Researching competitors is always necessary when making decisions about market placement, advertising or identifying a target audience. The Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Electronic Data ...

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Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes were routinely used in the United States to unambiguously identify industry categories for individual companies and facilities. SIC codes were later ...

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Standard industrial classification (SIC) plays an important part in labelling a company’s operations appropriately to communicate what they do. A standard industrial classification code is used as a ...

The industry in which your company conducts business activities changes your tax liabilities, potential for funding and grants, and the types of investors/stakeholders you attract. The official way of ...