Name that Business, Win a Prize
Here’s a fun one for all you creative types out there…
Fellow former BCITer Kristen Landry has a contest on right now to name her business. She and her business partner Stephanie are custom woodworkers and cabinet makers, and they are located here in Vancouver. They make handmade wooden furniture and custom cabinetry.
The contest (the prize, anyhow) is open only to locals, but if you’re far away, why not throw in some suggestions just for fun? Here’s the details:
- The Prize: A handmade, custom coffee table, with your choice of wood!
- The Rules: None really, save for the aforementioned geographical exception.
- The Deadline: March 15th, so get your suggestions in soon!
- How to enter: Leave your suggestions here as a comment, or email them directly to Kris: chickflip[at]hotmail.com.
Of note: In BC, business names are required to consist of at least two words, one unique and one descriptive. A really bad example of this would be “Wonderful Wordworking.” Hopefully that makes some sense, and keep in mind you’re not limited to two words; as I can testify after getting the name Tell Ten Friends Marketing Co. approved here in the Province.
Let’s hear your suggestions! Have some fun with it. There’s no limit to the number of times you can enter, and having seen Kris’ work (in photos, mind you) I can say that the winner will most certainly be pleased with the first prize.
February 26th, 2007 at 9:38 pm
The 25-second response: Dowel Custom Woodworking (www.dowel.ca is available)?
February 26th, 2007 at 9:42 pm
Nice work. I can see a sweet dowel logo in my head already.
To be fair, I’ll publish the ones I sent her:
1. Chisel Chicks
Custom Woodworking and Cabinetry
2. Wood You Buy
Custom Furniture and Cabinets
3. West Coast Custom Woodworking
April 12th, 2007 at 12:41 pm
I have concluded, after thinking extensivly about business names, that the name is not so important at all. Some of the most sucsessful companies have the most boring names. For example, General Electric, General Moters, Ford (a last name), Microsoft (’Micro’ for micro computer and ’soft’ for software), Boing (a last name), Borders (a last name), McDonalds (a last name), News Corp (the name says it all), etc.
It seems that the trendy new companies that may or may not do very well have the fancy names. How about Enron, Worldcom, Global Crossing, Webvan (these companies all went bankrupt). Or what about the many many nearly unknown comanies with seemingly cool names like Gigabeam, Sputnik, Interepoch, etc.
Have any of you hase ever picked a product based on the name?
In short I would pick a name fast and focus on the business. K&S Furniture, West Coast Custom Woodworking, or Pacific Woodworking are my choices.
After you choose a name you may need to register it with the local government. Please see the site http://www.squidoo.com/fictitious_name_statement/ for more information on registering your new company.
April 30th, 2007 at 6:40 am
Thanks for the great work! It really is more than what was expected. I loved its simplicity! Keep up the good work!