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  Gary RK February 14, 2010 at 1:51pm

  Alan,
  
  when we applied for Trading Standards Buy With Confidence scheme years ago, one of the things they were hot on was business trading names. They gave us 2 or 3 page guide sheet about what you could/couldn't do, what needed to be display at place of business, on letterheads etc.
  
  Here it is...Hope it helps
  
  Not sure if being north of the border changes it >
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  Richard@www.seasons-garden.co.uk February 14, 2010 at 3:37pm

  I originally spent almost 2 days solid trying to come up with an original name and every single one was already in use.
  Have a look at who's trading in your area and go for something else or just go by your own name/initials.
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  Steven Whitaker February 14, 2010 at 7:22pm

  I think that if you're a small company, then the customer would like to see your name in the business name. It just seems to give more credibility to me. I think my customers would rather I was called Steven Whitaker Gardening services than "Lawnz R us" !!
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  GORDON February 14, 2010 at 7:25pm

  Hi Alan
  
  I agree with Karl, try and include the area that you cover in you business name.
  
  With the area that you cover incorporated within your name go and search out all the free online adds that you can and sign up to them. I you are in a major city then it probably wont work so well but as i live and work in a small city several of my free adds appear on the first page. Write up whatever you wish to say about your services in "word" on your computer and then copy and paste into each of the free adds. Saves time and trying to remember how you described your services.
  
  Good Luck
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  alan mcmillan February 15, 2010 at 11:13am

  Thank you all very much for you input!
  Have now decided to call my business Alan McMillan's lawns..followed by..Grass cutting service, Cumbernauld.. this is what i've put as the header in my website that i'm working on at the moment.
  
  Gaynor Witchard said:

  I tried to think up a 'memorable' or 'trendy' name when I started out... I thought of 'Gaynor's Gardens' - someone else had that in another part of the country. After toying with a few other ideas, I gave up and just used my name - Gaynor Witchard Garden Design. Not an easy name to spell and not very imaginative - but I was too lazy to think of anything else!