Members poolplayer Posted February 16, 2010 Author Members Report Posted February 16, 2010 I like Mad River also. I am going to check on the trade name thing. I am also a Licenced Land Surveyor to. So I am looking for a nanme for a company. I have been working kust ubder my name. I might use Mad River for that to Quote
Ambassador pete Posted February 16, 2010 Ambassador Report Posted February 16, 2010 8-BALL Leatherworks could be a nice and simple stamp It wouldn't turn me off if I wasn't a pool player nor made the connection. Leaves you open to tack Quote
Members Eric Pikey Posted February 17, 2010 Members Report Posted February 17, 2010 I'm also thinking of starting a small time business and I'll need a name too. So my question is, once you have a name, how do you go about checking to see if that name is already taken? I would think a Google search would be a good start, but is there a more comprehensive list to check? Quote
Contributing Member JLSleather Posted February 17, 2010 Contributing Member Report Posted February 17, 2010 Up here, you'd need to contact the county recorder to make sure no one else has registered that business name. There are income limits (forget what they are) but under "so much" is a "hobby" and not required to register. Then, you'll have a sole proprietorship, a partnership, an LLC, an S corporation, a couple kinds of C corporation.... Most of which is aimed at you getting a pretty name to make you not feel so bad about Uncle Sam getting his cut OH, yeah ... business names ... there's a fella here in town, pretty good carpenter from what I hear. Used his last name for the business. I've never said anything, but "Doolittle Constructon" just doesn't inspire a lot of confidence. Plus, gettin' socked inna eye kinda sucks ... Quote "Observation is 9/10 of the law." IF what you do is something that ANYBODY can do, then don't be surprised when ANYBODY does.
Members terrahyd Posted February 17, 2010 Members Report Posted February 17, 2010 (edited) <P>chosing a name can be tuff ..who do you want to be know as????</P> Edited February 17, 2010 by terrahyd Quote
Ambassador Luke Hatley Posted February 17, 2010 Ambassador Report Posted February 17, 2010 a bussiness name ..........a very long time ago i received a refund check from a known supplier. I went to the bank that i have an account with to cash the check , the account is in my name, the bank has no account for "Wolf River Leather". It turned into a long drawn out process to get the check cashed. So i just use my given name.something to think about. Quote Luke
Members gary Posted February 18, 2010 Members Report Posted February 18, 2010 A couple of points that I have come across in the UK are that, if you open a business bank account the bank charges you for every transaction and action they take (like paying-in cheques or cash, counting coins, etc). If you open a personal account, the majority of banking services are free (not that anything is really 'free' - but they don't charge over and above the normal account charges). If your business has a business name, it's obviously a business account and they charge accordingly. So if your business is just 'J Smith', you can open a personal account without the charges. Though I don't think this is illegal, it is seen as 'sharp practice'. Second, if you have a business as a sole trader/proprietor you have to clearly state on any business cards, letterheads, etc, who you are, such as 'Whiplash Leatherworks - Proprietor J Smith' or 'J Smith trading as Whiplash Leatherworks'. It's probably all different over your way anyhow but I thought it was worth mentioning. Gary Quote
Members poolplayer Posted February 18, 2010 Author Members Report Posted February 18, 2010 I use my Name for my Land Survey business. I am a sole proprietor. but I don't want to use my name for a leather business. In NH you can use a DBA (doing business as). I think I can still have checks made out to Mad River and deposit them that way. Will have to check it out. I think you can go to the State web site and do a business name check. Quote
dirtclod Posted February 18, 2010 Report Posted February 18, 2010 I just checked and madriver.com is taken incase you wanted a web site using that name. You check domain names here www.register.com . Quote I'm old enough to know that i don't know everything.
Members Cyrex Posted February 22, 2010 Members Report Posted February 22, 2010 I just checked and madriver.com is taken incase you wanted a web site using that name. You check domain names here www.register.com . I'm voting for Mad River too. Are you on AZ Billiards by chance? Some great pool cue case makers that do some posting there as well. I got in to leather crafting just to make cue cases. The minute I sat down to do some tooling I loved it. Best wishes! Quote When it's you against the world.... bet on the world.
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