picking a company name
picking a company name
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Hi all. I need your opinion on this matter. I am starting a Civil Engineering company (overseas) and need to pick a good name. Being a new company, I am starting with 5 people including engineers and architects, and expect to grow fast to 15-20 in the new couple of years. The services will include all transportation design, civil design, hydraulics, traffic, land development,architecture and landscape architecture...etc
With all that being said just for background information. The PURPOSE of this is NAME SELECTION. I am having a very hard time with this. I know that I want the name to start with "HD".
I have been debating HD consulting, HD Engineering, HD design...
what would you pick and if you have better ideas based on everything i told you about the services, please help. Your opinion is greatly appreciated.
With all that being said just for background information. The PURPOSE of this is NAME SELECTION. I am having a very hard time with this. I know that I want the name to start with "HD".
I have been debating HD consulting, HD Engineering, HD design...
what would you pick and if you have better ideas based on everything i told you about the services, please help. Your opinion is greatly appreciated.





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HD Engineering International
HD A & E International
Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
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HD consulting, HD Engineering, and HD design indicate only one area of expertise. If you get into different areas, you may have to change the company name.
At the present time, it seems most of the firms are using very simple names alphabetic names. Maybe it has to do with printing costs. More letter adds to the printing costs.
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Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
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Seriously,
HD International Engineering & Architectural Consultants (HDIEAC)
(this goes along with the Chinese liking to have the longest names possible).
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Maybe the tyranny of Murphy is the penalty for hubris. - http://xkcd.com/319/
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ANY FOOL CAN DESIGN A STRUCTURE. IT TAKES AN ENGINEER TO DESIGN A CONNECTION."
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1) Do a google search on each possible name
2) Check for availability of a suitable domain name
3) Check for existing businesses with similar names
4) Check registered tradenames for possible conflicts (these may not be apparent in a google search)
Peter Smart
HydroCAD Software
www.hydrocad.net
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FWIW, we found picking a name to be the single most painful part of starting a business. In the end, we never actually came up with one. (It's a long story....)
http://www.hdsupply.com/
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Also think of the potential domain name, and make sure you stay away from popular ackronyms. dpc has hit the nail on the head. If someone is googling your company and HD is in the title, Home Depot will have you beat before you start and you will never optimize your google search. Also, everyone is HDing things which will complicate a google search even more.
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Hydrology, Drainage Analysis, Flood Studies, and Complex Stormwater Litigation for Atlanta and the South East - http://www.campbellcivil.com
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Also, think about what the name will look like as a domain name (you know, without any spaces in it). You don't want your company to be saddled with a truly unfortunate name, like happened to Experts Exchange, or Pen Island.