,000+ people and hundreds of businesses monthly through employment resources
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers21 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUSHCC is the umbrella organization for more than 200 local chambers and business associations nationwide. It promotes the economic growth of 4.37 million Hispanic-owned businesses contributing over $700 billion to the American economy and advocates for 260 major American corporations.
• Discover The Palm BeachescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOfficial tourism marketing corporation for Palm Beach County promoting 39 cities and towns. Generates $4.55 billion in direct visitor spending and supports more than 60,000 jobs. Home to 47 miles of beaches and nearly 17,000 hotel rooms.
• Palm Beach County Business Development BoardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOfficial economic development organization for Palm Beach County. In the past five years, assisted companies creating more than 9,000 direct jobs with average salaries greater than $57,000, resulting in more than $493 million in capital investment and $3.47 billion economic impact.
• Office DepotsupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAffinity partnership providing exclusive member discounts on office essentials, cleaning and breakroom solutions, copy and print services, technology, and furniture for businesses of all sizes.
• CareerSource Palm Beach CountysupportingOthersHelps more than 11,000 people and hundreds of Palm Beach County businesses each month through career counseling, training grants, and employment assistance via career centers in West Palm Beach and Belle Glade.
• Small Business Administration (SBA)coreOthersFederal agency helping Americans start, build, and grow businesses. SBA Resource Center provides services for small business creation, development, promotion, and expansion through partnerships with public and private organizations.
• Nova Southeastern UniversitysupportingOthersComprehensive private education institution serving as educational member providing educational opportunities for families and career advancement.
• Palm Beach State CollegesupportingOthersPublic community college offering excellent education programs and English classes; President serves on chamber board.
• The School District Of Palm Beach CountysupportingOthersCounty school district serving as educational member providing neighborhood education for young and old.
• Keiser UniversitysupportingOthersPrivate not-for-profit university in Florida offering career-focused undergraduate and graduate degrees on campus and online.
• Florida Virtual SchoolsupportingOthersAccredited public e-learning school serving students in grades K-12 online in Florida and worldwide.
• Middle School of the Arts FoundationsupportingOthersDevelops resources ensuring world-class standards of excellence in arts and academics at Bak Middle School of the Arts serving all of Palm Beach County.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce: Large regional general-purpose chamber operating comparable membership, sponsorship, and advocacy services but serving a different Florida geography (Tampa Bay). Useful benchmark for chamber operating models at a larger metropolitan scale.

Others

• Discover The Palm Beaches: Official tourism marketing corporation for Palm Beach County and another strategic partner of the Hispanic Chamber. Complementary rather than competing - drives visitor spending and jobs that feed into the same regional economy, and collaborates on Hispanic-market tourism initiatives.
• Business Development Board of Palm Beach County: Official economic development organization for Palm Beach County, a strategic partner of the Hispanic Chamber. Adjacent in mission (business growth, capital investment, job creation) but non-competing and complementary in driving regional economic outcomes.

Direct peers

• Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Central Florida: Orlando-based Hispanic chamber offering identical services - membership dues, event sponsorships, networking mixers, and Hispanic business advocacy - to Hispanic-owned businesses in central Florida. Directly comparable business model and member value proposition.
• Greater Miami Hispanic Chamber of Commerce: A Florida-based Hispanic chamber of commerce offering comparable membership programs, event sponsorships, networking, and Hispanic-market advocacy services in the Miami-Dade market. Most direct geographic peer operating the same business model in a nearby Florida market.
• Broward County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce: Serves the Hispanic business community in neighboring Broward County using the same chamber membership, event sponsorship, and advocacy framework. Competes for similar South Florida corporate sponsors and overlapping Hispanic business members.

Broad incumbents

• Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce: The general-purpose chamber that the Hispanic Chamber integrated with in 2015. Operates overlapping membership, events, and ChamberMaster directory platform; serves a broader (non-Hispanic-specific) constituency from the same Wellington headquarters building.
• United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC): National umbrella organization representing over 200 Hispanic chambers and 4.37 million Hispanic-owned businesses. Directly comparable as the parent network of which the Palm Beach County Hispanic Chamber is an affiliate, sharing the same advocacy, membership, and event-driven model at a national scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

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