Powered by LevrNAICS 561920: Convention and trade show organizers
NAICS 561920 is the industry code for convention and trade show organizers. Use it on loan applications, tax forms and registrations. Explore financing for professional services and start your application when you are ready.
What 561920 covers
These businesses organize, promote and manage conventions, trade shows, conferences and business events. They sell exhibitor space and attendance, usually in rented venues.
Included in this code
- Trade show organizers
- Conference producers
- Business event management
- Consumer show organizers
- Expo management
Not this code
- Event promoters for arts and sports: see 711320 Promoters of performing arts, sports, and similar events without facilities
- Convention centers: see 531120 Lessors of nonresidential buildings (except miniwarehouses)
- Convention and visitors bureaus: see 561591 Convention and visitors bureaus
Businesses that use 561920
Financing for this trade
Event organizers front venue deposits and marketing, so they use lines of credit, SBA 7(a) loans and sometimes event cancellation insurance backed financing. Lenders look at exhibitor contracts, repeat event history and deposit timing.
Apply for funding with AIIs 561920 the right code for a trade show or convention organizer?
Yes, if you organize and run trade shows, conferences or business expos. Consumer shows such as home and garden shows also fit. Promoters of concerts and sporting events use 711320. Owners of convention halls use a real estate code. Event management firms that run business events for associations also fit.
What is the SBA size standard for 561920?
SBA sets the size standard for 561920 at $20 million in average annual receipts, averaged over the last five completed fiscal years and counting affiliates. Convention and trade show organizers 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 convention and trade show organizers fall well inside the limit, so size is rarely what decides an SBA application.
How do event organizers finance venue deposits?
A business line of credit and early exhibitor deposits usually fund venue and marketing costs, with SBA 7(a) loans for growth or buying events. Lenders look at repeat event history, booked exhibitor revenue and cancellation insurance. Venue deposits are often the largest cash need.
What does NAICS 561920 cover?
Convention and trade show organizers. Industry level code in NAICS 2022, under 56 Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services, 561 Administrative and support services, 5619 Other support services, 56192 Convention and trade show organizers.
What financing do NAICS 561920 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 561920?
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.