Help me name my business please

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wifehatescar

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I'm currently taking a New Venture creation class in my persuit of my MBA. My new venture is, surprise:p , a part time detailing business. I plan to possibly make this business a reality sometime in the next year or two.

Anyway, I'm looking for a name for my business and was hoping for some help. I currently have a BS in Mechanical Engineering, I was looking to capitalize on this somehow in my business name, i.e., make it sound like I know what I'm doing:D. Some I've thought of that aren't all that great:



Car Care Engineering - Mobile Auto Detailing

Mobile Auto Car Engineering

Mobile Auto Detail Engineering

etc.



Can anyone do better than my clumsy attempts? (...please?!?!:D )

TIA

Steve
 
I too, have been wanting to do something like this. A place that would pretty much be by appointment only. Not a "Car Wash" but something more like an Automobile Salon. I would call it "Attention to Detail" and would want to do really serious detailing and concours work.
 
I'll try again, but if you really want engineer/ing in the name its gonna be hard



Shiney Car Engineer

Clean-a-car Engineer

Kleen-a-car Engineer

Clean Auto Engineer



:nixweiss :nixweiss
 
I think that I would try to keep it simple. Customers dont care if you have a degree, they care about the results. You have to take a name that describes your service and is easy to remember. JMO



Eric
 
Steve's Detail On Wheels. Use your name to personalize the business. People will assume that with your name on the line, you will do better work.
 
Very good idea's guys, I appreciate the responses, I may just have to steal one :)



My main focus is trying to stay away from [to me] names that sound cheesy like Kleen-Car or Super Shine or something, those sound too "scam-ish" to me...like the detailing guy in the bad neighborhood renting out the run down building with a spray painted piece of cardboard for a store sign.

And Eric I agree the results speak for themselves however, if they have not been your customer before, your name conveys the first impression I imagine. Unless they were referred to you by another pleased customer or saw your work on your website, etc.
 
(And Eric I agree the results speak for themselves however, if they have not been your customer before, your name conveys the first impression I imagine. Unless they were referred to you by another pleased customer or saw your work on your website, etc. )



at the same time though I think you could have a very unique name but what its printed on will may make a bigger impression. Unique name on boring brochure or simple name on an eyecatching business card. Your name is not what they are buying. If you create a nice business card or brochure then it will show that you put effort in what you do.



ERIC
 
Don't emphasize on the name. Put eveything you have into the phone #. That was the best thing that I ever did. Once you make a name for yourself, no matter what it is. You want them to know your phone # without looking it up. I plaster my phone # all over the place not my name.
 
The name is everything this is the absolute core of everything you will do for the rest of your detailing career. Get out a thesaurus and dictionary and write down all your ideas and put it on paper over about 3 days. You have to make sure you won't have to change it down the road. Check the web to see if the name exsists out there frequently and when you decide protect the domain. I believe that 1 word is the best way to go and a professional catchy logo.

When I got my name I asked myself what can I see on every street corner and has a friendly yet marketable name.



Pinnacle

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Autosmart

Pointauto
 
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~One mans opinion / observation~



I’d vote for the ‘your name’ idea, detailing is a very personal type business and clients appreciate talking to the guy who’s names on the sign.



An MBA will help your business, an BSME will help on a business card, but I don’t think you should try to incorporate them in the business name.





Good luck with your venture.



~Hope this helps~





Experience unshared; is knowledge wasted…/



justadumbarchitect * so i question everything*
 
Thanks guys! I may just come up with something for my class paper but use something else if/when I actually start a business. I do want to give it alot of thought for a "real" business, but I have to actually START writing the 20 page paper let alone getting caught up in the name for days :)
 
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