Join SIMA

The mission of SiMA is to support businesses within the Smyrna community and encourage local residents to shop local. As a member of SiMA you can expect many different benefits as we work to support our members. From discounted advertising rates to member discounts and a full member page in our online business directory we’re working to support the businesses within our great city. With 5 different membership levels we can meet everyone’s needs.

If you are interested in learning more about SiMA please visit these resource pages.

How SiMA helps you succeed

Community Members

Benefits & Requirements

 

 

Our 5 levels of membership are:

Community Membership

This membership level is for the residents of Smyrna. As a community member of SiMA you will be entitled many of the same benefits as our business members such as election to the board of directors and all the great savings offered by our members to our members. And best of all is that Community Membership is just $20.00 per year. You will receive a Community Membership card that lists all of our businesses that offer you a discount!

Become a Community Member

 

Small Business Membership

This level of membership is for those businesses within Smyrna that have 15 or less employees. But regardless of size you’ll be entitled to all of the benefits of membership. The cost is $150.00 for 1 year.

Become a Small Business Member

 

Large Business Membership

This level of membership is for businesses with 16 or more employees. The business can have operations outside of Smyrna but must also operate a location within Smyrna as well. The cost is $200.00 for 1 year.

Become a Large Business Member

 

Premier Membership

This level of membership comes with all of the benefits given to our other members but also includes premium advertising on our home page for as long as you maintain this membership level. That’s front page exposure to all of our website visitors. The cost is $500.00 per year.

Become a Premier Business Member

 

Sustaining Membership

This level of membership is reserved for organizations within our community that would like to show support for local businesses. They help us year after year to provide many great benefits. The cost is $500.00 per year.

Become a Sustaining Member

 

If you have any questions about membership with SiMA please visit our contact us page.

Why Shop Local

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 #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.
Reason #1 - Build Community The casual encounters you enjoy at neighborhood-scale business and public spaces around them build relationships and community cohesiveness.
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 #6 - Enhance Choices A wide variety of independent business, each service their customers' tasts, creates greater overall choices for all of us.
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 #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 problems.
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.