• Strengthen the music industry from within (create an environment of solidarity across the multitude of disciplines, genres and geographical locations)
• Promote music business outwith the industry (advocate and champion)

Objectives: what are we here to do?

SMIA has three core objectives:

1. Celebrate and promote musical endeavour
2. Stimulate growth
   1. through training and development
   2. encourage trading within the creative industries and oversees
3. Communicate information
   1. forging partnerships (co-ops and consortia)
   2. learning from other sectors
   3. sharing information about changes in policy and new initiatives