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Naming a business after yourself - ego move?

Posted on 12/27/22 at 12:36 pm
Posted by TCO
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Posted on 12/27/22 at 12:36 pm
Never understood people who do this. Start a business and name it after yourself. The only reason I can gather is to boost your own ego.

What’s the OT’s take?
This post was edited on 12/27/22 at 12:37 pm
Posted by jchamil
Member since Nov 2009
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Posted on 12/27/22 at 12:37 pm to
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What’s the OT’s take?


First downvote
Posted by Indefatigable
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Posted on 12/27/22 at 12:37 pm to
This would entirely depend on the service(s) provided by the business.

Making up some weird/cliche’ business name for a single-member LLC offering professional accounting/legal, etc services is strange IMO.
This post was edited on 12/27/22 at 12:40 pm
Posted by Cosmo
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Posted on 12/27/22 at 12:38 pm to
You just mad the owner of Jody Oil LLC is banging your old lady
Posted by momentoftruth87
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Posted on 12/27/22 at 12:38 pm to
Who gives a shite? It’s actually quite common to start a llc in the persons name. Are you upset they don’t name it after you?
Posted by RTN
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Posted on 12/27/22 at 12:39 pm to
If an electrician starts a company called "Last Name Electrical", you think that would be an ego move? Seems pretty normal to me
Posted by soccerfüt
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Posted on 12/27/22 at 12:40 pm to
It worked for Art

Posted by Willie Stroker
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Posted on 12/27/22 at 12:42 pm to
Just curious, but what property or creation are you ok with someone’s name appearing?

Can I put my name on legal documents? If that’s ok, why can’t I show others that I stand by business commitments so much, that I will voluntarily attach my own name to the business I started and grew? I was thinking it was a great way to be totally transparent with customers. But it’s ego?
Posted by DownSouthCrawfish
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Posted on 12/27/22 at 12:43 pm to
John Deere was a narcissist
Posted by tigerfoot
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Posted on 12/27/22 at 12:44 pm to
If my name is Mark Brown adn I am a helluva plumber, and I just want to have a family business why not Mark Brown Plumbing? Seems an ego move would be to call it something flashier than it really is.
This post was edited on 12/27/22 at 8:42 pm
Posted by 3deadtrolls
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Posted on 12/27/22 at 12:44 pm to
My LLC is "lastname enterprises"

It also worked well for Harvey Weinstein for a good while.
Posted by soccerfüt
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Posted on 12/27/22 at 12:44 pm to
All day long brother
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Posted by sqerty
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Posted on 12/27/22 at 12:46 pm to
If you've got a good name, why not?
Posted by TCO
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Posted on 12/27/22 at 12:46 pm to
Accounting and legal services I can understand.

There are many businesses where the owners name is irrelevant to the success of the business. The only reason I can gather is the owner wants personal name recognition.
Posted by cgrand
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Posted on 12/27/22 at 12:48 pm to


Posted by jchamil
Member since Nov 2009
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Posted on 12/27/22 at 12:48 pm to
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There are many businesses where the owners name is irrelevant to the success of the business. The only reason I can gather is the owner wants personal name recognition.



Or you just call your fricking business the name of your family and be done with it
Posted by Napoleon
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Posted on 12/27/22 at 12:51 pm to
A lot of small business start with a person or family and grow from there.
Posted by Prominentwon
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Member since Jan 2005
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Posted on 12/27/22 at 12:51 pm to
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What’s the OT’s take?


I think it’s pretty classy. Wish they would go back to the earlier models. _______ and Sons or first two initials and last name and then the type of business you offer.
This post was edited on 12/27/22 at 12:52 pm
Posted by Slagathor
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Member since Jul 2007
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Posted on 12/27/22 at 12:52 pm to
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Or you just call your fricking business the name of your family and be done with it


as a 5th generation Thundercock, I really wish they hadn't
Posted by supadave3
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Posted on 12/27/22 at 12:52 pm to
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What’s the OT’s take?


My take is that you concern yourself with really petty things. This is a foolish thing to be concerned with.
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