If I'm self Employed, can I still create a name for my business? If so, how do I go about it?

Answer 1

The naming of your business could be one of the most important decisions you will make. A name's originality and legal availability will create a real asset value of its own, as it becomes marketed and gains market acceptance.

The name you choose will become the focal point of all the benefits and features that relate to your business. Customers will be able to find and refer others to it in the future.

Since any names that are suggested here may already be owned by another party, I wanted to go a different route...

I suggest either hiring a name creation firm or get together with your friends and/or family and throw a "name party" & have everyone bounce some ideas around. Compile a listing of names that you like the best. Once you have that list, do as much free research as you can before you delve into comprehensive research.

I listed some links where you can do some preliminary name checking. However, please be aware that this is merely scratching the surface of what's out there.

Only comprehensive research will tell you if the name is truly available. But, these links are free & a great place to start, so I'd try them out first.

Comprehensive research consists of looking at marks that are similar in Sound, Appearance or Meaning in the pending & registered Federal AND State trademark files as well as the US National Common-Law files.

There are other sites that offer free searching capabilities in conjunction with their commercial services, so I'm not able to post those links due to the Yahoo! TOS. You'll also want to check domain names & yellow pages, so simply do a search for "free domain name search" and "national yellowpages" and the appropriate links will pop up.

Hope that helps! I wish you much success & happiness in all your ventures!

Answer 2

Depends, you cannot use a registered trade name like "McDonald's"

If you are a 'Sole Proprietor'
But you can use your name like "Beauty 06 Enterprises"
Open a banking account, a "DBA" "Doing Business As", and your customers can write checks to your business.

Pretty easy, If you want to register your name there are forms available, and it is pretty straight forward.


Yours: Grumpy

Answer 3

Yes, you can. You need to go to your county clerk's office and file a fictitious business name statement. After that, you need to publish a notice to that extent in a local newspaper.

Answer 4

form an LLC with the name of the business...

get an EIN # and start selling...

and business names are trademarked, documents and drawings are copyrighted...

Answer 5

sure you can > make sure you don't copy.and get yours registered a small letter (c) means copy right add this to any business letters or advert its usual to put it at the bottom right

Answer 6

Yes, you can. but you have to create it and register it.