How to Name Your Alaska Business
Our TRUiC Alaska Business Name Generator can help you find an unique name for your small business. It uses AI technology to help give you the best results for your local area and industry.
Naming your Alaska business is the most important step for starting an Alaska business. How you decide to brand your business plays a critical role in the success it will have.
Here are the 3 steps to naming your Alaska business:
- Step 1: Optimize Your Alaska Business Name for SEO
- Step 2: Follow the Alaska Business Naming Rules
- Step 3: Form Your Alaska Business
Step 1: Optimize Your Alaska Business Name for SEO
To generate a great business name for your Alaska business, consider doing the following:
- Select your industry
- Add a city name to the search field above
Select Your Industry
Choosing your business industry will help our AI tool generate much better names. Also, having the industry keyword in your name will help customers easily find your business.
For example, if you’re selling automotive repair services, include the industry keyword “automotive” in your Alaska business name; if you’re an insurance company, include the keyword “insurance.” Doing this greatly helps with local search engine optimization (SEO).
Selecting Your City or County
Lots of customers will find you by searching Google, and adding a city to your business name will help users easily find your company.
Examples of Local Alaska Business Names:
Step 2: Follow the Alaska Business Naming Rules
When naming businesses, you must follow the naming guidelines for Alaska, which depend on the type of business structure you have.
Alaska Naming Rules for Limited Liability Companies (LLCs):
- Your name must include the phrase “limited liability company” or one of its abbreviations (e.g., LLC or L.L.C.).
- Your name cannot include words that could confuse your LLC with a government agency (e.g., FBI, Treasury, State Department, etc.).
- Restricted words (e.g., Bank, Attorney, University, etc.) may require additional paperwork and a licensed individual, such as a doctor or lawyer, to be part of your LLC.
Alaska Naming Rules for Corporations:
- Your name must contain the word “corporation,” “company,” “incorporated,” “limited,” or an abbreviation of one of these terms.
- Your name must be distinguishable from any existing business in your state. The Department of Commerce provides more information about how to determine a distinguishable business name in Alaska.
- Your name may not contain a word or phrase that indicates or implies that the corporation is organized for a purpose other than the one contained in its articles of incorporation.
- The name of a city, borough, or village may be used in a corporation’s name; however, the name may not contain the word “city,” “borough,” or “village” or otherwise imply that the company is a municipality.
- Your name cannot include words that could confuse your LLC with a government agency or unit (e.g., FBI, Treasury, State Department, etc.).
- A business name may not contain a word with professional licensing restrictions, such as “Engineer,” unless the business has the appropriate professional license.
- Entity names that mislead regarding corporate purposes are not allowed. For example, a for-profit bookstore couldn’t name themselves “Jen’s Not For Profit Charity Bookstore, Inc”.
Once you have a name, you can search the Alaska corporations database on the state’s Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development website to see if your desired name is available.
Step 3: Form Your Alaska Business
Here are links to help you form your business.
If you are still unsure which business formation structure will work best for you and your small business, check out our Choosing a Business Structure guide for more detailed information.
If you would like a service provider to form your business for you, see our best Alaska business formation services.
Our Other Business Name Generators
We have multiple business name generators. If you want a business name generator that is good for SEO, LLCs, or domains, check out our guides below:
If you're searching for a specific business name generator by industry, check out our guides below:
After You Have a Name for Your Alaska Business:
- Get a free logo using our Logo Generator.
- Use our How to Build a Website guide for your new Alaska small business.
