Name for a business

May 24, 2011 11:58 AM

Me and a buddy of mine are starting a vending company in Texas...we are trying to come up a name for our business....please help!
posted by flipmiester99 to Work & Money (18 answers total)

Um, what's the goal for the name? Is it to be "professional"? To be memorable? To be mildly amusing? To accurately describe the business?

If you're aiming for a memorable name, then it should be unexpected. For example, "Corpse Reprocessors Inc."

...but if your goal was to be professional, that would be a poor choice for a vending company.
posted by aramaic at 12:04 PM on May 24, 2011

What kind of vending machine business? What will you be vending?
Condoms? Low-fat snacks? Cigarettes?
posted by BostonTerrier at 12:05 PM on May 24, 2011

Realistically, your business name just needs to not infringe on someone else's trademark. Like I care who takes the cash out of the machine or replaces the Rolos.

With that in mind, you're probably more concerned about not getting weird looks when you have to introduce yourself as working for VendF*ckers or hand out business cards. Just choose something vaguely texan and professional and call it a day:

"Lone Star Trail Vending"
posted by pwnguin at 12:11 PM on May 24, 2011

Soylent Green Partners, LLC.
posted by Threeway Handshake at 12:13 PM on May 24, 2011

Are you talking vending machines? Street vendors?

Tell us more about your company.
posted by radioamy at 12:16 PM on May 24, 2011

Ven-Dor, The Thing From Outer Space (or Texas)
posted by Faint of Butt at 12:19 PM on May 24, 2011 [1 favorite]

Best answer: For vending in Texas only:

Rio Vende
Serv-U-Self Vending
Vendstar Services
Vend Inc.

If you're looking to branch out to ATMs in the future, go with something less specific.

Cash and Carry Servicing
Dallas Republic Sales
Starsite
Point of Sale Financial
Impulse Partners
posted by infinitewindow at 12:25 PM on May 24, 2011 [1 favorite]

Happy Vendings
posted by kookoobirdz at 12:35 PM on May 24, 2011 [4 favorites]

Ve-End.
posted by rudhraigh at 12:42 PM on May 24, 2011

Mr. Vendy
Change? Inc.
posted by Atom12 at 12:53 PM on May 24, 2011

Innovative Waste Disposal Science, Inc.
HazMat-vendo-mat
posted by aramaic at 1:05 PM on May 24, 2011

iGratify Vending Inc
Vend In Need, LLC
Instant Joy, Inc
posted by thewildgreen at 1:06 PM on May 24, 2011

Dr Coca-Pepsidew
posted by panaceanot at 1:20 PM on May 24, 2011 [2 favorites]

VenTex.

It sounds generic enough to be a real company, but clearly states what you do and where your roots are.
posted by tacodave at 3:40 PM on May 24, 2011

Vendeley Industries
Art (Of) Vendeley Industries
Art of Vend Industries
Artistic Vend Industries
Vend Eye Gram
Vendomatic
Vend Eta
Dollar Ass Vend (anagram for Dallas Vendors)
Vend Indeed
The Texas Vending Company
Texas Unstoppable/United/unconquerable Vending (TUV)
Taxes Vending (anagram for Texas Vending)
posted by gadha at 4:33 PM on May 24, 2011

Vendejo Vendors

Vending Our Way Through Texas

Armadillo Vending Co.

Alamo Vending Co.

Longhorn Vending Co. (LoHoVeCo?)

That's all I got.
posted by motown missile at 1:24 AM on May 25, 2011

Texas Vending Company Inc.
posted by bricksNmortar at 5:02 AM on May 25, 2011

What did you end up going with?
posted by infinitewindow at 9:37 PM on October 8, 2011