About Huntington Beach Chamber of Commerce
The Huntington Beach Chamber of Commerce exists to elevate the Huntington Beach business community through advocacy, connection and community leadership. Our members range from sole proprietors and new start-ups to nonprofits and major employers, across every sector of Surf City’s economy.
Our vision is a thriving Huntington Beach where businesses of all sizes are connected, supported and positioned to lead a resilient and innovative local economy.
What we do
We’re not here to tell you how to run your business. We’re here to run ours, which is advocacy, coalition building and process improvement, so you can be as successful as possible. If you’re a business in Huntington Beach, we have your back.
- Advocacy: Our Government Affairs Committee sets the Chamber’s advocacy platform and works with our representatives at City Hall and in Sacramento on policy that makes it easier to do business. We partner directly with the City of Huntington Beach to remove barriers for local businesses, from permitting to opening and growing in Surf City.
- Industry Sector Partnerships: Five sector partnerships bring businesses in the same industry together to identify shared challenges. They give Huntington Beach businesses a unified voice, and they’re free for any local business to attend.
- Connection: Monthly AM Connects and Mixers, field-trip Lunch & Learns and signature events such as Taste of HB and our annual Golf Tournament put members in front of customers, partners and each other.
- Community leadership: Through the Robert Mayer Leadership Academy, our Ambassadors, the Advisory Council and our recognition programs, we develop and celebrate the people and businesses who shape Huntington Beach.
How we’re organized
The Chamber is a nonprofit 501(c)(6) organization funded by membership investment, sponsorships, and revenue from our programs and events. We are not a government agency and receive no public funds for our operations. Our affiliated 501(c)(3), the Robert Mayer Leadership Academy, has prepared Huntington Beach’s civic and business leaders for more than 20 years.
A professional staff runs the Chamber’s programs and events every day, guided by a volunteer Board of Directors of local business leaders who give their time and expertise to keep the Chamber focused on what’s best for the business community.
Get involved
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A Reflection on the Past 120 Years of the Huntington Beach Chamber
Looking back at the history of the Huntington Beach Chamber through the eyes of those who were instrumental in building the business community in HB, we can rediscover the Chamber's charm and purpose for bringing people together. This can be achieved by going through the documented records of the Chamber's past.
Produced by Matt Liffreing
120 Years of HB Chamber: Historical Tidbits 1 - Board of Trade
120 Years of HB Chamber: Historical Tidbits 2: 1920s
120 Years of HB Chamber: Historical Tidbits 3 - 1923 PCH & Golden Bear Cafe
120 Years of HB Chamber: Historical Tidbits 4 - The 1930s Beachfront
120 Years of HB Chamber: Historical Tidbits 5 - 1930s Olympics
120 Years of HB Chamber: Historical Tidbits 6 - 1930s - Post Office