Problems With Company Name!!!

[Daisy]

Help I need your opinions!

I thought I had checked the name, Daisy Belle Crafts, out before starting but since looking for fairs to attend, it turns out there is a Daisy Craft based very locally to me. Although we sell totally different things we are cropping up at the same internet sites and locally it could be confusing.

Obviously my first thought is to change my company name. This really saddens me as it's my baby daughters name. Logistically it's a nightmare having signed up with lots of people, promoted myself as this and having printed lots of material up with this name, not to mention the website.

My other thought was to contact the other company and explain the situation and seek their opinion on it.

Any of these options or something totally different?

Thanks

[swirlyarts]

Could you drop the crafts bit off the end? Would that work? It might attract many more people who wouldn't necessarily be looking for crafty things but then again it might not attract those who are looking for crafty things. Hmmm - probably confused you more there!!

[Poppy4lee]

How frustrating!!!! Could you change the name to Daisy Belle Craft Kits?

[Daisy]

Could you drop the crafts bit off the end? Would that work? It might attract many more people who wouldn't necessarily be looking for crafty things but then again it might not attract those who are looking for crafty things. Hmmm - probably confused you more there!!

:D At least you read my ramblings! It's a good suggestion. Thanks

[Daisy]

How frustrating!!!! Could you change the name to Daisy Belle Craft Kits?

swirlyarts just suggested shortening the name so lengthening would work too. I'm so upset by it I can't see past changing the whole damn name. Thanks

[beadsbydesign]

Legally, you can call yourself any name you want as long as you are not trading off another companies reputation. Ie. you cannot pretend to be an affiliate etc. eg. If you called yourself "Levi jeans" and sold jeans making out you were connected with levi strauss then that's not allowed.

As you are not (I presume) making out that you either are or are connected to the other company then you are not doing anything wrong.
I would hate to be forced into changing your name. The other company hasn't contacted you to complain so I don't see that you need to do anything.

Personally I like the name Daisy Belle! I think it sounds a lot classier than daisy crafts!

I am not the only Beads By Design. There is also one in America. I tend to come out higher then they do on the internet searches. It has never ever been an issue though. We've never contacted one another over it or been confused for one another.

[Seahorse]

You say you sell completly different things to the other company.Is there a word you can add to show the difference?

[MrSwirl]

Call the business "My Craft Business".

Then change your daughters name by deed poll - problem solved!

[EMEvans]

I had this problem too. I thought i was clever and came up with the name 'get crafty', i made flyers etc for my craft parties and at a later date decided to start a webshop. Had to go for .org.uk as com and .co.uk were taken. I didn't think anymore of it untill i tried to google myself. The other get crafty's that came up weren't shops except for the .co.uk. I felt really bad and didn't know what to do. After thinking about it for a while i decided to contact them only to find out they had closed down so i didn't have to go down that road.

I would stick to your name as it is or just emphasize the 'Belle' part of your name i.e D Belle Crafts or something.

At least as you said you sell different things so it shouldn't cause to much confusion.

[deezkatz]

I'm sure Daisy Belle would be fine, because when you are in search engines you'll have your key words that should still find you. If you know what I mean.
I'm Deezkatz Designs, which could be anything!!! but I still get pretty good business through it! and no-ones ever questioned it.
I've come across Deez Designs and Katz Designs before and thought 'oooh' but just left it, cause I love the name.
Or contact Mandy at Daisy Crafts and see what she says, I know shes been set up for some time now with her name and website but always worth a go.
Hope that helps and I havent made it worse.

[BeadsbyLili]

Help I need your opinions!

I thought I had checked the name, Daisy Belle Crafts, out before starting but since looking for fairs to attend, it turns out there is a Daisy Craft based very locally to me. Although we sell totally different things we are cropping up at the same internet sites and locally it could be confusing.



I wouldnt worry too much - the names are similar but not exactly the same. The world is probably full of similarly named businesses but if you like who you and your not legally breaching any rules just stick with it :)

[Daisy]

Call the business "My Craft Business".

Then change your daughters name by deed poll - problem solved!

:D cheered me up

[Daisy]

Thank you everyone. Really appreciate the support.

I'm not sure what I'm going to do yet but it's given me some positive vibes about keeping the name and some good alternatives if I go down the route of changing it.

x

[Daisy]

I think you'll be fine to keep your name - you'll soon build up your own reputation and people will get to know you.

Mind you, I'm not really in any position to comment, as I'm pretty sure there's no other company with my name .... jellybelly*jellybrain !!

:D cool name! Dare I ask, what do you sell?

[JBJB]

:D cool name! Dare I ask, what do you sell?

www.jellybelly-jellybrain.co.uk (http://www.jellybelly-jellybrain.co.uk)

[HelloBeads.co.uk]

I Like Daisy Bell, but just to share my experience - I have just changed my company name from 'The Bead Boutique' to 'Hello Beads'. I had just really trialed the busines as the Bead Boutique and found it a bit too long and a lot of people couldnt spell it! I decided as it was early days I would take the plunge to change it now rather than always regret it! I wrote to all my old customers and told them and so far it has not been a problem.

[Daisy]

www.jellybelly-jellybrain.co.uk (http://www.jellybelly-jellybrain.co.uk)

Lush stuff you have, especially like the kiddies aprons and the bags of course!

[FireFly_G]

We have had the same problem,My partner tried to register our name ( on that we have been using from day 1) and there is someone else with the same name selling jewellry and what is annoying is that it took me ages to figure out our name numerology wise as its the same as my name etc.

It is annoying though.