Why Shop Local

  • Reason #1 - Build Community The casual encounters you enjoy at neighborhood-scale business and public spaces around them build relationships and community cohesiveness. They're the ultimate social networking sites!
  • Reason #2 - Strengthen Your Local Economy Each dollar you spend at independent businesses returns 3 times more money to our local economy than one spent at a chain - a benefit we all can bank on.
  • Reason #3 - Shape Our Character Why did you choose to live here? What keeps you? Independent businesses help give our community its one-of-a-kind personality.
  • Reason #4 - Create a Healthier Environment Independent community-service buinesses are people-sized. They consume less land, carry more locally-made products, locate closer to residents and create less traffic and air pollution.
  • Reason #5 - Lower Taxes Local businesses put less demand on our raods, sewers, and safety services and generate more tax revenue per sales dollar, helping keep your taxes lower.
  • Reason #6 - Enhance Choices A wide variety of independent business, each service their customers' tasts, creates greater overall choices for all of us.
  • Reason #7 - Create Jobs and Opportunities Locally-owned businesses also are the customers of local printers, accountants, wholesalers, farms, attorneys, etc, expanding opportunities for local entrepreneurs.
  • Reason #8 - Give Back to Your Community Indies donate more than twice as much per sales dollar to local non-profits, events, and teams as chains do.

Welcome to SiMA...


The Smyrna Independent Merchants' Association is a community organization united to promote the cultural and economic benefits of shopping locally and preserve Smyrna's social, cultural, and economic well being. SiMA does this through public education programs stressing the benefits to the community and diverse ways in which shopping locally aids the Town.

SiMA works to ensure the success of Smyrna's local independent businesses, so that we can continue to contribute to Smyrna's rich character and vibrant quality of life. By preserving what is unique about our city, we can avoid becoming "Anywhere, USA."


Buy Local Whenever Possible!!


The residents of Smyrna are famous for being actively involved in the betterment of their community. Likewise, the Smyrna Independent Merchants' Association (SIMA) is dedicated to a different level of service. We play an active role in government policy and public awareness for a sustainable small business environment within the Town of Smyrna.

SiMA is a new and developing organization, open minded about the future of Smyrna and our organization. Please contact us if you are interested in participating.

Member Events

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Meeting Times & Places


Members Meeting

M & V Soul Food
April 24, 2012, 6:30 p.m.


Board Meeting

BOD Meeting
May 8, 2012, 2 p.m.