I'm a proposal writer and editor who has decided to go the independent contractor route and set up my own LLC. Should I just use my own name, or come up with some other company name? [more inside]
posted by Naberius on Sep 24, 2012 - 4 answers

Oops -- I didn't mean to permanently associate a NSFW image with my business email... [more inside]
posted by ROTFL on Oct 24, 2010 - 6 answers

Businessnamefilter: How similar is too similar? [more inside]
posted by Ctrl_Alt_ep on May 6, 2009 - 8 answers

Asking for family member: Brother is thinking of starting a merchandise delivery business and needs name suggestions for said business. Southwest TX if it matters.
posted by tradeer33 on Mar 3, 2009 - 14 answers

Does anyone know any obscure synonyms or industry-related terms for 'Special Bookings' or 'By Appointment Only'? [more inside]
posted by LongDrive on Mar 1, 2009 - 5 answers

After many weeks of consideration, my wife has decided to start a Spanish translating/tutoring business. Everything looks good, we've done our research, we're moving into an area where Spanish is taught k-12, we...just can't figure out a name for the biz. Help [more inside] [more inside]
posted by Hands of Manos on Sep 24, 2008 - 20 answers

A friend of mine has been running a successful business on eBay for several years selling collectibles related to the music industry. He is branching out into furniture and other antiques. He is thinking about using a separate user name from his regular business. There's [more inside]
posted by lester on Jul 17, 2006 - 5 answers

I'm looking for some naming help - to try to turn an individual's name into a collective. There are some obvious ones - "Steptoe & Son" "Will Vinton Studios" "The Jimi Hendrix Experience" as well as the typical "and associates" or "and partners" or "and Co." [more inside]
posted by stevil on Jun 1, 2005 - 23 answers

Offhand (that is, without google or dictionary), how many of you know what the word 'empyrean' means? Explanation follows... [more inside]
posted by precocious on Mar 28, 2004 - 22 answers

Can a business have two names? [more inside / warning: bureaucratic question] [more inside]
posted by malphigian on Feb 2, 2004 - 4 answers