Home : Business : Business_Services

The Business Services sector broadly covers establishments and industries that provide professional and administrative support services to a variety of  businesses (e.g. B2B) and organizations (e.g. B2G). In some cases, these companies also provide services to consumers, but providing services to other enterprises is their main focus.

The common theme in this category are B2B industries where human capital is the major input. The companies classified in this sector sell expertise.

The Business Services hierarchy is implicitly grouped into the following two areas.
  1. Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: These activities require a high degree of expertise and training. Much of the expertise requires academic degrees, though not in every case. Activities performed include: legal advice and representation; accounting, bookkeeping, and payroll services; architectural, engineering, and specialized design services; computer services; consulting services; information and research services; corporate communication services; translation and interpretation services; and other professional, scientific, and technical services.

  2. Administrative Services: Industries in this subsector include establishments engaged in activities that support the day-to-day operations of other organizations. The processes employed in this sector (e.g., clerical activities) are often integral parts of the activities of companies found in all sectors of the economy. The establishments classified in this subsector have specialized in one or more of these activities and can, therefore, provide services to clients in a variety of industries and, in some cases, to households. The individual industries of this subsector are defined on the basis of the particular process that they are engaged in and the particular services they provide.

Related
Auctions Corporate_Relocation Fire_and_Security Quality_Control_and_Tracking
AudioVisual Customer_Management Government_Contracting Signage
Barter Design Office_Services Supplies_and_Equipment
Communications Education_and_Training Outsourcing Technical_Assistance_Programs
Consulting Event_Planning_and_Production Physical_Asset_Management

Symbolic Linx
Couriers_and_Messengers E-Commerce Translation

Additional Languages
Azerbaijani Chinese Dutch French Italian Lithuanian Polish Russian Swedish
Bulgarian Croatian Farsi Galician Japanese Norwegian Portuguese Slovak Turkish
Catalan Czech Finnish Hebrew Latvian Polish Romanian Spanish Ukrainian
Chinese Simplified Danish