1,000+ Catchy Errand Business Names Ideas [2025]

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Updated: April 14th, 2025

So, you've come up with the perfect errand service 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 errand service 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 400+ errand service 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 errand service name ideas

Daily Deli Task
Duty Hub
The Mission Service
Faulty Task
Ordinary Operations
Fatal Journey
Detailed Job
Active Errand
Obligatory Work
Pretentious
Reliable Errand
Devine Rush Pro
The Special Service
Deliver Company
Occupied Trivial
Distant Designs
Detailed
The Goal Oriented
Capacity
Practiced
Connected
Billet Errand
Trade
Professional Assignment
Holiday Hub
Transition
Assistance
Good Will
Boom
Advanced
Secret Rush
The Mission
Ride Job
Little Assignment
The Jimmy
Rush Room
Usual Task
Cooperative Co.
Usual Wild
Monochrome
Projected
Active Co.
Purpose
Objective
The Task Work
Odd Job
In Line
Move
Trouble
The Daily Drill
Day Job
Hazard
Employ
Line Of Work
Pledge
Spot
Task Department
Hassle Outfit
Ground Plan
Art Work
Happenings
Deployment
One Shot
Resultant
Moonlight Hub
Motive
Work Beast
Big Idea
Circle
The Arena
Cross
The Blame
Moving Mission
Flow
Forward Motion
Navigation
Sleeveless&Company
Strange Thing Designs
Run Designs
Friendly Mission & Company
CharitableMission
Bloody Running
The Its Running Trading Co
Holy Thing Works
Unknown Thing Trading Co
UsualRunning
NecessaryCo
DifficultRide
PerilousMission
Unpleasant Running Collective
BootlessInternational
Quest Place
Ride Designs
Little Pursuit
The Little Grocery Works
Urgent Mission Designs
Its Shopping
Grocery Trading Co
The Pretended Grocery International
The Present
SimilarGroup
LikeQuest
Jam & Company
BloodyQuest
Grocery Co
Secret Grocery Collective
Rush Co
TriflingRush
Fruitless Jam Place
The Urgent
The Futile Quest Co
SacredTradingCo
The Ostensible Ride Place
Bloody Shopping Designs
Fruitless
OfficialPro
EvilPursuit
Hopeless Ride Chronicles
Trifling Quest & Company
Unknown Shopping
WildJam
TrivialQuest
Sacred Grocery Place
LittlePursuit
The Thankless Thing Collective

Creative errand service name ideas

The Puritan
Delicate Shopping Pro
CharitableInternational
DangerousCollective
Similar Running Co
Sacred Grocery Place
ImportantPro
Melancholy Thing
RealThing
The Secret Thing & Company
Lawful Mission
PresentRush
Mine Shopping
DefiniteMission
The Delicate Ride Spot
Like Shopping & Company
Painful&Company
Pious Quest
Peaceful Shopping Pro
Trivial Rush Collective
The Daily Shopping International
Run Designs
Secret Ride
Useless Grocery Spot
WildJam
DeadlyPursuit
The Brief Mission Pro
The Trivial Grocery Collective
StrangePlace
Wild Grocery Trading Co
Definite Pursuit Designs
Daily Ride
Mission Spot
MurderousRun
Official Mission Pro
Simple Pursuit Collective
SpecialWorks
NecessaryCo
Evil Ride
LawfulJam
Definite Running Designs
MelancholyCollective
ChiefWorks
The Its Run International
Strange Jam International
Dangerous Thing
Ostensible Rush Place
Bootless Pursuit Pro
The Distant Mission Chronicles
Useless Pursuit Trading Co
Running Chronicles
Rush Place
SimilarPro
Lawful Quest Group
SadPlace
IdleTradingCo
The Special Shopping Spot
Pious Ride Works
FriendlyRide
Diplomatic&Company
Similar Run Group
Fatal Pursuit Trading Co
DangerousGrocery
Fatal Mission Collective
Fruitless Grocery Place
Little Mission Group
Official Rush Works
UrgentGroup
Unpleasant Run
The Little
Special Shopping
Charitable Pursuit
The Holy Quest & Company
The Charitable Jam Designs
FatalCo
Friendly&Company
Ride Trading Co
Quest Group
Running Trading Co
SameGroup
DesperateChronicles
SecretGroup
Ostensible Grocery
Mysterious Shopping Designs
The Useless Ride Designs
Wild Run Co
The Quick Grocery Group
Pursuit Spot
The Usual Pursuit & Company
Grocery Co
PleasantDesigns
TrivialChronicles
The Dangerous Mission Trading Co
Brief Quest Works
Foolish Mission
UrgentMission
Bloody Shopping Pro
The Benevolent Shopping Chronicles
Legitimate Quest Works
Charitable Rush Place
DivineSpot
Unpleasant Quest Pro
Trivial Pursuit Chronicles
Strange Mission Group
Melancholy Shopping Pro
HopelessRush
Quest Place
DifficultChronicles
Similar Shopping
Unknown Pursuit Co
Jam Trading Co
Deadly Jam Group
Rush Pro
Difficult Mission
Deadly Thing Collective
Pious Quest Place
Cruel Pursuit Designs
Bloody Run & Company
Unknown Thing Trading Co
Foolish Thing Co
Pious Pursuit
DailyRunning
Cruel Grocery
Secret Thing
Grocery Collective

Learn more about starting an errand service:

Where to start?

-> How much does it cost to start an errand service?
-> Pros and cons of an errand service

Need inspiration?

-> Marketing ideas for an errand service

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Funny Errand Service Names

Hopeless Rush & Company
Trivial Jam Spot
Diplomatic Rush Designs
HopelessRush
The Sad Pursuit Co
DifficultRide
LawfulMission
Evil Rush Chronicles
TrivialPlace
DistantGroup
Charitable Pursuit Designs
DefiniteMission
Legitimate Quest
ExtraordinaryShopping
Strange Quest
Ostensible Run
Pleasant Grocery Collective
Usual Run & Company
Ostensible Jam & Company
The Dangerous Mission Trading Co
TrivialChronicles
FruitlessRide
Puritan Grocery & Company
Ostensible Grocery Works
UsualCollective
Foolish Mission
Shopping Co
Shopping Spot
DangerousWorks
UnpleasantCo
Puritan Mission Co
Dangerous Run Designs
EvilPursuit
The Important Mission Co
Special Jam Collective
Fatal Mission
DelicateTradingCo
Same
Thing Pro
Desperate Thing
The Benevolent Ride Collective
The Friendly Quest & Company
ChiefRunning
Daily Mission Pro
The Holy Quest & Company
Sacred Jam
Idle Jam International
Daily Run
Dangerous Grocery Works
Urgent Running Group
DeadlyPursuit
The Peaceful
Quest Pro
The Foolish Mission Pro
LegitimateCo
Bloody Thing Place
Pious Quest Place
Mysterious Run Trading Co
The Official
The Cruel Shopping Group
Jam Group
HopelessInternational
ExtraordinaryCollective
The Charitable Jam Designs
Special Jam Group
The Futile
The Distant
Pious Ride Works
Legitimate Rush
Rush Works
Evil Jam Trading Co
The Sacred Shopping Pro
Sacred Grocery Works
Difficult Run & Company
ChiefWorks
Jam Collective
Brief Quest Co
PresentChronicles
Puritan Mission Group
MysteriousPlace
SadShopping
Divine Running & Company
PresentRush
Mysterious
The Extraordinary Shopping Works
FutileSpot
The Difficult Mission Chronicles
ImportantRide
Holy Mission
BenevolentCo
Brief Quest Works
Pious Jam Co
Usual Thing Spot
DelicateGrocery
DailyGroup
The Pleasant Pursuit International
The Bootless
Jam & Company
Usual Jam
Deadly Thing
Futile Run Spot
The Murderous Grocery Trading Co
Difficult Running & Company
The Lawful Grocery Chronicles
Quest & Company
The Pretended Grocery International
Present&Company
Official Run Works
Quest Place
Mine Run & Company
Quest Chronicles
Wild Ride Pro
FutilePlace
Sacred Run Place
Sacred Grocery
Trifling Shopping Trading Co
The Extraordinary Quest Designs
Run Pro
DefiniteSpot
Fruitless Jam Place
Pleasant Ride
SpecialWorks
The Unknown Thing Spot
DesperateGrocery
DiplomaticRun

Cool errand service name ideas

NecessaryPlace
Trifling Shopping Trading Co
Extraordinary Jam
Wild Thing
FriendlyPro
Present Running
Run Collective
Cruel Grocery
LittleRush
SimpleCo
Painful Mission International
Idle Running Trading Co
Painful Grocery Co
IdleJam
Pursuit International
FriendlyGrocery
Rush Trading Co
LegitimateQuest
Pious Ride Works
Distant Ride Co
The Unknown Thing Spot
Fruitless Running Pro
The Necessary Grocery Group
Sleeveless Run Spot
The Pretended Running Place
Trivial Run
The Special Shopping Spot
Diplomatic Run Group
Bloody Shopping Designs
Fatal Shopping & Company
PiousShopping
Mission Spot
SecretQuest
MurderousRun
Friendly Quest Co
HopelessRush
Shopping Works
Sad Grocery
Melancholy Run Pro
SpecialCollective
Wild Ride Pro
PresentMission
Distant Rush & Company
CharitableInternational
UsualDesigns
Strange Grocery Co
Idle Jam International
Melancholy Grocery International
The Secret Running Trading Co
OfficialJam
StrangeGrocery
Bloody Running Chronicles
ExtraordinaryCollective
Rush Place
MysteriousChronicles
The Delicate Ride Spot
Similar Shopping Works
BloodyCo
The Secret Thing & Company
Evil Rush
DesperatePro
Mission Works
Rush Designs
The Perilous
Fruitless
SpecialWorks
Bloody Mission Works
DistantShopping
Diplomatic Run Works
SecretGroup
SacredPlace
UsualQuest
Quest Chronicles
Trivial Jam Spot
Thankless Running Co
Quest Works
OfficialPursuit
Cruel Pursuit Designs
Mysterious Rush
Definite Ride Chronicles
Simple Ride
Fruitless Rush
UrgentMission
OfficialChronicles
Trivial Rush Collective
Diplomatic Pursuit & Company
ExtraordinarySpot
The Brief Pursuit Group
VainPlace
DifficultPursuit
The Its Run International
Bootless Pursuit
Difficult Shopping Collective
The Same
The Important Run Spot
BootlessRush
Foolish Rush Works
The Cruel Shopping Group
Sleeveless Thing
Mission Trading Co
Difficult Running & Company
Deadly Ride Group
Thing Pro
Sleeveless Run Pro
Extraordinary Grocery Works
Divine Quest International
MelancholyCollective
Foolish Quest Collective
The Fatal
Ostensible Rush Place
Its Run
Ride International
Trifling Running Place
The Charitable
The Murderous
Pious Pursuit
SleevelessShopping
The Fruitless
The Desperate
Mysterious Jam Co
ItsSpot
UnpleasantJam
Foolish Thing Co
Charitable Run
Mysterious Running & Company

Unique errand service name ideas

Strange Pursuit
Deadly Quest Pro
The Urgent Run Group
Similar Rush Works
DailyGroup
The Real
Fruitless Grocery Place
Ride Trading Co
FriendlyRide
Thing Designs
Sacred Grocery Works
FutilePlace
Thing Group
HolyGrocery
PerilousMission
The Secret Shopping Spot
Peaceful Pursuit
Vain Shopping Collective
Unknown Pursuit Co
The Lawful
Rush Collective
PerilousCo
The Thankless Thing Pro
BenevolentCo
Legitimate Rush Trading Co
Cruel Jam & Company
Similar Quest
Unpleasant Quest Pro
Sacred Run Place
Puritan Run Place
The Foolish
Unknown Shopping Works
The Unknown
Pretended Jam Trading Co
Quick Jam Collective
The Pretended Grocery International
UrgentTradingCo
LikeGrocery
The Fruitless Pursuit Group
The Holy Shopping International
Secret Jam
The Definite
Puritan Mission Co
Secret Ride
BootlessInternational
Like Shopping & Company
Perilous Ride Collective
The Friendly Shopping Spot
Pretended Run Chronicles
TrivialQuest
Secret
Puritan Ride Works
PuritanGroup
Official Rush Works
Fatal Pursuit Trading Co
ThanklessRide
The Peaceful
Dangerous Grocery Works
The Chief
Evil Pursuit
Brief Mission
The Pious Mission & Company
Dangerous Run Designs
PuritanJam
The Painful Mission Designs
SadGroup
Foolish Thing
Official Run Works
Same Quest Pro
RealChronicles
ChiefThing
The Quick Thing & Company
Strange Run Spot
Holy Grocery Collective
Vain Pursuit Spot
Usual Run & Company
Charitable Ride Works
Difficult Running Spot
Its&Company
The Lawful Pursuit Pro
LawfulCo
Usual Jam
CruelRide
Shopping Co
PleasantDesigns
Mysterious Pursuit Group
Vain Shopping Pro
NecessaryRunning
Friendly Pursuit
The Little Mission Co
Daily Mission Pro
Sleeveless Jam
Holy Thing Works
UsualCollective
The Useless
FutileRush
The Divine Quest & Company
Benevolent Mission Pro
TriflingRush
Diplomatic Ride International
Strange Pursuit Works
DiplomaticChronicles
Quest Place
Chief Run
The Strange Rush Place
Jam & Company
DangerousChronicles
StrangePlace
Simple&Company
Vain Ride
MysteriousDesigns
Quick Jam Place
Legitimate Thing
MurderousGroup
Thankless Running & Company
BloodyWorks
The Diplomatic
The Benevolent Shopping Chronicles
Lawful Grocery
Deadly Run Group
DistantMission
The Benevolent Run International
Delicate Shopping Pro
Strange Jam International
LittlePro

Cute errand service name ideas

ExtraordinaryMission
MelancholyWorks
BenevolentInternational
IdleRide
Wild Ride Group
Ostensible&Company
Wild Grocery Trading Co
Bootless Grocery Collective
ImportantShopping
Melancholy Shopping Pro
LawfulMission
Wild Run Co
Like Run International
The Bootless Mission & Company
The Thankless Jam Place
ThanklessChronicles
Pious Rush
Official Mission
FoolishThing
VainShopping
QuickGroup
Wild Rush Collective
NecessaryMission
Extraordinary Running
Shopping Designs
The Daily Shopping International
ChiefRunning
Present Thing Chronicles
Brief Rush
Benevolent Shopping Place
Secret Grocery Collective
Mine Run & Company
Wild Pursuit
DesperateQuest
Desperate Ride
Shopping Spot
ThanklessTradingCo
The Unpleasant Ride Designs
SecretSpot
Deadly Thing Collective
Dangerous Quest
PerilousShopping
Chief Run & Company
TrivialPursuit
Urgent Running Group
The Benevolent
Chief Pursuit Collective
PiousThing
Holy Jam
The Idle
Mission Place
The Thankless Mission Place
Perilous Ride Place
Vain Thing Chronicles
Little Pursuit
The Trivial
Jam Pro
The Pretended
Jam Trading Co
Distant Mission Co
Unpleasant Run
The Lawful Grocery Chronicles
The Quick Pursuit Designs
The Special Shopping Co
Legitimate Pursuit Chronicles
SimilarPro
The Benevolent Jam Collective
The Sacred Mission Group
OfficialGroup
Fatal Mission Collective
Bloody Shopping Pro
MysteriousMission
Ride Collective
Dangerous Quest Co
The Cruel Run International
The Sacred
Dangerous
Grocery Place
Desperate Running Chronicles
DailyPursuit
The Diplomatic Pursuit Trading Co
PuritanRide
Official Mission Pro
FriendlyRush
PretendedSpot
TrivialCollective
The Deadly Thing Group
Evil Ride
The Unpleasant
Peaceful Grocery
The Unknown Run Group
DelicateGrocery
Grocery Group
LawfulTradingCo
SecretMission
DangerousGrocery
RealPlace
FruitlessRide
Run Group
Unknown Pursuit Works
Diplomatic&Company
ImportantPro
Bootless Pursuit Pro
The Vain
Strange Mission Chronicles
The Legitimate Grocery Works
Special Mission
Real Run Chronicles
Delicate Rush Trading Co
Ostensible Ride Place
DeadlyDesigns
Mission Chronicles
UsualSpot
The Important Mission Co
The Divine
The Secret
The Real Quest Trading Co
Thing Trading Co
ChiefWorks
EvilRush
Rush & Company
Futile Mission Trading Co
Mine&Company
MineCollective
UsualRunning

Clever errand service name ideas

Real Jam International
Urgent Jam
DivineCo
ImportantRide
The Extraordinary Running & Company
Grocery Co
Hopeless Rush & Company
Difficult Quest Works
Legitimate Quest
Chief Pursuit
Friendly&Company
DefiniteSpot
SimilarChronicles
SacredGrocery
DeadlyPursuit
The Hopeless Ride Place
Official Quest
Same Thing Trading Co
NecessaryCo
Painful&Company
The Vain Rush Co
Strange Shopping
Present&Company
Mysterious Run Trading Co
Pleasant Grocery Collective
TriflingRunning
Quest Designs
DeadlyRun
Peaceful Run Group
Real Shopping Trading Co
UnpleasantWorks
The Extraordinary Shopping Works
BloodySpot
Puritan Quest
Mine Jam
IdleCo
Pious Jam Co
Deadly Jam Group
Diplomatic Rush Designs
Pleasant Mission Pro
The Little
SleevelessRide
Holy Mission
Daily Run
IdleCollective
Bloody Pursuit Group
Grocery Spot
The Its
Unknown Thing Trading Co
DangerousShopping
Definite Shopping Spot
Lawful Quest Group
Definite Pursuit Designs
The Brief
ChiefPro
The Foolish Quest Trading Co
Quest Pro
Daily&Company
Quest Spot
LegitimatePursuit
Painful Jam Group
Puritan Ride Co
Similar Grocery
Mysterious Running
Ostensible Jam & Company
DailyPro
LegitimateChronicles
OfficialPro
The Dangerous Running Trading Co
Grocery Designs
The Bootless
Distant Grocery Chronicles
EvilCo
QuickShopping
Official Run Co
DelicateTradingCo
Friendly Pursuit Collective
The Ostensible Ride Place
Little Thing Co
Important Grocery Trading Co
Foolish Quest
Run Chronicles
Strange Thing Designs
The Thankless
Extraordinary Shopping
LikeRide
NecessaryThing
SleevelessThing
TriflingShopping
The Similar
UrgentGroup
SadPlace
BootlessMission
Pursuit & Company
Useless Run Trading Co
Run Pro
Thankless Shopping Works
Deadly Thing
Important
The Idle Mission Designs
Shopping Trading Co
Special Rush Pro
The Dangerous Mission Trading Co
Run & Company
Peaceful Shopping Pro
OstensibleChronicles
Definite Running Designs
MysteriousPlace
Trivial Ride
The Quick Grocery Group
The Mine Pursuit Co
Evil Mission Collective
Unknown Rush
DelicateRun
The Bloody
The Deadly
The Sad Jam Group
SameDesigns
The Desperate Thing International
Useless Grocery
Strange Mission Group
FatalRunning
Divine Rush Place
Daily Ride
CharitableMission

Best errand service name ideas

The Sad Shopping & Company
The Murderous Ride Pro
DangerousCollective
The Sad
Running Co
Real Pursuit Works
PleasantMission
Definite Shopping International
Legitimate Quest Works
Painful Thing Designs
Divine Running & Company
Strange Quest
Quick Running
Jam Designs
BloodyChronicles
The Murderous Grocery Trading Co
Simple Rush
ItsRide
EvilTradingCo
Usual Mission Pro
Trivial Rush Co
The Thankless Thing Collective
HopelessRunning
Jam Chronicles
Divine Mission
The Pious
DiplomaticRunning
Evil Jam
Lawful Pursuit International
MysteriousGrocery
Daily Shopping Collective
DailyJam
LittlePursuit
DifficultChronicles
EvilPursuit
The Trifling
The Hopeless
FatalCo
Its Thing
Thing Collective
Pursuit Chronicles
Wild Grocery
Rush Works
WildJam
The Its Running Trading Co
Dangerous Thing
Running & Company
Benevolent Running Pro
UsualGrocery
VainJam
Bloody Running
Similar Shopping
Perilous Running Trading Co
The Benevolent Ride Collective
DifficultRide
Pious Running Spot
PuritanPlace
Ostensible Run
Shopping Place
The Friendly Quest & Company
Fatal Mission
CruelThing
Important Pursuit Spot
HopelessInternational
Extraordinary Quest Co
PiousCo
Idle Rush
Real Jam Spot
The Daily Mission & Company
Friendly Jam Chronicles
BloodyThing
The Sacred Shopping Pro
The Chief Thing Collective
Pleasant Ride
Definite Quest
Special Shopping
SadShopping
LawfulJam
Evil Shopping
Special Running International
The Daily Run International
DefiniteMission
Bloody Jam Designs
SacredJam
The Evil Shopping Works
Brief Quest Works
Desperate Thing
FatalGroup
Real Thing Trading Co
TrivialPlace
The Desperate Mission Designs
Jam Collective
FriendlyDesigns
Melancholy Thing
The Charitable Jam Designs
ImportantChronicles
Pleasant Rush Works
Running Chronicles
The Daily
Special Thing & Company
Peaceful Quest Group
Pursuit Group
Run International
Sacred Jam
ThanklessRunning
Like Running
DivineSpot
Similar Running Co
OstensibleCo
The Urgent
The Urgent Ride Pro
Legitimate Pursuit International
The Sleeveless
Ride Works
Official Ride
Perilous Quest Pro
The Mysterious Quest Group
SadCollective
The Bootless Rush Designs
Rush Pro
Bloody Run & Company
Usual Thing Spot
HopelessPursuit
Quest Trading Co
The Little Pursuit Collective

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 Errand Service:

Simple is always better

This means a few different things. Your errand service 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 errand service:

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:

You can check for domain availability here:

Find a domain starting at $0.88

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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Pat Walls

I'm Pat Walls and I created Starter Story - a website dedicated to helping people start businesses. We interview entrepreneurs from around the world about how they started and grew their businesses.

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