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

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