Mission

ISA’s mission is to support, educate, celebrate, and encourage the growth of local retail in Oklahoma by providing a platform for independent shopkeepers to network, support one another, and maximize their individual contributions to our unique local culture. ISA believes that our community is stronger and our culture richer when local independent retail thrives. Our goal is to provide independent shopkeepers with the tools needed to achieve success. through education and networking.

VALUES

Integrity: ISA will remain true to our mission and stay committed to the betterment of the Oklahoma independent shopkeeper community.

Empowerment: ISA believes that independent shopkeepers are an integral part of Oklahoma’s unique culture and ISA will strive to empower the independent shopkeepers through the organization’s programming.

Community: ISA is passionate about the communities in which Oklahoma’s independent shopkeepers exist and ISA aspires to be an agent of growth and change in these communities.

Education: ISA believes that continued education is crucial to the growth of Oklahoma’s independent shopkeepers as well as to the retail environments in which they exist. ISA aims to provide regular educational opportunities for our members and to the greater community at large.

Unity: ISA believes that strength comes in numbers. Our goal is to be the platform for independent shopkeepers and community members to unite and join forces to jointly achieve advances greater than what is individually possible.