New Business name

[winkyridg]

My Wife and i are considering starting our own Business , we have an idea for a name , does anyone know where i can look to see if the name has already been taken ? Thanks in Advance

[TTG]

To save time, search on the net first. See if the company name has a registered domain name...if it has, think of another name. Not sure of the steps after that!

[kinell]

firstly look up on companies house website / webcheck

if your proposed name is not listed it should be ok

you can then look up a registration company online who will do the registration for you c.£25.00

[NoMercy]

You will need to see an accountant who can register a company for you for as little as £100. He will be able to tell you if your name choice already exists. You can take an existing name and tweak it around a bit.

There's more than one, say, Bombay Palace around, so you could register Bombay Palace (Northampton) Ltd., and still just have Bombay Palace above the door, for example.

[Skyline D]

Above answers all presume you wish to set up a Limited Company. You could do but you certainly don't have to do so. If you want a company then yes, starting point would be to search Companies House website.

It would of course be much simpler just to trade as a partnership. The tax regime isn't quite as kind if you are making a lot of money but if you aren't it's better and simpler. An accountant will advise. Worth checking the web first as a search to see if anyone else is using your name and, if so, if it's likely to cause confusion.

[alvinmccoy]

hello,
You can always check out the site www.checkdomain.com or godaddy.com to figure out if the name is available. Also there are many web hosting sites that also have a complete directory of already existing URL's. You can also take help from there. Media URL: http://www.logodesignconsultant.com/
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