Simpsonville is fortunate to have a balanced mix of business and industry. Large industry employs literally thousands of people in the Simpsonville area but no single industry predominates. Almost all of the local industry is non-union and South Carolina is a right-to-work state. Some of the largest employers in Simpsonville include Cryovac Division of Sealed Air Corporation, producers of packaging products for the food industry and KEMET Electronics, manufacturers of capacitors-electronic components of computers. Other major industries in the area include Michelin Tire Corporation with its North American headquarters, General Electric, makers of gas turbine electricity generators, and BMW, producers of fine automobiles.

Small and medium size businesses are equally important to Simpsonville's prosperity and success. The large industries have attracted numerous smaller businesses that supply various components of the finished products. Others offer an unusually vast array of goods and services such as hotels, restaurants, shopping centers, retail garden supplies, real estate, building and construction and on and on. Economic diversity is one key to Simpsonville's phenomenal growth and success.

Several small businesses have recently been attracted to downtown Simpsonville as a result of a major renovation to the Town Square area that is part of the Strategies for the Future plan. One example is the Calico Cat toy store owned by George Campbell. Campbell noted that Simpsonville has experienced a lot of change but still has that small town feel. That is what he was looking for in selecting, a location for his business. Other new businesses to downtown include a coffee bar/ spa/hair salon, a custom and reproduction furniture store, restaurants, professional offices and an art studio. With new landscaping, sidewalks, lighting, and benches, more and more businesses will be locating downtown in the "village center."The idea is to retain and improve that which is unique to Simpsonville and not to become like so many other "generic"suburban communities that have just sprung up one subdivision, one strip center, and one fast food restaurant after another.

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