Key Takaways

The ability to fulfill contractual obligations for Federal, State, and Local entities is paramount. Pricing, speed, and service can set you apart from the competition, but it comes at a price. When you need immediate cash flow, navigating the waters of the Federal Assignment of Claims Act can present a challenge when working with a non-experienced partner.

The security industry is made up of companies that manufacture and sell security products to the world. The industry also includes licensed security agents, as well as associations that regulate security agencies, services and products.

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There are three primary areas or classifications of security controls. These include management security, operational security, and physical security controls.

Oil and natural gas are major industries in the energy market and play an influential role in the global economy as the world's primary fuel sources. The processes and systems involved in producing and distributing oil and gas are highly complex, capital-intensive, and require state-of-the-art technology.

The energy sector consists of a large group of inter-related companies that cover a wide variety of energy. ... One is non-renewable energy, which includes oil and petroleum products, gasoline, natural gas, diesel fuel, and nuclear. The other one is renewable energy, such as hydropower, solar power, and wind power.

The healthcare sector consists of businesses that provide medical services, manufacture medical equipment or drugs, provide medical insurance, or otherwise facilitate the provision of healthcare to patients.

Real estate development, or property development, is a business process, encompassing activities that range from the renovation and re-lease of existing buildings to the purchase of raw land and the sale of developed land or parcels to others.

The branch of manufacture and trade based on the extraction of ores, fossil fuels, minerals, stone, clay, gravel, and similar commodities. This does not include the refinement of these commodities (see manufacturing) Definition Source: Standard Industrial Classification.

The transportation sector is an important industry sector in the economy that deals with the movement of people and products. These include companies such as airlines, trucking, railroads, shipping, and logistics firms, as well as those that provide transportation infrastructure.

The financial sector is a section of the economy made up of firms and institutions that provide financial services to commercial and retail customers. This sector comprises a broad range of industries including banks, investment companies, insurance companies, and real estate firms.

In the field of architecture and civil engineering, construction is a method that consists of building or assembling infrastructure. It involves using a detailed plan and design and putting together different materials and elements to form a certain structure. Usually, these projects are managed by a project manager and supervised by a project architect, construction engineer, or construction manager. 

A distributor is an entity that buys noncompeting products or product lines and sells them direct to end users or customers. Most distributors also provide a range of services such as technical support, warranty or service. Distributors are essential in helping reach markets manufacturers could not otherwise target.

As you can see the technology industry seems pretty all-encompassing but it can be broken down into sub-sectors like semiconductors, networking, software, hardware and internet to help you to better grasp its scope. The tech industry is focused around innovation, creation and growth.

Manufacturing industries are those that engage in the transformation of goods, materials or substances into new products. Manufacturers often have plants, mills or factories that produce goods for public consumption. Machines and equipment are typically used in the process of manufacturing.

Agriculture is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to live in cities. The history of agriculture began thousands of years ago.

This industry includes farms and ranches that primarily engage in raising cattle, including cattle for dairy herd replacements, or feeding cattle to fatten and prepare them for consumption. The industry also includes cattle feedlot operations, which produce high-quality beef.

The food and beverages industry is all companies involved in processing raw food materials, packaging, and distributing them. This includes fresh, prepared foods as well as packaged foods, and alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages.

The apparel and textile industry can be broken down into two major segments: the production of textiles and fabric from raw materials and the transformation of these fabrics into clothing and other accessories. This industry also includes lesser seen knitting mills.

Staffing firms operate within the business services industry, finding workers for client companies. Unlike recruitment companies, staffing firms primarily deal with temporary and contract job positions, although not necessarily exclusively.

Professional services firms exist in many different industries. They include lawyers, advertising professionals, architects, accountants, financial advisers, engineers, and consultants, among others. Basically, they can be any organization or profession that offers customized, knowledge-based services to clients.