When a federal agency issues a small business set-aside contract, it uses North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes to determine the size standard that will apply to that contract.

The NAICS Code represents the North American Industry Classification System. In other words, the NAICS Code places a business within its industry by assigning to it a six-digit code that indicates the ...

If you are a business owner who wants to become certified as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) or an Airport Concession Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (ACDBE), you need to show that you can ...

I keep coming across all types of business codes: NAICS codes, SIC codes, MSA, and others. Here is a quick primer on what some of these codes mean and how they relate to your business. The codes that ...

When the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) debuted in 1997, it was supposed to take the place of the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code. In fact, for the U.S. Census ...