My friend and I are opening a shop that does automotive and marine canvas and upholstery. His name is Steve and I am Ron. The thing is we want to keep it simple to write on checks for our customers. We like the idea of starting it with an "A" so we are listed first in the phone book. We want it to describe our business. Most people ask how to spell "upholstery" and in the industry most of us refer to ourselves as Trimmers but I don't think most people know what a trim shop is. Any advice would be apreciated.
2006-08-13 08:04:29 · 9 answers · asked by subgenius 4 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
Ron's Hide
Steve's Strips
Seaters?
nauga hide
Aooga hides
Up 'ole Story
R'S New
RST
ReSeat?
2006-08-13 08:12:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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!
2006-08-14 05:28:56 · answer #2 · answered by TM Express™ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
AAwsome Upholstery
2006-08-16 19:40:38 · answer #3 · answered by randyrich 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take whatever answers you get here (that make sense) and combine them with the 100-500 names you have come up with (since you know your business better than any other), and weed them down to the top 100, then the top 50, then the top 10, top 5, and finally select the best one!!
Made up words are snazzy, and will likely avoid copyright infringement.
ARSU (Ron, Steve, Upholstery, and starts with A)
2006-08-13 08:15:32 · answer #4 · answered by powhound 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Accent Custom Trim Designs
2006-08-13 08:17:33 · answer #5 · answered by Tiffany 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tuck'nRoll upholstery & trim shop
2006-08-13 12:20:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Doesn't start with an "A" - but I like "Re-threads" since it is an automotive business. It's catchy and easy to remember.
2006-08-13 08:12:15 · answer #7 · answered by arkiemom 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A-Pholstery
If you choose my answer will you give me a discount ? I need some seats done ....
2006-08-13 08:11:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Arses R Us
2006-08-13 08:07:25 · answer #9 · answered by Silverstang 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋