About the Organization
The Indiana County Chamber of Commerce was formed 100 years ago by a group of Indiana businessmen who were granted a charter that same year. The members met for lunch regularly over the years, but the Chamber functioned as little more than a social club. Things changed in the late 1940s with the faltering of the coal industry, an Indiana County mainstay. Severe unemployment, accompanied a drop in coal production, to its lowest point in years. As a result, a group of concerned business professionals who were determined to turn around the local economy chose the Chamber of Commerce as their vehicle. Among the first industries to come to the county through Chamber efforts were Indiana Sportswear Co., Robertshaw-Fulton Controls Co., Season-All Industries and Fisher Scientific Co., and over the years, the Chamber has been a responsible partner for bringing in many new industrial and manufacturing firms, and for helping many others expand and grow. Around 1960, the Chamber changed its name to the Indiana County
Programs Offered
Business Structure & Strategy:
Business Plan Development
Product Development & Commercialization
Mentorship & Advising
Certification (mbe, Wbe, Vbe)
Real Estate
Operational Management:
Permitting
Legal
Energy & Environmental Management
Disaster Planning & Recovery
Supply Chain
Export
Business Insurance
Talent Attraction & Human Resources:
Talent Attraction & Hiring
Workforce Training & Education
Human Resources Management
Employee Retention
Succession Planning
Worker Health & Safety
Benefits & Compensation
Group Health & Life Insurance
Long Term Disability Insurance
Sales & Marketing:
Sales Management & Leadership
Sales Strategy
Lead & Pipeline Development
E-commerce
Marketing Planning & Strategy
Social Media & Web Presence
Advertising
Market Research
Customer Service
Networking For Business Development
Government Contracting & Procurement
Business Opportunity Referrals
Organizational Focus
Stage of organizations served:
SeedStart-UpGrowthEstablishedExpansionMatureExit
Size of organizations served (Employment level):
1 - 45 - 910 - 1920 - 4950 - 99100 - 249250 - 499500 - 999
Size of organizations served (Revenue level):
No revenue or pre-revenue$250,000 - $500,000$500,000 - $999,999$1,000,000 - $4,999,999$5,000,000 - $9,999,999$10,000,000 - $24,999,999
Market Access of organizations served:
Local (Community and Main Street)RegionalStatewideMulti-StateNational