SM Tire is celebrating the opening of its newest location, one of the most advanced tire facilities in the nation, at 1935 Preisker Lane in Santa Maria.
This month's Chamber Spotlight is on SM Tire, which has grown from a small location opened in 1946 to operating several locations throughout the Central Coast. SM Tire is celebrating the opening of its newest location, one of the most advanced tire facilities in the nation, at 1935 Preisker Lane in Santa Maria.
Heather Kunkle, digital ambassador for the Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce, recently sat down to talk to Cameron Stephens, executive vice president of SM Tire, about the history and future of the business and how the Santa Maria Valley has been the perfect place to grown their company.
"Being a locally owned business, we get the chance to kind of be involved directly with the community," Stephens said about the value of owning a small business in Santa Maria. "My father and I both were raised and grew up in the Santa Maria Valley and we truly believe that it is a great place for people to live and work.
"And with that we want to give back to the community, we want to see the community prosper."Â
In addition to their retail services, SM Tire is known for high quality retread service which refurbishes older medium or larger-sized truck tires and brings them back to usable condition. You can learn more about all of SM Tire's services on their website, www.smtire.comÂ
This month's Chamber Spotlight is on SM Tire, which has grown from a small location opened in 1946 to operating several locations throughout the Central Coast. SM Tire is celebrating the opening of its newest location, one of the most advanced tire facilities in the nation, at 1935 Preisker Lane in Santa Maria.
Heather Kunkle, Digital Ambassador for the Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce recently sat down to talk to Cameron Stephens, Executive Vice President of SM Tire, about the history and future of the business and how the Santa Maria Valley has been the perfect place to grown their company.
"Being a locally owned business, we get the chance to kind of be involved directly with the community," Stephens said about the value of owning a small business in Santa Maria. "My father and I both were raised and grew up in the Santa Maria Valley and we truly believe that it is a great place for people to live and work."
"And with that we want to give back to the community, we want to see the community prosper."
You can listen to the full interview online at santamariatimes.com, or watch the full interview on the Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce website.
The Santa Maria Times has partnered with the Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce to highlight local businesses in Santa Maria and in Orcutt that have built their business futures here.
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In an effort to show the impact that these businesses have on lives and communities in the Santa Maria Valley we will be publishing two business profiles a month, and one spotlight video in which a digital ambassador from the Chamber sits down and talks with a local business about why they made the choice to open here.
Learn more about the work of the Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce on their website -Â https://santamaria.com/
SM Tire started out of a small gas station in 1946 and has grown to one of the largest small businesses on the Central Coast. This year, despite all of the challenges that the coronavirus pandemic posed they opened up a new state of the art location in Santa Maria.
Cameron Stephens, Executive Vice President of SM Tire talks about the history and future of the business and how the Santa Maria Valley has been the perfect place to start a small business.
SM Tire is celebrating the opening of its newest location, one of the most advanced tire facilities in the nation, at 1935 Preisker Lane in Santa Maria.
