Business name competition.
Business name competition.
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Louis Balfour

Original Poster:

28,176 posts

239 months

Thursday 27th May 2021
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We are rebranding our businesses under the Balfour banner. So for example our hypothetical kitchen appliance business might become Balfourco Appliances Ltd and our scaffolding business Balfourco Scaffolding Ltd.

You get the picture.

Two businesses yet to have names are a short term property rental business and another company that deals with long-term property rentals.

I am a great believer that it doesn’t matter what you call your company, it is what it does that matters. However if we are going to do this we may as well choose some good names.

The prize? I haven’t yet decided. Whatever it is will have limited value, so could even just be my gratitude.

What do you have?

Simpo Two

89,465 posts

282 months

Thursday 27th May 2021
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Dave.





Well you get what you pay for, skinflint hehe

Louis Balfour

Original Poster:

28,176 posts

239 months

Thursday 27th May 2021
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Simpo Two said:
Dave.





Well you get what you pay for, skinflint hehe
I am disappointed that you attribute so little value to my gratitude.


Fat hippo

739 posts

151 months

Thursday 27th May 2021
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Balfourco Rent-a-ho(me)
It sort of rhymes

I’m better with numbers.


Louis Balfour

Original Poster:

28,176 posts

239 months

Thursday 27th May 2021
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Fat hippo said:
Balfourco Rent-a-ho(me)
It sort of rhymes

I’m better with numbers.
Rent a ho is another business that we don't talk about.

Fastpedeller

4,062 posts

163 months

Thursday 27th May 2021
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At least you haven't made any cash promises....... In a similar proposal 3 years ago a guy (on another website) offered £150 for anyone who could solve the misfire issue with his car, as he'd tried just about everything. I asked a couple of questions, and gave the solution which solved it, so he was delighted with it, but I never received anything. That's why I no longer help anyone on the internet!
How about Rentabed laugh

Simpo Two

89,465 posts

282 months

Thursday 27th May 2021
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Louis Balfour said:
I am disappointed that you attribute so little value to my gratitude.
Well, it could work. How many gratitudes do I need for a DB9...?

Louis Balfour

Original Poster:

28,176 posts

239 months

Friday 28th May 2021
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Simpo Two said:
Louis Balfour said:
I am disappointed that you attribute so little value to my gratitude.
Well, it could work. How many gratitudes do I need for a DB9...?
Not many.

Simpo Two

89,465 posts

282 months

Friday 28th May 2021
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Aha well now yer talkin'...

Accordingly I passed the enquiey to my London-based corporate branding team, and after much scuba-ing in the think-tank the result is:

'Balfourco Short Term Property Rental Ltd' and 'Balfourco Long Term Property Rental Ltd.'

Corporate yet descriptive, an assurance of confidence and sustainability in an uncertain world.

Fat hippo

739 posts

151 months

Friday 28th May 2021
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Simpo Two said:
Aha well now yer talkin'...

Accordingly I passed the enquiey to my London-based corporate branding team, and after much scuba-ing in the think-tank the result is:

'Balfourco Short Term Property Rental Ltd' and 'Balfourco Long Term Property Rental Ltd.'

Corporate yet descriptive, an assurance of confidence and sustainability in an uncertain world.
I’m going to revise my previous suggestion to:
Balfour Ho Co
I think you will agree that it is elegantly simple, yet has a dash of edginess about it that makes it sound exciting.

Simpo Two

89,465 posts

282 months

Friday 28th May 2021
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Fat hippo said:
I’m going to revise my previous suggestion to:
Balfour Ho Co
I think you will agree that it is elegantly simple, yet has a dash of edginess about it that makes it sound exciting.
You missed the brief; there are two companies. You're fired!

xerawh

412 posts

144 months

Friday 28th May 2021
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without being funny Balfour Homes already has a nice ring to it ... but not sure how much of an issue with Balfour Beatty (assuming you're not related)

Fat hippo

739 posts

151 months

Friday 28th May 2021
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Simpo Two said:
Fat hippo said:
I’m going to revise my previous suggestion to:
Balfour Ho Co
I think you will agree that it is elegantly simple, yet has a dash of edginess about it that makes it sound exciting.
You missed the brief; there are two companies. You're fired!
Easily tweaked to:

Balfour Short Ho Co
Balfour Long Ho Co

Job jobbed.
Where do I send my details for collecting my prize?

LimaDelta

7,422 posts

235 months

Friday 28th May 2021
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Why not 'Four Ball'. Four branches of the company, four balls, simple striking logo, related to but not directly drawn from the name Balfour.

dudleybloke

20,553 posts

203 months

Friday 28th May 2021
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Balfourlet.
Balfourlease.

Beetnik

544 posts

201 months

Friday 28th May 2021
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Balfourcod - fish merchant business
Balfourcog - engineering business
Balfourcomm - telecomms business
Balfourcoff - coffee shop public relations business

Scrump

23,517 posts

175 months

Friday 28th May 2021
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Balfour candles - replacement handles for garden forks

Simpo Two

89,465 posts

282 months

Friday 28th May 2021
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Louis Balfour said:
Simpo Two said:
Louis Balfour said:
I am disappointed that you attribute so little value to my gratitude.
Well, it could work. How many gratitudes do I need for a DB9...?
Not many.
Actually, with all that free advice on the boating forum, I should have 3 of them by now...!

Don't fall for it chaps, he's bluffing...

Fat hippo

739 posts

151 months

Friday 28th May 2021
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Beetnik said:
Balfourcod - fish merchant business
Balfourcog - engineering business
Balfourcomm - telecomms business
Balfourcoff - coffee shop public relations business
How about

Balfourplay - for the, erm, softplay business
Balfoursome - for the, erm, something/general business
Balfoursee - is there a fortune telling business

dudleybloke

20,553 posts

203 months

Friday 28th May 2021
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Bal4let.