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About the SSIA
Who We Are:
The Sport & Social Industry Association is a trade organization that connects the hundreds of existing and emerging companies in the Sport & Social Industry. It is a collaborative effort between businesses that produce and manage various adult sport leagues and social events. The main goals of the SSIA are to help the industry and its players grow through cooperative efforts. The bottom line: improve the overall Sport & Social business climate
Why We Exist:
Almost all established industries in the U.S. have some sort of trade organization because of the instant and obvious benefits they offer. For example, a group of companies might work together and create a trade association to establish industry standards and benchmarks. In another example, technology firms might join forces to create a trade association to ensure that components from different manufacturers are compatible, thus allowing a market to thrive that might otherwise be handicapped by inertia and competing approaches. In a nutshell, a trade association allows an industry to communicate appropriately to various constituents in a way that improves the fortunes of everyone involved in the industry. In this capacity, trade associations interact with government agencies, legislators, customers, the media, industry companies, suppliers and many others. But as of June 2010 there was no such organization for the over 100 established businesses in the sport & social industry.