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Where can I get list of business categories?

I want to create a list of business categories and sub-categories that are most common/standard. For example: Restaurant --> American --> Steak House ... or Business Services --> Consulting --> Management Consulting... I've seen many sites that categorize businesses this way (e.g. yellowpages.com or yahoo.com) I'm hoping there is some standard categorization with tools for importing/creating them in some common databases. Thanks!

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1. There IS NO standard. Pick any 2 phone boos and you will find 2 different lists.
2. Search for a list of SIC code descriptions. Here's one: http://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/sic_manual.html The SIC codes are a standard way of classifying businesses.
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