Q&A for How to Name Your Business

If you own a hair salon or barber shop, it could be called Crazy Cuts -- this name is easy to remember because it alliterates and is creative. Or you could go for something more literal, like Staples did -- they specialize in office supplies, and they sell staples.

I would focus your name on the type of decor you specialize in, if any. So for example, if you have a lot of recycled furniture in stock, you could use that as a jumping point for your name.

Think about your branding. You can use the name of your area in the name, or something else that inspires you.

Go with what you're making. If it's baking, then say sweets shop, or baking stop, or if it's a grill then grilled chill, or barbecue arena.

A good name for a liquor store would be Fine Line Liquor.

A good name for a beauty room is "Bountiful Beauty Treatment" or "Beauty Spots".

Go with something simple, like "Suds" or "Lather." It will be eye-catching and easy to remember.

You'll have to come up with it. If you can't think of anything, ask friends or family for suggestions.

Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow - This speaks to having the hair products in stock one day, and "out the door" and distributed the next day.

For a mobile nail company, you could call it Nails On Wheels or Nails It or Nails On the Go.

Try strategies to brainstorm. The first thing you might do is use a business name idea generator. Other options would be adding a fun adjective to a base word, or translating a base word to another language. You could also consider using a 1 word name (such as Apple), a name, or a made up word that pertains to your product (like Acura).