2024 Ketchikan Chamber of Commerce Members Magazine

Serving Ketchikan Since 1967

INSIDE: 2023 IMPACTS

MEMBER

GREATER KETCHIKAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE GREAT FOR BUSINESS. GREAT FOR KETCHIKAN. MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION 2024 2417 Tongass Avenue Suite 223A Ketchikan, Alaska 99901

www.ketchikanchamber.com, info@ketchikanchamber.com

907-225-3184

YOUR CHAMBER AT A GLANCE

2023 IMPACTS NEW DOWNTOWN ALLIANCE CREATED

Added Benefit

We began offering small business healthcare options to our members

NEW TOOLS

We launched an AI Intelligence Product to help your business & our community

2+ PER WEEK

1 MAJOR CONFERENCE

New Members in 2023

Coming in 2024 Seagriculture USA to Ketchikan with over 300 attendees

KETCHIKAN’S ONLY TOTALLY COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Our calendar gathers every event and consolidates it in one place

$843K+ 300+

Local Businesses Who Are Active Members

Into our Local Economy Through our Merry Merchants & Munch

Did you know : Your Chamber was named State Local Chamber of The Year in 2021, for the first time in 20 years?

A Look Back at 2023 We continue to expand our reach and have been adding an average of two new members every week of the year with our total membership eclipsing 300 members.

This is because people are more than ever uniquely engaged in the myriad of opportunities that we offer. We continually receive letters and phone calls indicating that they witness so much that the Chamber is doing around Ketchikan, that they feel the need to join.

We continued our many events, infusing over $843,000 into our local businesses with our 2023 annual Christmas shopping program, Merry Merchants and Munch. Additionally, we regularly refer over $10,000 per week to local businesses, to include an additional referral amount to our tourism businesses.

The Ketchikan Chamber continued to implement new and innovative tools for our members: We created a new free self-serve job listings page on our website, and forged a partnership with the Alaska Job Center, as well as hosting a Job Fair/Expo for the community in March of 2023 We rolled out small business healthcare plans for our members through Moda Healthcare We implemented a comprehensive community calendar that scrapes all other community calendars every 24 hours and consolidates them into one on our webpage making the Chamber’s Calendar the SOLE comprehensive events calendar for the community.

We also installed televisions within the Plaza Mall which has a monthly traffic count of 24K per month which feature both organization’s member news and events.

Our weekly organic social media reach is now beyond 20,000 per week. Our newsletter reaches over 850 per week.

We continued our two radio shows for the community, as well as print media with our partners a monthly appearance on public radio station KRBD, and a weekly show on KTKN called Business Matters Monday in which we feature members and staff from the Governor’s Office calls in to discuss matters of importance.

Several special inserts in the Daily News and The Local Paper In 2023 we have engaged Placer.AI in order to accurately give our members detailed and granular intelligence regarding visitors and customer behaviors. We will be able to do this for the entire community, offering incredibly minute details about the buying habits, profiles, and habits of people in Ketchikan as well as visitors. In addition, this powerful tool is key for economic development and data relevant to small businesses and civic entities. This tool will have powerful impacts for many of our industries and offer information to those seeking grants.

We created a brand new Ketchikan Downtown Alliance focused on growing a vibrant downtown corridor with opportunities for businesses, year-round residents, and maintaining a positive visitor experience and quality of life for residents.

We heard your requests, and in partnership with the City of Ketchikan, created a downtown festival for the Fourth of July, “Fourth Fest” “THANK YOU FOR THE NEWSLETTER MENTION ALONG WITH BAWDEN STREET BREWERY! I ALSO REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORT FORMING THE DOWNTOWN ALLIANCE. I'M NOT ABLE TO SERVE ON THE COMMITTEE AT THIS TIME, BUT I'LL BE AT THE MEETING ON JULY 18TH. AND... I'M EXCITED THAT THE 4TH OF JULY BOOTHS WILL BE BACK DOWNTOWN THIS YEAR! I JUST WANTED TO SEND A QUICK NOTE OF APPRECIATION FOR EVERYTHING YOU ARE DOING.”

We actively participate in promoting the success of our local businesses through direct monetary referrals and About us: The Greater Ketchikan Chamber of Commerce believes that progress is best made through unity. creative events that bring customers to our members.

We bring businesses, investors, and customers together, we contribute to Ketchikan’s quality of life, and we advocate for a healthy business We actively advocate for local industry, and we constantly foster innovative economic ideas climate capable of fomenting sustained economic growth.

WHY NOW? WHY MY BUSINESS? BECAUSE WE WORK FOR YOU 24/7 THROUGH PREMIER PARTNERSHIPS, EXCELLENT BUSINESS PROMOTION& INDUSTRY ADVOCACY Radio/Print/Social/Web/TV~ We Reach over 20,000 weekly Our Chamber newsletter reaches over 750 people weekly every Monday, and it’s growing all the time. Our main website reaches several thousand per month.

We also host two other websites which reach thousands: The Ketchikan Marine Industry Council and Choose Ketchikan.

We regularly refer over $10K per week to our members in new business Your Chamber provides business referrals, as well as networking opportunities with not only state & national leaders, but also potential customers who inquire via our three websites.

Being a member of Your Chamber gives you access to resources, education, and lobbying you might not otherwise have.

Need a little extra business advice?

We have that, too! Housed in the Chamber, Grow Ketchikan can help you formulate a business plan, revise your current plan, or get a loan from local lenders and even obtain grants.

Bonus! If you need it, ask! We are here to help 24/7 Did you know that customers responded 63% more likely to use the goods of businesses that belong to a local chamber?

Photo by Vigor

We Help ALL Member Business & IndustryMembers In Ketchikan.

Large or Small, we are here to assist our local business members.

Let us know how we can help you.

Advocacy and Representation for the economic good of not only Ketchikan, but your business as well through our community partnerships.

We partner with many local organizations, this brings valuable exposure to your business. In 2023 we advocated for over ten issues.

And, we are now in-house collaborators with Grow Ketchikan & Southern Southeast Alaska Building Industry Association.

We are solely funded by our membership, and our members overwhelmingly give back to the community in time and donations.

We have a staff of one person.

We believe in collaboration with our members to help them succeed! We can refer you to Chamber Members who can help you grow your business or help you get your new idea started.

2024 Currently Planned Chamber Events Enjoy an Informative Luncheon the first Wednesday of the Month from September to May (We don't generally meet in the summer, because we know you're busy!)

Business After Hours at Local Businesses usually the third Wednesday at 5:30 PM Year-Round! Business Matters Monday at 11 am on KTKN 930 AM Sponsored by the Ketchikan Radio Center

Appearances are limited to the members of the Chamber of Commerce

January 2024

Queen of Hearts Raffle, a Community Favorite Sponsored by Alaska Airlines January 18th Business After Hours at The Landing 5:30 PM Sponsored by Alaska Airlines, Edward Jones, & GCI

March 2024

March 2nd Job Fair at the Plaza in partnership with Ketchikan Job Center Late March, our ever popular Local Table Event Sponsored by the Ward Cove Dock Group

April 2024

Business Aboard After Hours with Allen Marine, late April

May 2024

Season Opener at The Ketch Combined Events with the Ketchikan Museums, SSEABIA for Historical Preservation Month Business After Hours at Madison Lumber and Hardware

July 2024

A Hometown July 4th, "Ketchikan, We Salute You!" Sponsored by Alaska Airlines, Royal Caribbean Group, & The Cape Fox Corporation Fourth Fest Downtown, sponsored by the City of Ketchikan and Global Credit Union

September 2024

Annual Seasonal Soiree at Salmon Falls Sponsored by Salmon Falls and The Ketch Elections & Legislative Issues Sponsored by the Cape Fox Lodge Seagriculture USA, September 10-13th Southeast Conference, late September

November 2nd 2024

Celebration of the Stars Annual Chamber Gala: “A Wonderland of Opportunity” Business After Hours at Credit Union 1, November 7th

November-December 2023

5th Annual Merry Merchants and Munch Infusing over $843,000 in into our local economy through local shopping

Please note that due to high demand, events are subject to change/additions

Did you know that your Chamber has launched a new artificial intelligence product for you to gain insights into your business and our community?

Join Or Renew Today!

Individual/Student/Retiree: $65 per year or $5.50 per month Local Non-Profit: $236 per year or $20 per month Single Owner/No Employees: $192 per year or $17 per month 1-2 Employees: $247 per year or $21 per month 3-4 Employees: $407 per year or $35 per month 5-9 Employees: $555 per year or $48 per month 10-19 Employees: $720 per year or $62 per month 20-49 Employees: $1204 per year or $105 per month 50-99 Employees: $1353 per year or $117 per month 100+ Employees: $1584 per year or $136 per month Own a subsidiary business? List them on our website for just $85 annually. *Please note that all sponsorship levels except King and above are in addition to membership dues

“We are very happy with the positive way that the Chamber has represented and promoted us this past year and so we have already approved the sponsorship request.”

HELP LEAD THE WAY IN 2024 INCREASE YOUR BUSINESS EXPOSURE BY SPONSORING YOUR KETCHIKAN CHAMBER Strengthen your company's image~ People typically enjoy supporting companies that invest in their community through organizations that spread positive messages.

Premier Level $20,000 Navigator Level $10,000 King Sponsor

Sockeye Sponsor

Coho Sponsor

$5000 Annually Major Sponsor of all events Front page website logo Over 500 Media Acknowledgements annually--print, radio, and social as well as our web page

$2500 Annually Major Sponsor of 2 events of your choice Front page website logo Over 250 Media Acknowledgements annually--print, radio, and social as well as our web page

$1000 Annually Major Sponsor of 1 event of your choice Front page website logo Over 100 Media Acknowledgements annually--print, radio, and social as well as our web page

We recognize your gratis generosity

Custom Event Sponsorships

Get Chummy... $500 Annually Add on to your membership by showing your support for local business. You'll get media mentions, social media mentions, and much more.

You can add this to your monthly membership investment for just $42/Month

This is for those members that donate their dollars in gratis. In kind services are very much appreciated, and we choose to recognize our supporters by elevating them for the appropriate level of their in-kind contributions.

See an event you might like to sponsor? Be a part of the Chamber with a customized sponsorship for one of our amazing events! Benefits include full media coverage, signage where applicable, and much more.

*Please note that all sponsorship levels except King and above are in addition to membership dues

2024 Chamber Sponsors & Board of Directors Sponsorships Listed are confirmed as of December 2023, let us help you set up a sponsorship!

President Trevor Shaw Creekside Health

Premier Sponsor $20K

Past President Ben Edwards Edward Jones

1st Vice President Abby Bradberry

Great Alaska Lumberjack Show

Navigator Sponsor $10K

2nd Vice President Carolyn Henry

Peace Health Ketchikan

Treasurer

Dana Cherry

Captain's Deck $7,500

Northrim Bank

Secretary Pending

Directors

King Level Sponsor $5,000

Bergan Wieler Vigor Christy Willis The Local Paper Dinah Pearson Legacy Real Estate Gracia O’Connell Tongass Federal Credit Union Jai Mahtani Gold Rush Jewelers

Sockeye Sponsor $2500

Jeremy Yoder

Alaska Crepe Co./Pilot House/ Bush Pilots Lounge

Lincoln Hauser Poker Creek Gold/ Blasphemous Bills Nicole Tubei Wolf Point Produce

Coho Sponsor $1,000