813910 Business Associations
Overview
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in promoting the business interests of their members. These establishments may conduct research on new products and services; develop market statistics; sponsor quality and certification standards; lobby public officials; or publish newsletters, books, or periodicals for distribution to their members.
Illustrative Examples:
Agricultural organizations (except youth farming organizations, farm granges)
Real estate boards
Chambers of commerce
Trade associations
Manufacturers' associations
Top Organizations
Cross-References
- Establishments owned by their members but organized to perform a specific business function, such as common marketing of crops, joint advertising, or buying cooperatives, are classified according to their primary activity;
- Establishments primarily engaged in promoting the professional interests of their members and the profession as a whole are classified in Industry 813920, Professional Organizations;
- Establishments primarily engaged in promoting the interests of organized labor and union employees, such as trade unions, are classified in Industry 813930, Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations; and
- Establishments primarily engaged in lobbying public officials (i.e., lobbyists) are classified in Industry 541820, Public Relations Agencies.
Index Entries
| Agricultural organizations (except youth farming organizations, farm granges) |
| Animal breeders' associations |
| Bankers' associations |
| Better business bureaus |
| Boards of trade |
| Business associations |
| Chambers of commerce |
| Construction associations |
| Contractors' associations |
| Distributors' associations |
| Farmers' associations |
| Farmers' unions |
| Growers' associations |
| Hospital associations |
| Industrial associations |
| Insurers' associations |
| Junior chambers of commerce |
| Manufacturers' associations |
| Merchants' associations |
| Mining associations |
| Producers' associations |
| Public utility associations |
| Real estate boards |
| Restaurant associations |
| Retailers' associations |
| Service industries associations |
| Shipping companies' associations |
| Trade associations |
| Warehousing associations |
| Wholesalers' associations |