Ideas For a Business Name?

[thofdahl]

I have been setting up shop and practicing my powdercoating skills over the last few months and have been able to produce pretty consistent results and have started taking small jobs. I am by no means an official business at this point but I do have a non-residential location with quality equipment and would like to start taking on more business. So far I am just advertising by word of mouth and a craigslist ad. I would like to come up with a clever name to attach to my work and hopefully turn into a legitimate business in the future. I offer powdercoating, ceramic coating, and media blasting. Located just outside of Minneapolis, MN and would prefer not to use a generic name like Tanner's Powdercoating or something along the lines of that!

Any ideas are appreciated!

 

[Organized_Garage]

Perfect Coat
Twin Cities Coatings
Custom Coatings
Creative Coating & Blasting
Advanced Coating
Metal Master
Applied Perfection

 

[bochnak]

I don't have name suggestions however would highly recommend setting up your new biz with google places so people can find you. Also, get a website and have customer reviews on there. All this has helped my small motorcycle repair biz. I started advertising on C-list for the first month and then no longer needed to do so.

 

[Stuart in MN]

My opinion is that business names that are too clever can be a detriment - you want it to sound professional.

That said, a lot of businesses in the old days around Minneapolis took names from the flour milling industry that was such a big deal back then. You can still drive around town and see faded old painted signs on buildings that say "Flour City Welding", or similar. I've always liked that, even though it may not have much relevance today.

edit: I see there's a present day company named Flour City Bending in Big Lake that does tube and pipe bending, they've copied the old Flour City Welding logo for their own.

http://www.flourcitybending.com/

 

[blacksporty]

Powder-puff Coating
Powder Coat for U
"name of county" Powder Coating


Think like a consumer and look at what key words they are going to put into google to find you....use those in your name, you will get a lot better natural (free) results that way. Other than that, a name isn't really important just don't have your name as part of the business name. I know a gut with a repair shop named Larry's Independent Auto he does about $80-90K a month in business, he has been trying to sell it but no one wants to buy it because it has his name attached to it.

 

[Easyjet98]

Perfect Finishes

 

[Cougar]

Twin Cities Metal Finishing

 

[ChaseDE]

It's Powda Don'tcha Know!

 

[Bluedodge]

Dahl's Powdercoating and Media Blasting

 

[Trainman]

How about some alliteration....like Fantastic Finishes Powder Coating. Or Fabulous Finishes....your parts will look fabulous!

 

[Dick in Wisconsin]

Like a previous poster said ... be careful not to get too fancy.

I don't like initials ... RJK Coatings and Media Blasting.

You're going to start out with three services ... powdercoating, ceramic coating, and media blasting.

Will potential customers understand Twin City Coating and Blasting? Will they know a company with than kind of a name potentially does "powdercoating, ceramic coating, and media blasting"?

Those are my quick thoughts.

 

[PeterT]

Tanner's Quality Metal Finishing

 

[senlow]

Years ago I did business with a powder coater that called his business Taint Paint.

 

[Kev442]

Dewey Cheatum & Howe?

J/K

 

[larry4406]

Scuff, buff, -n shoot

 

[bdamico]

PowderCoatedBdamicosCalipersforFree.com

 

[eddieK]

I have been setting up shop and practicing my powdercoating skills over the last few months and have been able to produce pretty consistent results and have started taking small jobs. I am by no means an official business at this point but I do have a non-residential location with quality equipment and would like to start taking on more business. So far I am just advertising by word of mouth and a craigslist ad. I would like to come up with a clever name to attach to my work and hopefully turn into a legitimate business in the future. I offer powdercoating, ceramic coating, and media blasting. Located just outside of Minneapolis, MN and would prefer not to use a generic name like Tanner's Powdercoating or something along the lines of that!

Any ideas are appreciated!

ACME

WileCoyote bought again and again, no matter what went wrong...

 

[Hotsauce]

Since you are starting out don't leave the name up for interpretation. It should clearly state what you do.

 

[jack stand]

I like post #9
straight forward, you could even drop the name and end in "Company" or "Services"
Someone coming across your business card, an advertisement or c/l, or an existing customer spreading your name in conversation would have very little trouble remembering both the name and the service offered. Good luck with this
You have to earn "word of mouth" free advertisement, but a satisfied, happy customer is your best "referral" and the cheapest advertising you can do!

 

[thofdahl]

Some solid advice here guys. I understand what you are saying by being very straight-forward with the name. I would prefer to not do the standard "*last name* powder coating." One I just thought of is First-Rate Finishes - powder coating, ceramic coating, and media blasting. Thoughts?

 

[thofdahl]

PowderCoatedBdamicosCalipersforFree.com

Hmmm.. the website isn't taken already. Maybe I'll have to look into it

 

[Markfothebeast]

I used to powdercoat in Eagan. I always choose a name that's relevant. It depends on the market you're aiming for.

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[Nighttrain]

If you were a customer what would you google? Ask some ppl you know if they were to want something powder coated what would they Google. Your business will depend on Google adds. If your not familiar how that works,you as a business pays for words that get googled. You bid on how much each click will cost. So Twin City Powder Coating is four words. To be on the first page of Google those that pay the most for that gets that spot. Each time someone clicks your adds it charges you. You can set a monthly limit. Once you reach it your competitors that bid less go to the top.

 

[mitusa]

Some solid advice here guys. I understand what you are saying by being very straight-forward with the name. I would prefer to not do the standard "*last name* powder coating." One I just thought of is First-Rate Finishes - powder coating, ceramic coating, and media blasting. Thoughts?

I'm getting older.....having more and more trouble remembering names....

First-Rate is good, but would be harder for me to think of at any given time.

How about Fab-Finishes????

Good luck with whatever you choose!

 

[cbusters]

A business that has your name in it is called a "Vanity Business", in that the business's name improves your own self image. Clever names do not belong in a business name either. The description of what you do should be there and then any other identifier a person would consider as a criteria to choose your Company. As in location, price, speed, demeanor, or a well established term like "Acme", "American", or "Patriot". Names do not need to begin with "A" any longer with paper directories being obsolete. Main thing to remember is once you start a business is that it becomes its own entity, like a person separate from you. Name it like you would name a family member. Anything but "Sue".

 

[ddawg16]

Classic Coatings?

Names are tough....it needs to be descriptive and easy to remember

 

[engineer2]

Ferdinand Porsche said if you are proud of your company, put your name on it.
Don't name you company based on technology that can change in the future.
Don't name you company based on what you do now, it can change in the future.
Tanner Coating Technology.
Tanner Technology Inc.

 

[exmaxima1]

Ferdinand Porsche said if you are proud of your company, put your name on it.
Don't name you company based on technology that can change in the future.
Don't name you company based on what you do now, it can change in the future.
Tanner Coating Technology.
Tanner Technology Inc.

I read years ago about a computer program that names companies based on basic parameters. For example, uniting Astronomy with Electronics = "Uranus Hertz".

Maybe they can find a good name for your company as well....

 

[engineer2]

^^^^^^^

 

[csp]

Years ago I did business with a powder coater that called his business Taint Paint.

The original owner's last name was Taint. At one time it was Taint Paint and Plate but they got out of the chrome plating business and they did custom painting long before powder coating was widely known.

 

[SMKS]

Business McBusiness Face.

 

[PugetDude]

Thofdal Industrial & Technical Services

 

[padroo]

It seecs a lot of companies begin with the letter A or have a number at the beginning of their business name so numerical, alpha names and numbers show up first in the list.

AAA Powder Coating Services

 

[RivennHewn]

I learned the hard way, never have a business name that you have to explain.

Think about your 30 second elevator ride explanation of what you do.

Boil it down to the simplest idea. There is your name.

 

[Ray Bly]

My father in law use to build houses, his business name was Bill Ding construction. I thought it was pretty clever.

Atlas coatings ? I always think of atlas as strong.

 

[James-W]

I don't see any reason for not using your name as part of the business name. For example, around here we have business names like "Fred's Sharpening Service", Jim's Janitorial Service", "Miller Painting", etc, and all these business owners are doing just fine.

 

[cbusters]

Having a business with your name on it makes it a bit difficult to sell in the future, unless you find someone with the same name. Exception would be "Bob's Barricades", nobody was named Bob, it was just a joke that happened to work. If you always plan to stay small and then close your doors when you quit then your name will work. Larger businesses that carry on after the original owner seldom have the owners name on them. The question is probably, "What do you want to do with your business in the future"? Wives used to carry their husbands name because they carried no value without it, IE "Mrs. John Smith". When they became more valuable they started using more of their own name "Mrs. Joan Smith". Times change with business names also, I would choose to have my business that I sweated into be able to grow and become bigger than myself and carry on after I was gone. I am more success driven than it will do driven. Good luck in your choice!

 

[HWgeek]

If I was looking for powder coating services, I would try the name of the city I am in + powder coating.
Also, look at your competitors names, do they stand out or not?

I tend to use acronyms to remember stuff, but that's just me. There are web pages that take words and find acronyms for them.

Don't be too specific in your name, you might and or remove services in the future.

A Blasting & coating technology co.
Aka
ABC technologies




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[nes999]

Powder-puff Coating
Powder Coat for U
"name of county" Powder Coating


Think like a consumer and look at what key words they are going to put into google to find you....use those in your name, you will get a lot better natural (free) results that way. Other than that, a name isn't really important just don't have your name as part of the business name. I know a gut with a repair shop named Larry's Independent Auto he does about $80-90K a month in business, he has been trying to sell it but no one wants to buy it because it has his name attached to it.

I agree with the county name Powder Coating. You will have many one off customers. Many will look for something official and professional sounding.

 

[1LargeDog]

How about "Powder Coating Plus of Minneapolis"