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Electronic Shopping

NAICS #454111 | This U.S. Industry comprises establishments engaged in retailing all types of merchandise using the Internet. Store retailing or a combination of store retailing and Internet retailing in the same establishment--are classified in NAICS 44-45, Retail Trade, based on the classification of the store portion of the activity; and Retailing all types of merchandise using catalogs or television to generate clients and display merchandise--are classified in U.S. Industry 454113, Mail-Order Houses.

Internet Service Providers

NAICS #518111 | This U.S. industry comprises establishments known as Internet service providers. Establishments in this industry provide clients access to the Internet and generally provide related services such as web hosting, web page designing, and hardware or software consulting related to Internet connectivity. Establishments in this industry may provide local, regional, or national coverage for clients or provide backbone services (except telecommunications carriers) for other Internet service providers. Internet service providers have the equipment and telecommunication network access required for a point-of-presence on the Internet. Publishing or broadcasting exclusively on the Internet--are classified in Industry 516110, Internet Publishing and Broadcasting Web hosting--are classified in Industry 518210, Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Designing web sites for others on a fee basis--are classified in U.S. Industry 541511, Custom Computer Programming Services; and Providing telecommunications related consulting services--are classified in U.S. Industry 541618, Other Management Consulting Services.

Portfolio Management

NAICS #52392 | This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in managing the portfolio assets (i.e., funds) of others on a fee or commission basis. Establishments in this industry have the authority to make investment decisions, and they derive fees based on the size and/or overall performance of the portfolio. Establishments primarily engaged in investment banking and securities dealing, securities brokering, commodity contracts dealing, or commodity contracts brokering are classified in Industry Group 5231, Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage.

Management Consulting Services

NAICS #54161 | This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing advice and assistance to businesses and other organizations on management issues, such as strategic and organizational planning; financial planning and budgeting; marketing objectives and policies; human resource policies, practices, and planning; production scheduling; and control planning. Establishments primarily engaged in providing a range of day-to-day office administrative services, such as financial planning, billing and recordkeeping, personnel, and physical distribution and logistics, are classified in Industry 561110, Office Administrative Services; Establishments primarily engaged in administering, overseeing, and managing other establishments of the company or enterprise (except government establishments) are classified in Industry 55111, Management of Companies and Enterprises; Government establishments primarily engaged in administering, overseeing, and managing governmental programs are classified in Sector 92, Public Administration; Establishments primarily engaged in professional and management development training are classified in Industry 611430, Professional and Management Development Training; Establishments primarily engaged in listing employment vacancies and in selecting, referring, and placing applicants in employment are classified in Industry 561310, Employment Placement Agencies; Establishments primarily engaged in developing and implementing public relations plans are classified in Industry 541820, Public Relations Agencies; Establishments primarily engaged in developing and conducting marketing research or public opinion polling are classified in Industry 541910, Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling; Establishments primarily engaged in planning and designing industrial processes and systems are classified in Industry 541330, Engineering Services; Establishments primarily engaged in planning and designing computer systems are classified in Industry 54151, Computer Systems Design and Related Services; and Establishments primarily engaged in providing financial investment advice services are classified in Industry 523930, Investment Advice.

Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries

NAICS #711 | Industries in the Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries subsector group establishments that produce or organize and promote live presentations involving the performances of actors and actresses, singers, dancers, musical groups and artists, athletes, and other entertainers, including independent (i.e., freelance) entertainers and the establishments that manage their careers. The classification recognizes four basic processes: (1) producing (i.e., presenting) events; (2) organizing, managing, and/or promoting events; (3) managing and representing entertainers; and (4) providing the artistic, creative and technical skills necessary to the production of these live events. Also, this subsector contains four industries for performing arts companies. Each is defined on the basis of the particular skills of the entertainers involved in the presentations.

The industry structure for this subsector makes a clear distinction between performing arts companies and performing artists (i.e., independent or freelance). Although not unique to arts and entertainment, freelancing is a particularly important phenomenon in this Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries subsector. Distinguishing this activity from the production activity is a meaningful process differentiation. This approach, however, is difficult to implement in the case of musical groups (i.e., companies) and artists, especially pop groups. These establishments tend to be more loosely organized and it can be difficult to distinguish companies from freelancers. For this reason, NAICS includes one industry that covers both musical groups and musical artists.

This subsector contains two industries for Industry Group 7113, Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events, one for those that operate facilities and another for those that do not. This is because there are significant differences in cost structures between those promoters that manage and provide the staff to operate facilities and those that do not. In addition to promoters without facilities, other industries in this subsector include establishments that may operate without permanent facilities. These types of establishments include: performing arts companies, musical groups and artists, spectator sports, and independent (i.e., freelance) artists, writers, and performers.

Excluded from this subsector are nightclubs. Some nightclubs promote live entertainment on a regular basis and it can be argued that they could be classified in Industry Group 7113, Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events. However, since most of these establishments function as any other drinking place when they do not promote entertainment and because most of their revenue is derived from sale of food and beverages, they are classified in Subsector 722, Food Services and Drinking Places.