1,000+ Catchy Chocolate Making Business Names

Updated: January 19th, 2023

So, you've come up with the perfect chocolate maker idea, but in order to launch, you need a good business name.

And not just a name, but a creative and descriptive name that will make your chocolate maker stand out.

The name of your business will forever play a role in:

  • Your customers first impression
  • Your businesses identity
  • The power behind the type of customer your brand attracts
  • If you're memorable or not

We've put together a list of the best chocolate maker ideas, provide you with a step-by-step guide on how to name your business and give real-world examples of how other founders came up with the name of their business.

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Catchy chocolate maker name ideas

  • Cold Coffeemaker
  • Plain
  • Dutch Cauca Trading Co
  • The Freshly Umber
  • Finished Coffee
  • Coffee Bean Group
  • Sogo Cocoa
  • Brown Coffee
  • Smokey Cocoa
  • Much Tea Spot
  • Milky Latte
  • WarmChocolate
  • Bonnet Chocolate
  • Commercial Cauca
  • Hot
  • Best Fudge Group
  • Hot Hot Chocolate Spot
  • Boiled Coffee Tree
  • The Quality Coffee Berry
  • Organic Hot Chocolate
  • Nice
  • RicanCoffee
  • Fermented Cacao
  • PlainCocoa
  • The Fragrant Espresso
  • Natural Cacao Trading Co
  • Mono Cocoa
  • Cold Coffee Tree
  • Coconut Co
  • Commercial Coconut Group
  • The Wet Chocolate
  • The Reddish
  • Foggy Coffee
  • Delicious Cream
  • Deep Brown Collective
  • Goblet Chocolate
  • Washy Coffee
  • Bobo Cocoa
  • Fragrant Burnt Umber Collective
  • Cacao Group
  • Choppy Coffee
  • Cheap Choco
  • Complimentary
  • Cold Choco
  • Stale
  • Dark
  • Cuban Coffeehouse
  • Pale Cocoa Pro
  • The Free Coffee Berry
  • Deep Brown Co
  • The Watery Coconut
  • Dried
  • Basi Coffee
  • Extra Candy
  • The Iced Hot Chocolate
  • Belgian Cacao
  • Cooled Candy
  • HotCocoa
  • Roasted
  • Roasted Latte
  • Cheap Cream
  • The Wild
  • CheapChocolate
  • The Excess Umber
  • Ono Cocoa
  • Processed Coconut
  • Cereals Group
  • The Chopped
  • IcedChocolate
  • Smallholder
  • Unsweetened Coconut
  • Frothy Hot Chocolate
  • The Cracked
  • The Quality Hot Chocolate
  • ProcessedCocoa
  • Warm Espresso Place
  • Comet Chocolate
  • BestCoffee
  • Wonderful Java
  • The Sweet
  • Clean Coffeemaker
  • Pocket Chocolate
  • Arabic Latte Trading Co
  • MatureCocoa
  • The Instant
  • Orbit Chocolate
  • Dark Cocoa Spot
  • Iced Hot Chocolate
  • Finished Cream
  • Robusta
  • Enough Umber Place
  • Stale Fudge Pro
  • The Mature Coco
  • The Finest
  • RoastedCocoa
  • AndChocolate
  • Decaffeinated Coffee Bean Group
  • Fragrant Java
  • Best Coffee Place

Creative chocolate maker name ideas

  • Weak Chocolate
  • Smallholder
  • Chopped Cocoa Powder
  • The Frothy
  • Ordinary Koko Trading Co
  • Italian Burnt Umber
  • Cooled Cream
  • The Iced
  • Photo Cocoa
  • Fallen Chocolate
  • Coffee Berry Collective
  • Enough
  • Cake Group
  • ArabicCoffee
  • The Mature Cereals
  • Cheap Choco
  • Chopped Candy
  • Cocoa Spot
  • AndChocolate
  • Dark Cocoa Spot
  • Colombian Cup
  • Loca Cocoa
  • Fudge Co
  • The Liquid
  • ThinCocoa
  • The Plain
  • Mono Cocoa
  • Delicious Fudge
  • Quick
  • The Extra
  • The Green Java
  • Genuine Burnt Umber Pro
  • The Unsweetened
  • The Flavored Candy
  • Cold Cocoa Powder
  • Java Collective
  • Fragrant
  • Dried
  • Java Place
  • Cold Coconut
  • Warm
  • The Thin
  • Tepid Deep Brown Collective
  • The Fermented
  • Burnt Umber Spot
  • Cake Pro
  • The Cooled
  • Chopped Cake
  • Fragrant Java
  • The Wet Chocolate
  • Ground
  • Colombian Coffeehouse
  • Square Coffee Collective
  • Koko Pro
  • MorningCoffee
  • The Lukewarm Coca
  • Cream Trading Co
  • Cooled Cocoa Powder
  • Lockett Chocolate
  • Cheap Cauca
  • Iced Hot Chocolate Pro
  • Prepared
  • Choppy Coffee
  • The Rich Chocolate
  • Docket Chocolate
  • BittersweetChocolate
  • Regular Coffee Bean Group
  • Brown chocolates Chocolate
  • Cold Coffeehouse
  • CheapChocolate
  • SquareChocolate
  • Ersatz Coffee Tree
  • IcedChocolate
  • The Quality Coffee Berry
  • ExcellentCocoa
  • Commercial Choco
  • Cold Coco
  • Smoker Cocoa
  • Coffee Berry Co
  • Go go Cocoa
  • RealCoffee
  • The Expensive Cacao
  • Nice Cocoa Group
  • Socket Chocolate
  • Cold Coffeemaker
  • Chocolate Co
  • Wallet Chocolate
  • Rican
  • Alcoholic Chocolate
  • Bad Latte
  • Finished
  • Choctaw Chocolate
  • Stale Cocoa Collective
  • Moto Cocoa
  • Espresso Pro
  • RicanCoffee
  • Wallets Chocolate
  • The Cuban
  • The Arabic

Learn more about starting a chocolate maker:

Where to start?

-> Chocolate maker plan
-> How to finance a chocolate maker?
-> How much does it cost to start a chocolate maker?
-> Pros and cons of a chocolate maker

Need inspiration?

-> Other chocolate maker success stories
-> Marketing ideas for a chocolate maker
-> Chocolate maker slogans

Other resources

-> Profitability of a chocolate maker
-> Chocolate maker tips

Funny Chocolate Maker Names

  • Cooled Cocoa Powder
  • The Extra
  • Finest Coffee Berry
  • The Arabic Coffee Bean
  • Fallen Chocolate
  • UntreatedCocoa
  • Tea Group
  • Tepid Umber Group
  • The Pale Cocoa
  • SpanishChocolate
  • Cooled Cocoa
  • Avoid Candy Collective
  • Sweet Java Place
  • Bad Latte
  • Coconut Place
  • Clean Coffeemaker
  • The Rich Chocolate
  • The Square Hot Chocolate
  • Cheap Cocoa Bean
  • The Instant
  • The Delicious Burnt Umber
  • Latte Spot
  • Koala Chocolate
  • Robusta Deep Brown Collective
  • Coffee Berry Co
  • SmallholderCocoa
  • Candy Group
  • The Decaffeinated Chocolate
  • WildCocoa
  • Extra Hot Chocolate Group
  • The Free
  • Warm Tea Group
  • Frosty Coffee
  • OrdinaryCocoa
  • Finished Cream
  • Cream Co
  • Potty Coffee
  • Quality Fudge Pro
  • RichCoffee
  • Coffee Trading Co
  • Genuine Burnt Umber Pro
  • Virtuoso Cocoa
  • Chopped Caramel
  • StaleCoffee
  • Coca Cocoa
  • Taffy Coffee
  • Melt Fudge Collective
  • Cream Trading Co
  • The Liquid
  • The Finest Burnt Umber
  • BestCocoa
  • Soluble Koko Group
  • Burnt Umber Place
  • Cocoa Group
  • StaleChocolate
  • Roasted
  • FermentedCocoa
  • Stale Cocoa Co
  • The Tepid
  • Good Espresso Co
  • The Swiss
  • The Delicious
  • Dark
  • Droplet Chocolate
  • FinishedChocolate
  • The Colombian
  • The Best
  • Tea Pro
  • The Brewed
  • Cold Cauca
  • OrganicCoffee
  • The Commercial
  • Colo Cocoa
  • Locket Chocolate
  • MuchCocoa
  • Lukewarm
  • Organic Umber
  • Deep Brown Pro
  • Cuban Latte
  • Robusta
  • Basi Coffee
  • The Milky
  • The Soluble Burnt Umber
  • Cauca Spot
  • Cuban Coffee Bean
  • Real Tea Collective
  • Delicious
  • The Complimentary
  • The Hybrid Hot Chocolate
  • Chopped Cream
  • Arabian
  • Warm
  • Sweet Fudge Co
  • Coconut Co
  • The Wet
  • Stale Cocoa Collective
  • Cooled Candy
  • Commercial Coca
  • Iced Latte Group

Cool chocolate maker name ideas

  • Choco Co
  • Good Espresso Co
  • Chocolate Spot
  • Turkish Coffee Bean Co
  • The Organic
  • Cracked Coco
  • StaleCoffee
  • Warm Cream
  • RealCoffee
  • The Venezuelan
  • Commercial Cocoa Powder
  • Irish Coffee Berry Spot
  • RoastedCoffee
  • Soluble Espresso Pro
  • Umber Trading Co
  • Choco Place
  • Deep Brown Co
  • The Flavored
  • Tea Co
  • Sonnet Chocolate
  • The Powdered
  • Pure Hot Chocolate Group
  • Cold Cacao
  • Homoeopathic
  • Coffee Bean Collective
  • Free Hot Chocolate
  • Fermented Cacao
  • Homoeopathic Coca Group
  • Brown Coffee
  • The Cooled Cake
  • Finished Coffee
  • Cacao Trading Co
  • Droplet Chocolate
  • Cracked Coconut
  • Cocca Cocoa
  • Delicious Coffee Trading Co
  • StaleChocolate
  • Plain
  • Much Tea Spot
  • The Processed Cauca
  • Untreated Cereals Place
  • Warm Chocolate
  • Sweet Java
  • LittleCocoa
  • FinestCocoa
  • MuddyCoffee
  • Wild Hot Chocolate
  • Cold Cocoa Bean
  • Dark Hot Chocolate Spot
  • The Milky
  • The Favorite Umber
  • Dutch Cauca Trading Co
  • NaturalCocoa
  • Regular Coffee Tree Trading Co
  • Lockett Chocolate
  • Burnt Umber Place
  • Latte Trading Co
  • Warm Chocolate Co
  • Wild Koko Group
  • Sweet Fudge Co
  • The Instant
  • The Ersatz
  • Frothy Burnt Umber Group
  • Gnocchi Cocoa
  • Sweet Java Place
  • Yo-yo Cocoa
  • Coffee Berry Collective
  • Comet Chocolate
  • Clean Coffeehouse
  • The Solid
  • ExcessChocolate
  • The Square
  • Pale Cocoa Pro
  • Cheap Coffee
  • The Unfermented Hot Chocolate
  • Alcoholic Chocolate
  • The Excess Umber
  • Enough Cacao Trading Co
  • SweetCocoa
  • Arabian
  • Coffee Bean Pro
  • Dark Deep Brown Pro
  • ThinCocoa
  • Commercial Coca
  • Mocha Cocoa
  • The Flavored Cake
  • Cooled Chocolate Truffle
  • Finest
  • Favorite
  • The Much Deep Brown
  • Bad
  • Organic Hot Chocolate
  • Brewed
  • The Iced
  • Cheap Coca
  • SquareChocolate
  • Molly Coffee
  • Coconut Group
  • Locket Chocolate

Unique chocolate maker name ideas

  • Quality Fudge Pro
  • And
  • Quick Tea Collective
  • Mocha Cocoa
  • Empty Espresso Spot
  • Cold Coffeemaker
  • The Raw
  • Soluble Koko Group
  • Cacao Co
  • Virtuoso Cocoa
  • Avoid
  • Breakfast Cacao
  • PureChocolate
  • Fresh Chocolate
  • Coca Group
  • EnoughCocoa
  • Commercial Choco
  • Commercial Coca
  • BestCocoa
  • The Quality
  • Volvo Cocoa
  • Mixed Cereals
  • Frothy Burnt Umber Group
  • Coffee Co
  • The Cooled
  • The Dark
  • Soluble Espresso Pro
  • Wonderful Java
  • ArabicCoffee
  • Deep Brown Trading Co
  • Umber Co
  • Fine Coconut Group
  • Solid Chocolate
  • The Cold
  • Clean Coffee Berry
  • The Flavored Cake
  • The Rich Chocolate
  • Fudge Pro
  • WarmCocoa
  • The Organic
  • Poket Chocolate
  • BestChocolate
  • Coffee Bean Place
  • Delicious Fudge
  • Cooled Cacao
  • More Coffee Berry Spot
  • More Coco Group
  • IrishCoffee
  • Foggy Coffee
  • Java Spot
  • MoreCocoa
  • The Genuine
  • Pocket Chocolate
  • MuddyCoffee
  • SmallholderCocoa
  • The Little
  • Tea Trading Co
  • Much Tea Spot
  • Cheap Chocolate
  • The Freshly Umber
  • Wild Hot Chocolate
  • Stale Umber Group
  • The Cuban
  • Dark Cocoa Spot
  • OrdinaryCocoa
  • Reddish Cream Spot
  • Moto Cocoa
  • RoastedCocoa
  • Coconut Place
  • Hobby Coffee
  • Finest Coffee Berry
  • Koko Group
  • Cauca Pro
  • MatureCocoa
  • Delicious Coffee Trading Co
  • Story Coffee
  • Cooled Cocoa Powder
  • Colombian Coffeehouse
  • Boiled Espresso
  • Complimentary Cafe
  • Quick Espresso Co
  • Cooled Chip
  • Cold Chocolate
  • Frothy Hot Chocolate Co
  • Cold Choco
  • Fallen Chocolate
  • Real Coffee Tree
  • Nice
  • The Decaffeinated Chocolate
  • Cooled Chocolate Truffle
  • SpanishChocolate
  • The Ordinary
  • Regular Coffee Bean Group
  • Burnt Umber Trading Co
  • Dutch Cauca Trading Co
  • Irish Coffee Bean
  • Roasted Java Collective
  • The Wet Chocolate
  • Cereals Group

Cute chocolate maker name ideas

  • Commercial Cocoa Powder
  • Coconut Co
  • Pale
  • Iced Coconut
  • Cracked Cocoa Bean
  • Clean Coffee Berry
  • The Warm Coffee Tree
  • Tepid Deep Brown Collective
  • The Natural
  • The Unfermented Hot Chocolate
  • Goto Cocoa
  • Roasted Java Collective
  • Chocolate Collective
  • BrownChocolate
  • Colombian Coffee Tree Trading Co
  • Cracked Coco
  • Bitter
  • The Favorite
  • CommercialCocoa
  • WildCocoa
  • MatureCocoa
  • Genuine
  • Expensive
  • Kyoto Cocoa
  • The Ersatz
  • Hot Chocolate Collective
  • MuchCocoa
  • Cream Co
  • The Sweet Coffee
  • BestCocoa
  • The Cheap
  • IcedChocolate
  • Latte Trading Co
  • WarmCocoa
  • The Commercial
  • Cheap Coco
  • GenuineCocoa
  • Cuban Caffeine
  • More Coconut
  • Brazilian Choco Group
  • The Fragrant Espresso
  • The Lukewarm Coca
  • The Wild
  • The Flavored Candy
  • And
  • Quick
  • Cacao Place
  • Tea Pro
  • Cracked Coca
  • Lukewarm Coffee Berry
  • MilkyCoffee
  • IrishCoffee
  • Bad
  • The Cuban
  • Wild Koko Group
  • Boiled Coffee Tree
  • Organic Umber
  • Photo Cocoa
  • Dutch Koko Co
  • Smooth
  • Chopped Cream
  • Dutch Cauca Trading Co
  • Extra Hot Chocolate Group
  • Choco Collective
  • BoiledCoffee
  • The Watery
  • Chopped Cake Co
  • The Ordinary
  • Choco Co
  • The Ordinary Coca
  • Coffee Berry Place
  • Molly Coffee
  • Enough Umber Place
  • Ono Cocoa
  • Chopped Coffee
  • Umber Spot
  • The Tall
  • Raw Espresso Group
  • Robo Cocoa
  • The Brazilian
  • The Brewed
  • HotCocoa
  • Plain
  • The Cheap Coffee
  • Comet Chocolate
  • Organic Fudge
  • Dutch Coconut
  • MuchChocolate
  • Empty Espresso Spot
  • Robusta Deep Brown Collective
  • Umber Group
  • The Cold Cauca
  • Free
  • Arabian Tea Spot
  • Ordinary Koko Trading Co
  • Best Coffee Place
  • Coffee Tree Co
  • Rich Latte
  • Turkish Coffee Bean Group

Clever chocolate maker name ideas

  • Coffee Berry Co
  • Cuban Latte
  • The Melt
  • More Coco Group
  • Coffee Tree Collective
  • Extra Candy
  • Unsweetened Coconut
  • And
  • Sweet Java Place
  • Organic Hot Chocolate
  • Regular Coffee Bean Group
  • Cheap
  • Cold Coffee Tree
  • Hybrid
  • The Hot Cauca
  • The Robusta Espresso
  • Cheap Cereals
  • Green Coffee Berry
  • Best Cake
  • The Dark Cacao
  • Iced
  • Frothy Hot Chocolate Co
  • Fragrant Burnt Umber Collective
  • Java Group
  • Squashy Coffee
  • Coconut Co
  • Stale Cocoa Collective
  • Reddish
  • Cracked Coconut
  • FineChocolate
  • The Dark
  • Powdered
  • Quick
  • Frothy Cocoa Co
  • EnoughCocoa
  • Froglet Chocolate
  • The Fragrant Espresso
  • Candy Trading Co
  • Cold Coconut
  • Cooled Cacao
  • Moto Cocoa
  • AvoidChocolate
  • Homoeopathic Cauca Trading Co
  • Choco Collective
  • Cold Cocoa Bean
  • The Excess Umber
  • The Clean
  • The Cooled
  • Coffee Bean Spot
  • Wallets Chocolate
  • Chopped Caramel
  • PreparedCoffee
  • Melt Fudge Collective
  • Pale
  • Deep Brown Pro
  • Faucet Chocolate
  • The Powdered
  • More Latte Pro
  • The Belgian
  • Cocoa Trading Co
  • Fudge Pro
  • Unfermented
  • The Finest Hot Chocolate
  • Fresh
  • NiceChocolate
  • The Grated
  • OrganicCoffee
  • The Grown
  • Arabic
  • Cauca Pro
  • Organic Fudge
  • Sonnet Chocolate
  • Cold
  • HybridCocoa
  • The Unfermented Hot Chocolate
  • Tepid Umber Group
  • Colombian Coffee Tree Trading Co
  • Fallen Chocolate
  • Coco Cocoa
  • Arabian Coffee Bean
  • The Decaffeinated Chocolate
  • The Warm Choco
  • The Flavored Candy
  • Thin Choco Group
  • FinestChocolate
  • Flavored
  • Koala Chocolate
  • Decent Java
  • The And
  • Hot Chocolate Place
  • Smokey Cocoa
  • Ersatz Coffee Tree
  • Nice
  • Homoeopathic
  • Avi Coffee
  • Plain
  • The Melted
  • The Raw
  • Pure Hot Chocolate Group

Best chocolate maker name ideas

  • Belgian Cacao
  • Quasi Coffee
  • Topless Chocolate
  • Favorite
  • ExcellentCocoa
  • EmptyCoffee
  • The Cheap
  • Thick Espresso
  • Wet
  • The Dark Koko
  • Java Collective
  • Boiled Deep Brown
  • Clean Coffeemaker
  • Italian Chocolate Collective
  • Glossy Coffee
  • Much Umber Group
  • The Delicious Burnt Umber
  • Iced Hot Chocolate Pro
  • Cereals Co
  • Much Deep Brown Trading Co
  • The Dark Cacao
  • Weak Chocolate
  • Cheap Cream
  • ExtraChocolate
  • Chocolate Group
  • Boiled Coffee Tree
  • RawCocoa
  • Cuban
  • The Dark
  • Pale Cocoa Pro
  • ArabicCoffee
  • The Double
  • Java Trading Co
  • The Little
  • Brown
  • The Finest Hot Chocolate
  • Foggy Coffee
  • Chopped Cacao
  • The Lukewarm Coffee Tree
  • FinishedChocolate
  • Softie Coffee
  • Cacao Place
  • Cereals Spot
  • Taffy Coffee
  • Kamikaze Coffee
  • Melt
  • Colo Cocoa
  • Coconut Pro
  • NaturalCocoa
  • Washy Coffee
  • MuchCocoa
  • Turkish Coffee Bean Co
  • LittleCocoa
  • Organic Hot Chocolate
  • Koko Group
  • FineChocolate
  • Umber Group
  • Arabian
  • Dutch Coffee Spot
  • Decent Java
  • The Colombian Umber
  • The Ordinary
  • Square Coffee Collective
  • The Pure
  • Much Tea Spot
  • Expensive Candy Trading Co
  • Strong
  • Noblet Chocolate
  • Regular Coffee Tree Trading Co
  • Warm Chocolate
  • Melt Fudge Collective
  • Tea Pro
  • Cuban Coffeehouse
  • Delicious Cream
  • Commercial Hot Chocolate Co
  • The Cheap Coffee
  • Umber Co
  • The Fermented
  • AvoidChocolate
  • The Commercial
  • Bad Latte
  • The Square
  • Cake Group
  • The Quality Coffee Berry
  • ThickCocoa
  • Hot Chocolate Spot
  • VenezuelanCocoa
  • ChoppedChocolate
  • Hot Hot Chocolate Spot
  • Coffield Coffee
  • EnoughCocoa
  • Bitter
  • Warm Cake
  • Much Deep Brown
  • Lockett Chocolate
  • Brazilian
  • Cocca Cocoa
  • Cheap Chip
  • Rockets Chocolate

Guide: How To Name Your Business

Why Is Your Business Name Important?

Your business name is one of the single most important pieces to starting a business.

Why?

Because your business name has power.

It reflects your reputation, your mission, values, and represents what people (and customers) are searching for.

It impacts the way in which people remember, refer you, and perceive your business

When choosing your business name, there's a lot to think about in order to get it right - so it's important not to rush this process.

Let's take a look at everything you need to consider before deciding on a business name:

Tips To Consider When Naming Your Chocolate Maker:

Simple is always better

This means a few different things. Your chocolate maker name should always be:

  • Easy to spell
  • Easy to pronounce
  • Easy to remember

Consider avoiding long names as much as possible, as this will only lead your customers forgetting your name and feeling frustrated.

To test this point, try to think of any well-known reputable brand off the top of your head.

The first that come to mind for me are Alexa, Google, Nike, Apple - each unique in their own way (hence, easy to remember) , less than six characters and easy to spell.

Your Business Name Should Define What You Do

The name of your business should reflect a defining characteristic of what you do.

Before your customer goes to your website or speaks to you, the name of your business should spark some initial thoughts in their brain as to what you're all about.

For example, marketingexamples.com describes exactly what their company is about: providing great examples of marketing tactics.

Consider SEO When Naming Your Business

Bottom line: If you don't show up in google, you're going to make it that much more challenging for customers to find you.

There are several different aspects to think about when it comes to SEO & naming your chocolate maker:

  • Try not to pick a business name that's crowded with other businesses
  • Consider naming your business based on highly searched keywords
  • Make sure the name of your business matches search intent and what people are looking for

Think about the emotions you want to evoke

Your business name has the power to evoke certain emotions and thoughts from your customer.

It has the ability to evoke a positive or a negative feeling. An inclusive or an exclusive feeling. A fearful or a loving feeling.

It's not to say that any of these feelings are wrong, but it's important to ensure that they are in line with your values and mission.

For example, the brand Death's Door makes me feel a bit risky and uncertain - but that's the point. They're selling Gin.

Try Not To Pick Something Too Limiting

Your business name should be fitting for the future and growth of your business, that way you don't have to confront a re-brand down the road.

If you choose something too narrow, it may be challenging to diversify your product and revenue streams down the road.

Here are some tips to avoid making this mistake:

  • Try not to name the business after a particular geographical area (this makes it hard to grow in other areas)
  • Try not to name the business after only one product you sell
  • Try not to name something based on a current trend

Brainstorming Names For Your Business

If you're in the brainstorming phase and trying to come up with a business name, there are a few key things to think about in order to get the juices flowing:

  • Write out a list of words that reflect your brand, personality, team etc. These should be the first things that come to your mind and you shouldn't have to think too hard about it.
  • Look at competition in the space and see if there's a common theme. Write down some key words or phrases that resonate with you and add them to the list.
  • Think about the emotion you want to evoke with your business name
  • Ask yourself: If I had to describe my business in one word, what would it be?

From there, you can create a shortlist based on the words that resonate best with you and follow the naming guidelines above.

Tips on naming your business

In addition to the requirements from the State, there are some general naming guidelines that may help you down the road as well.

We've put together a full guide here for naming your business here but will also cover the most critical pieces below:

Is your URL available? Social media handles?

You can check for domain availability here:

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As soon as you resonate with a name (or names), secure the domain and social media handles as soon as possible to ensure they don't get taken.

Other general naming tips

  • Consider SEO when naming your business
  • Consider naming your business something that reflects what you do and/or who you are
  • Keep it simple! Easy to spell, easy to pronounce and easy to remember
  • Try not to pick something too limiting that could impact your businesses growth in the future!

Check out our full naming guide here.

Here is a video covering all factors to consider when naming your LLC:

Examples of Great Business Names

When choosing a business name, it's critical that you look at other examples of businesses not only in your space, but business names in other industries that have done particularly well.

Here are a few examples of great business names (+ how some of these businesses came up with their name):

Competitor Analysis Example

One great way to name your business is by looking at the competition and getting inspiration.

Gia Paddock, founder of Boutique Rye analyzed other businesses in the space and added her own personal spin to her business name:

A popular national brick & mortar women’s boutique that many may have heard of is called Francesca’s… How original, right? So we came up with Boutique Rye named after our son, Riley. We put "boutique" in front to be a little different.

The name "Boutique Rye" checks the boxes for naming a business:

  • Short and simple
  • Easy to spell and easy to remember
  • Clearly defines what the company does
  • Optimized for SEO (people searching for boutiques)
  • Unique and personal touch - tells a story.

Ask Other People

Sometimes, coming up with a name is as easy as asking other people, whether that be friends, family, people at a coffee shop, or in Spyq Sklar case, his own customer!

How we came up with the name Cat Sushi:

So, we put together a quick business plan and set aside some money that we were willing to risk. One of our loyal customers actually came up with the name. We still give them free cat food.

Read the full story ➡️ here

The name "Cat Sushi" checks all the boxes for naming a business:

  • Memorable and funny
  • Short and simple
  • Obvious that they sell treats for cats
  • Fun & unique story - their customer literally came up with the name of their business!

The Amazon Example

Formerly called "Cadabra", Jeff Bezos decided that the name was too obscure, hard to spell, and easy to misinterpret.

The name Amazon came from a simple dictionary search .

Jeff Bezos wanted something that started with an A, looked through a dictionary and came up with the word Amazon.

When he told his team, he didn't care for anyone else's input. He was set on it.

Here's how the word "Amazon" checks all the boxes (aside from being worth a trillion dollars):

  • Represents the largest river in the world, making it very memorable
  • The story and meaning of the word matches the vision of the company: To be the larger and better than any other business!
  • The name allows for future growth opportunity - they didn't name something specific to just "books," even though at the time, that's what it was.
  • Easy to spell, pronounce and recommend!

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