We formally launched in 2005 after our founder Richard Scully heard a Chamber of Commerce executive speaking on talk radio about everything the chamber did for the community.
As a former software development executive, Richard was curious as to how a Chamber with such a small budget could accomplish so much. The executive on the radio was Paul MacBeth, the Chamber Executive Director at the Quincy Chamber of Commerce.
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Company History
After the radio interview described above, our founder contacted Paul MacBeth at the Quincy Chamber of Commerce to learn more about the Chamber and its function. It was determined that Chambers of Commerce needed a new system to manage the various operations associated with running and growing a Chamber of Commerce.
Richard began contacting various Chambers to find out how they managed so much on so little revenue. He learned that most chambers had nothing to help them automate or what they had simply managed the members and did nothing to manage projects, let alone to grow and retain membership.
Having a successful software development history and as a former CEO of a San Francisco area based company with many years specifically in infra-structure automation, Richard began building a software proto-type for Chambers of Commerce. With no former Chamber of Commerce experience, he relied heavily on input from Chamber executives.
With a very early version of the software in place, commitments from several Chambers to utilize it, he began to see some real success.
Shortly after the initial successes, the company received a considerable investment by one of the Chamber of Commerce executives, who had witnessed the program first-hand. With this investment "E Chamber Town USA" and EcTownUSA was launched.
Richard began contacting various Chambers to find out how they managed so much on so little revenue. He learned that most chambers had nothing to help them automate or what they had simply managed the members and did nothing to manage projects, let alone to grow and retain membership.
Having a successful software development history and as a former CEO of a San Francisco area based company with many years specifically in infra-structure automation, Richard began building a software proto-type for Chambers of Commerce. With no former Chamber of Commerce experience, he relied heavily on input from Chamber executives.
With a very early version of the software in place, commitments from several Chambers to utilize it, he began to see some real success.
Shortly after the initial successes, the company received a considerable investment by one of the Chamber of Commerce executives, who had witnessed the program first-hand. With this investment "E Chamber Town USA" and EcTownUSA was launched.
EcTownUSA, LLC. remains the holding company and provider of services, but in 2008 we relaunched our services for Chambers of Commerce under the new brand of Chamber Nation.Currently we support Chambers in over 30 states with thousands of users.Our recent launch of the Chamber Social Network proves that we are committed to helping our customers remain very competitive in this very competitive membership landscape.