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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.

Use your keyword search terms to find the most appropriate category for your site submission. If you are submitting, only submit your main url. Ex: www.abc.com - do not submit redirected sites, mirror sites, and/or page extensions. They will not be listed.

Please create a 1-1/2 to 2 sentence description. Do not submit two lines of search terms; this practice will result in an editor following Curlie submission guidelines rewriting your description in their words instead of yours.

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Auctions

The sites within this category include businesses that host or provide real-world auctions or that provide auctioneering services for either real-world or online auctions.
DO NOT submit sites that are ONLINE auctions or lists of online auctions to this category. Submit it to Shopping/Auctions

DO submit sites that are REAL-WORLD auctions or lists of real-world auctions to this category PROVIDED there is not a more specific, relevant auction category.

DO submit sites that are related to providing SERVICES to ONLINE or REAL-WORLD auctions.

If your site primarily services a particular region or locality, including US localities, please submit to the appropriate Regional/ hierarchy where one is suitable.

AudioVisual

This category contains companies offering content for use by other businesses. In this context, "content" includes stock footage, stock photography, audio and video clips, images, and datafeeds. Please submit to the appropriate subcategory when possible.

Barter

Web sites that facilitate trade between businesses using the exchange of goods or services as payment, informational sites about barter, and associations representing trade exchanges or others in the barter industry.

Sites related to companies that specialize in International trade, including, but not limited to, agents and brokers are not listed in this category. These sites may be submitted to the International Business and Trade:Barter category.

Sites that facilitate trade primarily in a clearly defined regional area may also be submitted to the appropriate regional category.

Sites that deal with consumer barter or auctions should be submitted to Shopping: Auctions.

Communications

This category is for sites about businesses involved in preparing verbal communications, including writing, editing, proofreading, indexing, and translating. It also includes businesses involved in improving communication skills between various groups, such as between cultures and in the workplace.
This category is NOT related to telecommunications, wireless communications, phone, fax, email, unified messaging, or data communications.

Site content must be in the English language.

For sites with no English, please direct the submission to the proper World: language category.

Consulting

Business consultants are individuals or firms with expertise in business procedures, practices and policy. Organizations of all types use consultants, and these consultants examine these organizations from a broad operational perspective applying a variety of skills to achieve a specific outcome, solution, or result. Through analysis and study, consultants provide problem resolution and prevention solutions related to business operations, infrastructure, and performance. Consultants have many roles, varying from a supportive one within an existing team, to providing temporary leadership over an identified problem area, to other independent activities conducted at the request of the organization. This category has been divided into three areas to reflect the many functions and roles within the business consulting profession. The top level is divided by some of the various specialty or focus areas typical to the business consulting industry (e.g., business formation, financial, management, manufacturing, outsourcing, etc.). The second level contains a variety of industry specific subcategories (e.g., construction, energy, engineering, science and industry, security, etc.). Within the lowest level is a list of closely related "See also" categories that may contain other types of consultants. Before you submit your site please take the time to look around the category to ensure that your site is appropriate to this category. Also, be sure to review the general guidelines for the Business categories. The editors reserve the right not to list your site, and to delete it after its addition. Multiple submissions may be considered when appropriate (for example, a site that contains valuable resources pertinent to multiple subcategories) but repeated submissions, especially to inappropriate categories, will not be tolerated. Please, submit only to those categories most appropriate to the content of your site.
Suggest only sites of junior enterprises or their (inter-)national network organizations in this category. Please mention the name of the university in the description.

Corporate Relocation

Corporate Relocation involves the transfer of a business''s employees (not an entire business) to a new domestic or international assignment. Only companies that service HR professionals will be listed in this category and these subcategories: "Consultants," "Moving Companies" and "Third Party Companies." The subcategory "Localized Service Providers" is for companies that service the above Consultants and Third Party Companies. Please note that no companies that directly service the GENERAL PUBLIC will be listed in this category or its subcategories. For tips on where to add your site, please view the description of each subcategory or try these: Home: Moving and Relocating: Moving Business: Real Estate: By Region Business: Real Estate: International Companies Business: Management: Consulting: Business Relocation

Customer Management

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) consists of the gathering of detailed information about a company's customer base, the history of their purchases, requests, general buying patterns, and feedback, both positive and negative.

Important submission notes:

Please read the category description before submitting.

Design

Please Read Before Submitting Your Site

Note: Submitted sites must be in English. Sites in other languages should be submitted to the appropriate country under World.

This category is for general information on the business of design. Please review subcategories carefully and submit to the one that is most specific for your site.

Domestic Services

Staffing Services for the household, which include, but are not limited to Estate Managers, House Managers, Personal Assistants, Chefs, Chauffeurs, Security, Gardeners, Cleaning Services, Butlers, Maids, etc. Sites offering exclusively childcare staffing (e.g. Nannies, AuPairs, Daycare, Babysitters, etc.) should be placed in Home/Family/Childcare
Please do NOT submit sites which provide services only to a specific city or region.

Please do NOT submit sites which which are building service fixtures like plumbing, lighting, or hardware.

Staffing Services for the household, which include, but are not limited to Estate Managers, House Managers, Personal Assistants, Chefs, Chauffeurs, Security, Gardeners, Cleaning Services, Butlers, Maids, etc.

Sites offering exclusively childcare staffing (e.g. Nannies, AuPairs, Daycare, Babysitters, etc.) should be placed in Home/Family/Childcare

Education and Training

Companies providing education and training in Business Services and to Business Services companies.
Please submit sites to the appropriate subcategory.

Event Planning and Production

Professionals, firms, providing any service or product that builds, maintains, supports or evaluates Event Planning. This includes conventions and trade shows as well as corporate and private special events.
Event production and management firms should submit their sites to Business/Business_Services/Conferences/Planning_and_Management.

Fire and Security

This category contains sites that offer fire and security services, products, or other professional, scientific, or technical services to persons, government, and private industry.
Please submit sites, with brief descriptions (please no key words, excessive capitalization, or superfluous language), to the appropriate subcategory.

Government Contracting

Businesses whose focus is exclusively on government contracting, and websites offering Business-to-Government information.
Please submit websites of businesses providing services in the government contracting community and sites with information of interest to government contracting professionals.

Office Services

If you walked into an office and observed a staff of people doing various functions, that is what this category is for. Various functions and services provided by humans in an office atmosphere now made available via the Internet.
Do not submit Office Supplies and/or Equipment sites to this category. See Shopping.

Do not submit Cleaning Services to this category; that is a regional function; see your local state categories for submission.

Do not submit long distance or short distance telephone rate related sites to this category. See Telecommunications, Telephony, et cetera.

Outsourcing

Outsourcing involves turning a function traditionally managed within a business over to a third-party service provider. Support services and product development are typical of the types of services outsourced. When the third-party provider is based in another country, the arrangement is called offshoring, or offshore outsourcing.
Submit sites related to outsourcing services.

Physical Asset Management

Businesses offering comprehensive "physical asset" management services. A physical asset (in this category) would be an item purchased by a business in order to help that business make money. If one of these items is poorly or inefficiently used, then it hasn't been "managed" well. Clearly, maximizing the moneymaking "power" of an asset is of great importance to any business.

When properly executed, Physical Asset Management can significantly impact on an organization's bottom line by

  • reducing maintenance costs
  • increasing the economic life of capital equipment
  • reducing company liability
  • increasing the reliability of systems and components
  • reducing the number of system and component failures
Please submit only sites related to physical asset management, preferably businesses offering comprehensive "physical asset" management services. A physical asset (in this category) would be an item purchased by a business in order to help that business make money.

This is NOT a category for financial "asset management." Business/Financial_Services would be the starting point to find categories for that.

Quality Control and Tracking

In general, if you are submitting a for-profit site that markets and offers services or products for sale it will not be listed. Please try one of the many consulting directories.

Signage

The Signage category focuses on the business of manufacturing, distributing, and marketing of signs, including related products such as frames, stakes, brackets, and posts.

The Signage businesses listed in this category include

  • businesses focused on a specific kind of signage.
  • businesses focused on providing many kinds of signage to a relatively large geographic area, such as more than one state (or equivalent), or an entire country.

Sites generally not listed in this category:

  • Locally focused businesses: Businesses focused on providing varied types of signage for a local area -- such as a single state (or equivalent), city, or metro area -- belong in the Regional category.
  • Businesses that focus on a specific industry are generally listed with that industry. For example, businesses whose primary focus is real estate signage are listed at Business: Real Estate: Marketing and Advertising: Signs and Displays .

Submit sites whose primary focus is the manufacturing, distributing, and marketing of signs, including related products such as frames, stakes, brackets, and posts.

Sites generally not listed in this category:
  • Locally focused businesses: Businesses focused on providing varied types of signage for a local area -- such as a single state (or equivalent), city, or metro area -- belong in the Regional category.
  • Businesses that focus on a specific industry are generally listed with that industry. For example, businesses whose primary focus is real estate signage are listed at Business: Real Estate: Marketing and Advertising: Signs and Displays .

Supplies and Equipment

This category is for sites with a world-wide reach that offer supplies and equipment specifically for other businesses and for where no other suitable category exists.
This category is for sites with a world-wide reach offering supplies and equipment specifically for other businesses.

If your site has a local or regional target market, or is service orientated, please does not submit it here.

Before submitting your site, please check carefully to see if a more specific category exists. If it does, please submit your site there.

Technical Assistance Programs

This category is for programs that foster technology-based economic development in multiple fields.

Sites focused on programs specific to a particular industry, such as healthcare or telecommunications, will be found in the category specific to that industry.
Please only submit Technical Assistance Programs that cross state boundaries and cover the whole country to this category. For state level only programs, choose the appropriate state subcategory to submit your site to.
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