Can sum1 suggest me a name for my company?

Question

I would like to set up a company based on providing tutors.
It would be ______ Tuition Agency or _________ Education Consultancy.
Help me fill the blank. :)
Thanks in advance...

Answer 1

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

Um... I'd give a little more consideration to the name of my business, if I were you.

A tuition agency sounds like a company that funds student loans for college, and you wouldn't want to confuse people.

And, I think I'd use Consultants, instead of Consultancy. This implies that the business deals with Counseling for careers or school issues. Now, if that is part of what you intend to do, then great. But if not, that would also be confusing to the general public.

Since you are going to be doing tutoring, wouldn't it make more sense to actually use "Tutoring" or "Learning Center" as part of the company name?

When you deal with the public, you have to make allowances for the fact that most people will only look at the name of your company and make any snap judgements about it by what they think that name stands for. And, since you're dealing with tutoring, you already know that people sometimes develop misconceptions over the tiniest things.

I also hope you aren't tutoring in grammar.

Try A+ Learning Center, (Last Name) Tutoring Agency, Quality Education Consulting, Fast Track Tutoring, Helping Hand Tutoring, or something like that. I hope you are very successful in your endeavor.

Answer 3

1. Bridge Tution Agency.

2. Gap Education Consultancy.

Answer 4

First of all, Tuition Agency sounds like a Financial Aid service, not tutors. The Education Consultancy is probably better...

But honestly? I think you're too immature for this. For one thing you're still using funky language. Sum1? Anyone who substitutes that for the word 'someone' is still too immature. Sorry.

Answer 5

I am not going to discuss such things as trade marks, and registering the name of your business.

Here are some things to consider when choosing your name:-

Are you starting the business, with the intention of selling the business down the track? It may be easier to sell a generically named business, than one with your own personal name.

You have told us what your business intends to do, in its first year, but from my experience dealing with businesses, what they start doing and what they end up doing may be totally different things, because the opportunity presents itself. Don't limit your business by your business name.

If you have a passion or an inspiration from somewhere else use it. Explaining why you choose your name can attract people to your business, and your enthusiasm. DR Evils cat, Fluffy chinchilla’s, Tabby Cat, Nine Lives, Purrrrfect are all great names for someone who likes cats.

Make sure that it is easy to spell, and pronounce. If someone hears it on the radio, can they google the name, and find you?

In fact if you do choose a name ~ Google it ~ What comes up, is it already in existence somewhere in the world. If you Google my businesses name the only other entry that comes up is a single entry in the Netherlands.

What are your competitors called? Make a list of all of your competitors…do you want to sound like them or do you want to be distinguished from them?

Here in Australia a company has started called VIRGIN STAR http://www.virginstar.com.au/ ~they are an internet & IT service provider. They have gained a huge amount of exposure, because they have used both the name Virgin, from the Richard Branson empire, and Star, we have a fleet of planes here called Jet Star. The simple choice of their name has gained them a huge amount of exposure.

Another story ~ a client of mine ran a well known business in a county of England. A similar sounding business started up in the next suburb. There business wee not similar the new business sold training infrastructure such as projectors. My clients business used to receive cheques (b.t.w. correct spelling here in oz), in his companies name, that were probably intended for the other company. Well of course he would give the money back…but he also received orders that were intended for the other company, purchase orders would come through on his fax machine…he would source the equipment, and sell it to them making a tidy & easy profit.

Hope that helps a bit.

Answer 6

Splotz

Answer 7

I love the idea you have. Honestly I thought of that at one time. I am one who believes that "catchy" titles draw business because they are remembered well. How about "The Tutor Tutorial"?

Answer 8

If it's a tutoring co., the name "Alumnus" would be clear and concise. If it offers more, like guidance services as well, a name like "Stratagem" may be more appropriate.

Answer 9

This is probably something you should come up with on your own, or with your partners.