1,000+ Creative Leather Business Names

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Updated: June 10th, 2025

So, you've come up with the perfect leather business idea, but in order to launch, you need a good business name.

And not just a name, but a creative and descriptive name that will make your leather business stand out.

The name of your business will forever play a role in:

Your customers first impression
Your businesses identity
The power behind the type of customer your brand attracts
If you're memorable or not

We've put together a list of the best leather business ideas, provide you with a step-by-step guide on how to name your business and give real-world examples of how other founders came up with the name of their business.

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Ideas

Catchy leather business name ideas

Imperial Leather
Patent Pieces
Tawny Craft
Tough Guys Leather
Artifacts
Wanted Wallets
Pumps & Patches
Hidden Hides
Natural Leather
Quality Hides
Unique Tanery
Kangaroo Pockets
The Leather Place
Thriller
Texas Husk
Atop Leathers
Eagles Tannery
Shadow Threads
Flax & Hide
Bright Leathers
Leather Fineries
Tanned
Shark Skin
Leather Chicks
Rogue Apparel
Leatherstry
Cow Princess
Soft Skins
Best Leathers
Bovine Sources
Sweet Skins
Perfect Tan
Leather Gems
Leatherent
Tan Enterprises
Luminous Leather
Dress Down Time
Golden Leather
Leather Lady
Genuine Sourced
PurSueded
Strong Suede
Burnished
Custom Leather
Off the Saddle
Creme Tan
Refined Leather
Made In Leather
Outlaw Fashion
Rugged Leather
Paramount Leathers
Soft Velvet
Leathered
Leather Togs
Basic Leather
Leather Republic
Trend Leathers
Kiss Me Theads
Leather Mania
Cowskin Corner
Greige
Sky Leathers
The Leather Barn
Tan Nation
Top Hides
Tough Girls Leather
Coral Leather
Western Skins
Obsidian
Buttery Leather
Satin Leather
Leather Waves
Everyday Leather
Leather Haven
Leather Looks
Rags And Gear
The Wet
BeautifulHandmade
The Necessary Necessities
The First Handsewn
The Stiff
Handicraft Pro
Oversewn Group
The Worldly Foodstuffs
Wares Pro
The Stiff Hide
Half Fur Collective
Baked Commodities Pro
The Final
MoreHandmade
Create Handmade
Hides Group
Earthly Imports
Private Items Collective
White Oversewn Place
The Old Fur
Grave Goodness
Foreign Commodity
Overhand Co
Essential Imports Group
Low pressure Leather
WhiteLeather
Oversewn Pro
Inferior Consignments
PricedGoods
Produced Foodstuffs Pro
Fine Hand Crafted Spot
Small Oversewn Trading Co
The White Oversewn
The Electronic
Durable Foodstuffs
TangibleGoods
Finished
Pager Spot
Public Materiel
The Small Handicraft
The Simple Handsewn
Garments Place
Rough Pager Trading Co
English Items Pro
The Most Homemade
Smuggled Commodity
The Small
White Handstitched
Valuable
Brown Skin Co
DryLeather
Limp Lucite
The Foreign
Dyed
Rough
Half
The Most
The Priced Commodities
Russet Pager Collective
The For
Necessities Spot
ThickLeather
Own Homemade
The Patent
Fetcher Leather
CrimsonLeather

Creative leather business name ideas

Hand Crafted Trading Co
Old Skin Collective
White Hand Loomed
Dark Pager Trading Co
Green Hide Spot
Stolen Necessities Pro
The Padded Fur
Suitcase Handmade
Gilt Hide
Earthly Foodstuffs Group
ExpensiveHandmade
Homemade Pro
Most Handsewn Collective
Longer Overhand Trading Co
Hat Co
TradedGoods
Items Co
Imperial Hides Group
Softest Shovel Spot
Limp Lustring
Suppressor Leather
Skin Trading Co
The Crimson Read
The Beautiful Hand Loomed
Baked Imports
Light Leatherwear
SoftLeather
Electronic Foodstuffs Trading Co
Pliable
Handstitched Pro
Thick Skin Trading Co
Dustpan Collective
The Earthly
Small Overhand Place
RussianLeather
Old Homemade Group
Worldly Commodity
Handsewn Collective
The Small Hand Crafted
Agricultural
Imports Collective
The Tan Hides
Improvised Pro
Russet Pager Collective
The Wet
The Brown Dustpan
SpanishLeather
Commodity Place
Handicraft Place
Scarlet Tanning Co
Necessities Place
Fewer Merchandise Place
Most Hand Loomed Pro
Quality Consignments Pro
Special
The British Materiel
Environmental Wares
Civilian Consignments Spot
Unique
Stolen Materiel
Headache Handmade
Traditional Handicraft Trading Co
Imperial Hide Trading Co
Expensive Handstitched Spot
Necessary
Other Commodity Spot
Low pressure Leather
The For
The Tradable
Presser Leather
Dustpan Place
Intermediate Items Trading Co
Grained Hat Collective
Upper
Private Wares Place
The More Handicraft
Longer Camp Made
Tedder Leather
Traded
Italian Hand Loomed Pro
The English Homemade
Garments Pro
The Oiled Pager
Limp Leatherette
StolenGoods
Special Handsewn
Produced Foodstuffs Pro
Whichever Leather
Buff Fur Place
Expensive Pager
Dyed
Traditional Homemade Place
Braided
Limp Linen
Scarlet
Public Wares Collective
Traditional
Consumable Wares Trading Co
More
The First Handsewn
The Environmental
Little
WetLeather
Solid Flogging Collective
The British Foodstuffs
Worn Flogging
Domestic Items Group
Air compressor Leather
The Fine Homemade
ExcellentLeather
Smooth Skin Group
PrimaryGoods
Made
Hand Loomed Collective
The Stolen Commodities
Never Leather
PatentLeather
Nondurable Merchandise
Camp Made Spot
LittleHandmade
Setter Leather
EnglishHandmade
Expensive Merchandise Pro
The Civilian
Heavy Commodity
Merchandise Collective
The Braided Flogging
BurntLeather
Unique Oversewn
Worn Pager
Grave
Consignments Place
Unique Handicraft Spot
The Dyed
Mandate Handmade
Environmental Imports Co
Hide Spot
SolidLeather
The Valuable
The External
The Indian Consignments
IndustrialGoods

Learn more about starting a leather business:

Where to start?

-> How much does it cost to start a leather business?
-> Pros and cons of a leather business

Need inspiration?

-> Other leather business success stories
-> Marketing ideas for a leather business
-> Leather business slogans

Other resources

-> Leather business tips

Funny Leather Business Names

BlueLeather
Stamped Tanning Spot
The Public Necessities
Burnt
The Old Handicraft
Nondurable Merchandise
Own Hand Loomed Place
Fancy Foodstuffs
The Grave
Simple
Handstitched Collective
Improvised Spot
Finest
Plain Hides
Possessor Leather
First
Small Handwoven
PrivateGoods
Traditional Oversewn Group
Earthly
Suitcase Handmade
Green Hide Spot
Light Lace
ExpensiveHandmade
Measure Leather
ThickLeather
Basic Garments Collective
Polished Skin Group
The Cheap
Hat Collective
Handmade today Handmade
DryGoods
Smooth Skin Group
Mandate Handmade
Items Co
Hat Spot
The Sole
Perishable Commodities
The Cheaper
Private Items Collective
Hide Trading Co
Flogging Place
Public Merchandise
The Collective
Consignments Pro
First Overhand
Hat Group
Most Handstitched Pro
Unique Handicraft Place
Grave Great
Materiel Group
Longer Overhand Spot
Made Merchandise
Imperial Hides Group
Dark Pager Trading Co
Merchandise Co
Available Commodity Collective
Thin Flogging
ItalianHandmade
Deader Leather
Thin Skin
Available Commodity Spot
The British Foodstuffs
ExcellentLeather
The Own Camp Made
Pager Trading Co
The Available Garments
TradedGoods
Improvised Collective
Old
Soiree Handmade
The Produced Consignments
ForLeather
The English Hand Crafted
Domestic Commodity Co
Artificial Hat Co
Blue Skin Collective
Tough
Unique Oversewn
Inferior
The Durable
ContrabandGoods
Public Necessities
Upper
Hide Spot
TangibleGoods
Thin Hide Spot
RedLeather
The Available
NecessaryGoods
First Improvised Place
Special Handsewn
Beautiful Improvised Spot
Artificial Tanning Spot
Merchandise Trading Co
Fine Hand Crafted Spot
Traditional Handicraft Trading Co
The Upper
The Essential Items
The Smuggled Commodity
Crochet Handmade
ProducedGoods
The Tangible
Inferior Consignments
The Simple
Environmental Wares
The Electrical Commodity
Primary Foodstuffs Co
Header Leather
Scarlet Skin Trading Co
Foreign Commodity
Escher Leather
Agricultural Imports Spot
The English Handicraft
Oiled Read Collective
Grave Go To Meeting
Oversewn Place
DomesticGoods
English Hand Crafted Spot
Half Fur Collective
ShinyLeather
More Oversewn
More Handwoven Place
ConsumableGoods
OtherGoods
Enough Dustpan Spot
Merchandise Spot
Red Dustpan Collective
DyedLeather
SimpleHandmade
The Simple Handsewn
Finished Foodstuffs Pro
The Necessary Wares
Stamped Fur
The Most Homemade
The Free
The Finished
Leisure Leather
CordovanLeather
The Braided Fur
More
Fur Place

Cool leather business name ideas

The Green
Expensive Overhand Trading Co
The First Hand Loomed
Earthly Wares Group
Hat Collective
Skin Collective
The Softest Dustpan
Light Lace
Available Commodity Collective
Measure Leather
Hides Pro
IndustrialGoods
Skin Group
The Traditional Handsewn
DryGoods
Half
The Hard
Stamped Pager Place
Cheap Items
HardLeather
Private Wares Place
Handstitched Collective
Foreign Commodity
ExpensiveHandmade
Beautiful Hand Crafted Collective
The Agricultural
Garments Pro
Dark Pager Trading Co
Suppressor Leather
Light Leatherette
Limp Lucite
Russet Pager Collective
Half Hat Trading Co
Raw Tanning Spot
Expensive Pager
Handwoven Place
Overhand Collective
Limp Lambswool
Hat Group
FreeGoods
RoughLeather
UntannedLeather
The Basic
Sweater Leather
The For
ForeignGoods
The Nontraded
First Improvised Place
Supple Hides
The Electrical Commodities
Contraband Foodstuffs
Hamadei Handmade
PatentLeather
TradedGoods
The First Handsewn
Grave Genuine
The Final Consignments
Improvised Pro
SolidLeather
ArtificialLeather
Collective Items
OwnHandmade
Beautiful Improvised Spot
Old Hand Loomed Place
Made Merchandise
Public Necessities
Limp Leatherwear
More Oversewn
Flogging Place
Final Merchandise Collective
Wares Trading Co
Limp Lacquer
DomesticGoods
Russian Hide Place
Italian Hand Loomed Pro
The Russet Tanning
Electronic Necessities Trading Co
Smuggled
LittleHandmade
English Handsewn Pro
Gilt Hide
Blue
Flexible
Necessities Pro
ShinyLeather
Handmade today Handmade
Grave Go To Meeting
Produced Foodstuffs Pro
White Oversewn Place
Unique Handwoven Group
Deader Leather
Yellow Fur
The Cracked
Tanning Pro
The Braided
Worn
The Simple
BraidedLeather
ConsumableGoods
Thin
Artificial Tanning Spot
Expensive Hides Place
PrivateGoods
The Own Hand Loomed
The Essential Items
Stolen
Pager Place
Little
Commodities Group
Consignments Pro
Forever Leather
More Handstitched Spot
Fancy Imports Group
Tooled Skin Trading Co
Buff Fur
The Boiled
Consignments Group
Low pressure Leather
Light Skin
Leder Leather
Blue Skin Collective
The Limp
Imperial Hide Trading Co
The Strong Hide
Oversewn Group
The Intensive Commodities
Osmotic pressure Leather
Free Commodity Collective
RussetLeather
Polished
Basic
The Worn Hat
First Overhand
The Small Handicraft
Grave Groovy
The Electrical Commodity
Buff Hide
BakedGoods
GraveGoods
Redder Leather
Stamped Fur
Stiff Fur

Unique leather business name ideas

Burnt
Indian Items Collective
The Expensive Hides
British Imports
Finished Foodstuffs Pro
The Heavy Items
Own Overhand Pro
Foodstuffs Collective
Hat Co
Free
The Necessary Necessities
The Unique
Atmospheric pressure Leather
The Stolen Commodities
Better Leather
Stout
Barometric pressure Leather
Heavy
SpanishLeather
The Dry
British Garments Place
Softest Shovel Spot
Finished Hide Place
Tape measure Leather
Wet Fur
Nontraded Foodstuffs Pro
Setter Leather
Commodities Co
The Flexible Hat
Handwoven Trading Co
The Smuggled
RedLeather
The For Shovel
Earthly Imports
Stamped Read Collective
Simple
The Necessary Wares
The Environmental
Finished
Enough
Public Foodstuffs Collective
Dyed
Tethered Leather
The Beautiful
The Produced Foodstuffs
Merchandise Trading Co
Enough Dustpan
Thick Skin Trading Co
The Special Camp Made
The Domestic
Special Handsewn Pro
Limp
Associate professor Leather
The Damp
MostHandmade
White Handstitched
The Small
EnglishGoods
Available Materiel
Transgressor Leather
UpperLeather
Tangible
The Made
Red
The Collective Necessities
Compressor Leather
SoftLeather
Cracked Hat
Commodities Spot
Longer
The Sole
Intensive Consignments
FinishedGoods
Commodity Trading Co
ChamoisLeather
The Shiny Shovel
Shovel Co
Dangerous Merchandise
The Tradable
Green Hides
The Simple Handsewn
The Foreign
Green Hide Spot
ThickLeather
Brown Hides Trading Co
Expensive
Hat Spot
BasicGoods
ExpensiveGoods
Air pressure Leather
The Full Hat
Assessor Leather
Unique Hand Crafted Pro
The Longer Camp Made
Baked Garments Collective
Basic Garments Collective
Handwoven Collective
The Spanish Dustpan
The Most Improvised
The Tan
Consignments Spot
More Homemade
Homemade Group
Light Lustring
Fine Homemade Spot
More
The Scarce
The Flexible
Handicraft Co
The Stiff Hide
The English Handicraft
The Smuggled Commodity
The Scarce Materiel
Limp Leatherette
Special Handsewn
Nondurable
The Electrical
Longer Handicraft Spot
Fancy Imports
Domestic Items Group
Braided Dustpan Collective
Durable Foodstuffs Group
Classmate Handmade
Overhand Co
Tough Hat Co
Handwoven Spot
The More Handicraft
Tooled Read
PlainLeather
Camp Made Pro
Softest Tanning Collective
The Produced Items
The Electrical Merchandise
Hat Place
Special
First Hand Crafted
The Traditional
Cheaper
More Handstitched Pro
MadeGoods
Stamped Read
FirstHandmade

Cute leather business name ideas

The Temporal Necessities
The Small Hand Crafted
The Excellent Fur
EnglishHandmade
The Contraband Imports
Supple Read Co
Mandate Handmade
Hides Trading Co
Haver Leather
Traditional Homemade Place
First
BlueLeather
Overhand Trading Co
The Most
Solid Flogging Collective
The Electronic Wares
Public
Guesser Leather
Shovel Trading Co
English Overhand Co
Enough Dustpan Spot
The Available Garments
The Little Homemade
CordovanLeather
The Russet
Pliable
The Electronic
The Quality Wares
Civilian Items
Successor Leather
Rich
The Polished
The British Materiel
Cheaper Necessities Pro
Longer Camp Made Group
Tan
Crochet Handmade
Old Oversewn
First Overhand Co
Pancake Handmade
MoreGoods
Longer Oversewn Co
Light Lambskin
Genuine
Oiled Fur Co
GrainedLeather
Shovel Group
Brown
The Chamois
Light Lorate
The Manufactured
The White Oversewn
ItalianHandmade
The Valuable
Expensive Merchandise Pro
The Little
Garments Spot
The Spanish Hat
Old Shovel
Skin Trading Co
Stolen Necessities Pro
Most Handsewn
Worldly
Tooled
Strong Read
Burnt Read Place
Unique Oversewn
Dustpan Group
Light Loden
Inferior
PricedGoods
WetLeather
Italian Handsewn
Light Leatherwear
The Half
CrackedLeather
The Own Camp Made
The Public
Lever Leather
Full Shovel Collective
Priced Wares
GiltLeather
The White Handsewn
Artificial
Whichever Leather
Handrail Handmade
SimpleHandmade
Necessary
Scarlet Tanning Co
Hand Loomed Collective
Blue Shovel
Fur Co
Necessities Place
Dangerous Commodity Trading Co
The Artificial
The Italian
The Earthly
The Moroccan
The Cheaper
Unique Handicraft Spot
RichLeather
BoiledLeather
The Braided Fur
The Light
Treasure Leather
The Upper
Small Handwoven Group
Holiday Handmade
Longer Handwoven Collective
Longer Overhand Trading Co
Commodities Place
Dresser Leather
Flogging Trading Co
TannedLeather
Light Lucite
The Synthetic Dustpan
Essential Imports Group
The External
British Wares
Baked Imports
Durable Commodity Pro
Quality Necessities Group
Headache Handmade
Special Oversewn Trading Co
TangibleGoods
SoftestLeather
The Beautiful Overhand
CoarseLeather
Skin Spot
BeautifulHandmade
Electronic Foodstuffs Trading Co
Essential Wares
Available
The Russian
The Tangible
Fancy Foodstuffs
Handicraft Place
Fine Handsewn Co
First Oversewn Place
Garments Collective
Most Hand Loomed Pro
Small Overhand Trading Co

Clever leather business name ideas

Tanning Co
Materiel Pro
Flexible Hide
The Crimson
Brand name Handmade
The Stamped
The Special Oversewn
The Old Overhand
Durable Skin Place
Available Commodity Spot
Buff
Temporal Merchandise
Hand Crafted Pro
Domestic Imports Trading Co
The Dangerous
English Overhand Collective
Environmental Commodities Group
White Handwoven
Little Handsewn Group
Other Commodity Spot
Hard
CheaperGoods
Fur Group
Red Pager
The Intensive Imports
Smuggled Commodity
Snowflake Handmade
Sole
Dry Garments Group
Upper Hat
Grave
Quality Items
The Fancy
Commodity Co
Beautiful
Stolen Materiel
Expensive Homemade Group
Landscape Handmade
Fancy Foodstuffs Place
Dangerous Materiel Pro
The Expensive
The English Homemade
Cheddar Leather
Own Homemade
The Intermediate
Worn Flogging
Collective
Expensive Items
Indian
Traditional Hand Crafted Group
Liquid measure Leather
Full Flogging Trading Co
Intermediate Merchandise Spot
Traditional Oversewn Group
EssentialGoods
Quality Consignments Pro
Simple Oversewn Group
Fine Overhand Pro
Merchandise Pro
Imperial
British
Public Wares Collective
Fine Hand Crafted
Aesir Leather
Small Handwoven
External Imports
The Fewer Garments
Valuable Imports Pro
Little Improvised Pro
Beautiful Handicraft
The English
Polished Hide
The Finished
Necessary Commodities
Handwoven Co
The Wet
Crimson Hide
Fur Place
Special Handwoven Collective
Heavy Commodity
Primary Foodstuffs Co
The For Fur
The Inferior
White
The Light Hides
English Items Pro
NondurableGoods
Light Lacquer
Commodities Trading Co
Presser Leather
Grave Commodity
Boiled
ItalianLeather
The White Hat
The Fancy Necessities
StrongLeather
The Available
Brown Hat
Own
Intensive
The Thick
Handsewn Place
Smooth
Unique Handicraft Place
Nondurable Necessities
Electrical
Excellent Shovel
QualityGoods
CrimsonLeather
Worldly Merchandise
HeavyLeather
Dyed Dustpan
Durable Hide
Handwoven Group
Limp Lace
Necessary Commodity Co
Unique Hand Crafted
Cheaper Materiel Spot
Pager Spot
Grave Good Hearted
Produced Imports
Imperial Shovel Collective
Handicraft Pro
Longer Handstitched Spot
Garments Place
Consumable Wares Trading Co
FineHandmade
Smooth Skin Group
Crimson
PublicGoods
The Enough Tanning
Gilded
Expensive Handicraft Co
Small Oversewn Trading Co
Patent Fur Place
Suitcase Handmade
Grave Garments
Supple Flogging Co
Limp Lorate
The Produced
Items Place
Necessities Group

Best leather business name ideas

LongerHandmade
Overhand Spot
Handicraft Group
The Limp Read
Longer Camp Made
Public Materiel
The Industrial
Commodity Group
Merchandise Collective
Old Skin Collective
The Yellow
Pager Collective
Erase Handmade
WhiteHandmade
Thick
The Red
Primary Materiel Trading Co
Dyed Skin Spot
Environmental Merchandise Place
Dustpan Place
SmuggledGoods
Traditional Handicraft Co
Laraine Handmade
Imperial Skin Pro
Possessor Leather
The Consumable
Durable Foodstuffs
The Primary
Stiff Read Co
Hides Co
Nondurable Merchandise
Italian Homemade Trading Co
Cracked
Necessities Collective
The Temporal
ForLeather
Professor Leather
The Stiff
Polished Tanning
Wherever Leather
Little Handwoven Co
Private
Manufactured Garments Pro
Leathers Leather
Imperial Hides Group
The Shiny
StiffLeather
Unique Handicraft Trading Co
The Beautiful Handsewn
Tradable Consignments Place
Grave Goodness
Dark Pager Co
NecessaryGoods
Skin Pro
The Priced Commodities
Stamped Tanning Spot
Plain
Scarlet
OldHandmade
DurableLeather
OtherGoods
Perishable Garments Spot
Escher Leather
Wet
The Indian Consignments
The Finest
The Plain Shovel
English Hand Crafted Spot
Softest
Wares Pro
Fine Hand Loomed Co
Inferior Materiel Spot
RawLeather
Grave Goody Goody
Old Flogging
Pager Pro
Little Handstitched Place
ProducedGoods
The Old Fur
Earthly
DyedLeather
Dustpan Collective
FewerGoods
Hand Crafted Collective
Excellent
Manufactured Necessities Spot
The Crimson Read
External
Unique Oversewn Pro
Blue Dustpan Spot
Improvised Collective
White Tanning Place
Domestic Garments Trading Co
Garments Group
The Contraband
Traditional Hand Loomed
Primary
ExternalGoods
Dark
Homemade Collective
Imports Collective
Rough
BritishGoods
Grained Hat Collective
Soiree Handmade
Little Handsewn Pro
SyntheticLeather
Handsewn Trading Co
Expensive Pager Group
The Essential
Temporal Commodities Co
For
Necessary Items
The Other
Light Lambswool
Imports Spot
Agricultural Imports Spot
Foodstuffs Place
The Patent
Fewer
The Fine Homemade
Most Oversewn Co
Temporal Materiel
Civilian
Stiff Hides Trading Co
The Grave
Fletcher Leather
White Tanning
Private Items Collective
Imports Co
Coarse Tanning Pro
Overhand Group
Traditional Handicraft Trading Co
The Padded Fur
More Handwoven Place
Necessities Trading Co
Longer Oversewn Collective
Heifer Leather
Strong Hat Trading Co
Grave Good Enough
Homemade Co
Scarlet Skin Trading Co

Guide: How To Name Your Business

Why Is Your Business Name Important?

Your business name is one of the single most important pieces to starting a business.

Why?

Because your business name has power.

It reflects your reputation, your mission, values, and represents what people (and customers) are searching for.

It impacts the way in which people remember, refer you, and perceive your business

When choosing your business name, there's a lot to think about in order to get it right - so it's important not to rush this process.

Let's take a look at everything you need to consider before deciding on a business name:

Tips To Consider When Naming Your Leather Business:

Simple is always better

This means a few different things. Your leather business name should always be:

Easy to spell
Easy to pronounce
Easy to remember

Consider avoiding long names as much as possible, as this will only lead your customers forgetting your name and feeling frustrated.

To test this point, try to think of any well-known reputable brand off the top of your head.

The first that come to mind for me are Alexa, Google, Nike, Apple - each unique in their own way (hence, easy to remember) , less than six characters and easy to spell.

Your Business Name Should Define What You Do

The name of your business should reflect a defining characteristic of what you do.

Before your customer goes to your website or speaks to you, the name of your business should spark some initial thoughts in their brain as to what you're all about.

For example, marketingexamples.com describes exactly what their company is about: providing great examples of marketing tactics.

Consider SEO When Naming Your Business

Bottom line: If you don't show up in google, you're going to make it that much more challenging for customers to find you.

There are several different aspects to think about when it comes to SEO & naming your leather business:

Try not to pick a business name that's crowded with other businesses
Consider naming your business based on highly searched keywords
Make sure the name of your business matches search intent and what people are looking for

Think about the emotions you want to evoke

Your business name has the power to evoke certain emotions and thoughts from your customer.

It has the ability to evoke a positive or a negative feeling. An inclusive or an exclusive feeling. A fearful or a loving feeling.

It's not to say that any of these feelings are wrong, but it's important to ensure that they are in line with your values and mission.

For example, the brand Death's Door makes me feel a bit risky and uncertain - but that's the point. They're selling Gin.

Try Not To Pick Something Too Limiting

Your business name should be fitting for the future and growth of your business, that way you don't have to confront a re-brand down the road.

If you choose something too narrow, it may be challenging to diversify your product and revenue streams down the road.

Here are some tips to avoid making this mistake:

Try not to name the business after a particular geographical area (this makes it hard to grow in other areas)
Try not to name the business after only one product you sell
Try not to name something based on a current trend

Brainstorming Names For Your Business

If you're in the brainstorming phase and trying to come up with a business name, there are a few key things to think about in order to get the juices flowing:

Write out a list of words that reflect your brand, personality, team etc. These should be the first things that come to your mind and you shouldn't have to think too hard about it.
Look at competition in the space and see if there's a common theme. Write down some key words or phrases that resonate with you and add them to the list.
Think about the emotion you want to evoke with your business name
Ask yourself: If I had to describe my business in one word, what would it be?

From there, you can create a shortlist based on the words that resonate best with you and follow the naming guidelines above.

Tips on naming your business

In addition to the requirements from the State, there are some general naming guidelines that may help you down the road as well.

We've put together a full guide here for naming your business here but will also cover the most critical pieces below:

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As soon as you resonate with a name (or names), secure the domain and social media handles as soon as possible to ensure they don't get taken.

Other general naming tips

Consider SEO when naming your business
Consider naming your business something that reflects what you do and/or who you are
Keep it simple! Easy to spell, easy to pronounce and easy to remember
Try not to pick something too limiting that could impact your businesses growth in the future!

Check out our full naming guide here.

Here is a video covering all factors to consider when naming your LLC:

Examples of Great Business Names

When choosing a business name, it's critical that you look at other examples of businesses not only in your space, but business names in other industries that have done particularly well.

Here are a few examples of great business names (+ how some of these businesses came up with their name):

Competitor Analysis Example

One great way to name your business is by looking at the competition and getting inspiration.

Gia Paddock, founder of Boutique Rye analyzed other businesses in the space and added her own personal spin to her business name:

A popular national brick & mortar women’s boutique that many may have heard of is called Francesca’s… How original, right? So we came up with Boutique Rye named after our son, Riley. We put "boutique" in front to be a little different.

The name "Boutique Rye" checks the boxes for naming a business:

Short and simple
Easy to spell and easy to remember
Clearly defines what the company does
Optimized for SEO (people searching for boutiques)
Unique and personal touch - tells a story.

Ask Other People

Sometimes, coming up with a name is as easy as asking other people, whether that be friends, family, people at a coffee shop, or in Spyq Sklar case, his own customer!

How we came up with the name Cat Sushi:

So, we put together a quick business plan and set aside some money that we were willing to risk. One of our loyal customers actually came up with the name. We still give them free cat food.

Read the full story ➡️ here

The name "Cat Sushi" checks all the boxes for naming a business:

Memorable and funny
Short and simple
Obvious that they sell treats for cats
Fun & unique story - their customer literally came up with the name of their business!

The Amazon Example

Formerly called "Cadabra", Jeff Bezos decided that the name was too obscure, hard to spell, and easy to misinterpret.

The name Amazon came from a simple dictionary search .

Jeff Bezos wanted something that started with an A, looked through a dictionary and came up with the word Amazon.

When he told his team, he didn't care for anyone else's input. He was set on it.

Here's how the word "Amazon" checks all the boxes (aside from being worth a trillion dollars):

Represents the largest river in the world, making it very memorable
The story and meaning of the word matches the vision of the company: To be the larger and better than any other business!
The name allows for future growth opportunity - they didn't name something specific to just "books," even though at the time, that's what it was.
Easy to spell, pronounce and recommend!

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