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NAICS 541850: Indoor and outdoor display advertising

NAICS 541850 is the industry code for indoor and outdoor display advertising. Use it on loan applications, tax forms and registrations. Explore financing for professional services and start your application when you are ready.

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What 541850 covers

These businesses sell space on billboards, transit displays, digital signs and other indoor and outdoor displays, and usually own or lease the display structures. Revenue comes from renting ad space to advertisers.

Included in this code

  • Billboard advertising
  • Digital billboard operators
  • Transit and bus shelter advertising
  • Indoor display advertising
  • Airport and mall display advertising

Not this code

Businesses that use 541850

Billboard companyDigital signage network operatorTransit ad space seller

Financing for this trade

Billboard operators finance structures and digital conversions with equipment loans and term loans, and buy existing billboard portfolios with SBA 7(a) or conventional acquisition loans. Lenders look at site lease terms, permits, occupancy rates and long term advertiser contracts.

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Is 541850 the right code for an outdoor or billboard advertising company?

Yes, if you sell advertising space on billboards, digital signs, transit shelters or other displays. Owners of billboard structures and digital signage networks belong here. If you build signs for others, use 339950. If you create campaigns and buy space from billboard owners, 541810 or 541830 fits better.

What is the SBA size standard for 541850?

SBA sets the size standard for 541850 at $34.5 million in average annual receipts, averaged over the last five completed fiscal years and counting affiliates. Display advertising companies at or under that figure qualify as small businesses for SBA 7(a) and 504 loans and for federal small business set asides. Most independent display advertising companies fall well inside the limit, so size is rarely what decides an SBA application.

How do billboard companies finance new boards?

Common tools are equipment loans for LED faces and structures, term loans or SBA 7(a) loans to acquire billboard portfolios, and lines of credit for maintenance. Lenders value long ground leases, valid permits, occupancy and the stability of advertiser contracts, since those drive the cash flow.

What does NAICS 541850 cover?

Indoor and outdoor display advertising. Industry level code in NAICS 2022, under 54 Professional, scientific, and technical services, 541 Professional, scientific, and technical services, 5418 Advertising, public relations, and related services, 54185 Indoor and outdoor display advertising.

What financing do NAICS 541850 businesses use?

Equipment financing, working capital, SBA loans and invoice factoring are the products placed most for professional services businesses. Start an application and the AI matches the deal to lenders that fund this code.

Where do I put NAICS 541850?

On the SBA loan application, on federal Schedule C or Form 1120, on SAM.gov and state registrations, and on most lender applications. A business can report more than one code; use this one if it describes what produces most of your revenue.