Consulting Firm Name Ideas
60 name ideas for a consulting firm, plus how the U.S. Census Bureau classifies this kind of business and where these businesses are most common.
Consulting Firm name ideas
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Name words that fit, with their meanings
How a consulting firm is classified
For government statistics, tax forms and many licensing systems, a consulting firm usually falls under NAICS 541611: Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services.
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing operating advice and assistance to businesses and other organizations on administrative management issues, such as financial planning and budgeting, equity and asset management, records management, office planning, strategic and organizational planning, site selection, new business start-up, and business process improvement. This industry also includes establishments of general management consultants that provide a full range of administrative, human resource, marketing, process, physical distribution, logistics, or other management consulting services to clients.
Businesses classified here include
- Administrative management consulting services
- Business management consulting services
- Business start-up consulting services
- Financial management consulting (except investment advice) services
- General management consulting services
- Medical office management consulting services or consultants
- Records management consulting services
- Reorganizational consulting services
- Site location consulting services
- Site selection consulting services
- Strategic planning consulting services
Definition and examples from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 541611), U.S. Census Bureau.
Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services in the U.S. by the numbers
Locations by number of employees nationwide
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022. Counts cover employer establishments (businesses with paid employees); self-employed owners without staff are not included. Small establishments with 1–4 employees include those that reported no paid employees in mid-March.
States with the most administrative management and general management consulting services locations
- California 16,628 locations
- Florida 10,747 locations
- Texas 8,847 locations
- New York 5,784 locations
- Illinois 3,672 locations
- North Carolina 3,589 locations
- Virginia 3,566 locations
- Georgia 3,129 locations
- Colorado 3,120 locations
- New Jersey 2,667 locations
Each state page shows local numbers and links to that state's official business registration offices.