Our area’s leading business association, the Chattanooga Chamber, was founded in 1887. Your Chamber was one of the first 40 chambers founded in the United States. Business and community leaders founded the Chattanooga Chamber Foundation in 1969 to lead area economic development through a public-private partnership. The Chattanooga Chamber has won many national awards for recruitment, marketing, and existing industry support and is accredited by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce with five stars for operational excellence along with winning Chamber of the Year for 2017.

How does the Chamber provide value for members and the greater community?

Our members and leaders lead the way in promoting positive business relations, identifying potential obstacles to growth, and working together to solve those with creative, innovative ideas that work.

Looking for smart ways to expand your business and connect with our community?

Start by stepping out of the front door of your business. Nothing beats the face-to-face interaction with neighbors. Your Chattanooga Chamber’s known for our 12 area Councils, centered on community footprints and organized by hundreds of business volunteers. In fact, one of our councils, the International Business Council, covers the world. Councils.

“Being on the IBC board for several years has given me the chance to meet the most awesome people in Chattanooga, many of whom I now call friends. Chattanooga’s international business community has never been so vibrant and dynamic as it is today.”