Good consulting names sound established and say what you advise on: a surname firm like Rowe & Carrington, a plain promise like Square One Advisors, or one strong word like Weathervane Advisors. Name your consulting firm or one-person consultancy with this Consulting Business Name Generator. Choose a style and your field (business, HR, IT, marketing, finance or healthcare), or add your first name or town.
Eight good consulting business names
All eight came from the generator:
- Rowe & Carrington: two surnames joined with an ampersand, the classic shape of an advisory firm.
- Plain English Advisory: a promise clients understand before they've met you.
- Square One Advisors: for consultants who start by sorting out the basics.
- Weathervane Advisors: one strong image: you show which way the wind is blowing.
- In the Black Consulting: a finance name with the outcome built in.
- Hire Purpose: an HR name with a pun that still sounds professional.
- Switched On IT: friendly and clear for small-business IT support.
- Vital Signs Consulting: a healthcare name that reads well on a proposal.
How consultancies name themselves
Clients buy a consultant's judgement, so the name has one job: make you sound like someone worth listening to. Most consultancies choose one of four shapes:
- Your own name, as in Sarah Rivers Consultants. Best for a one-person practice, where clients are hiring you.
- Surnames joined with & or Partners: Holbrook & Partners. These sound like a firm that has been around for years, even on day one.
- A phrase or promise: Long Game Consulting Group, Spot On Strategy. Easy to remember, and it tells clients how you work.
- One word: Lattice, Ballast, Outrider. Modern and roomy, but you'll need a line underneath saying what you do.
The last word matters too. Consulting and Consultancy are the plainest, Advisory sounds senior, Partners and Associates suggest more than one person, and Labs or Studio suit digital and creative work. Choose a field and the generator adds the matching words, from HR Solutions to Brand Strategy.
Check it's free before you print the sign
Every name here has a Check button, which opens the Business Name Checker: it looks up domains, social handles, the company register and trade mark searches in one place. Before you order signs or cards:
- Company register. In the UK, search Companies House; a limited company's name can't be the same as one already registered. In the US, search your state's business register. Some words, such as Chartered, are sensitive and need permission before a company can use them, and a name that suggests a link with the NHS or a government body is restricted too.
- Trade marks. Search the UK Intellectual Property Office or the USPTO for marks in your line of work. Registering a company doesn't give you trade mark rights.
- Domain and handles. Try the .co.uk or .com and the Instagram and Facebook names at the same time, and change the name slightly rather than settle for a messy handle.
- Local search. Look up the name with your town. Two similar businesses a few miles apart confuse customers and reviews.
This is general guidance, not legal advice. For the full process, read Business Naming Best Practices.
For a name in your own words, try the Business Name Generator or the Company Name Generator. If you also plan events or take photos for clients, there's the Event Planning and Photography generators.
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