How to Name Your Indiana Business
Our TRUiC Indiana 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 Indiana business is the most important step for starting an Indiana 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 Indiana business:
- Step 1: Optimize Your Indiana Business Name for SEO
- Step 2: Follow the Indiana Business Naming Rules
- Step 3: Form Your Indiana Business
Step 1: Optimize Your Indiana Business Name for SEO
To generate a great business name for your Indiana 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 insurance services, include the industry keyword “insurance” in your Indiana business name; if you’re a law firm, include the keyword “legal.” Doing this will greatly help 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 Indiana Business Names:
Step 2: Follow the Indiana Business Naming Rules
When naming businesses, you must follow the naming guidelines for Indiana which depend on the type of business structure you have.
Indiana 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 (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.
Indiana Naming Rules for Corporations:
- Your name must contain the word “corporation,” “company,” “incorporated,” “limited”, the abbreviation "Corp.," "Inc.," "Co.," or "Ltd.;" or words or abbreviations of similar meaning in another language.
- If your company is a professional corporation, its name must contain the words "Professional Service Corporation" or "Professional Corporation" or abbreviations of these words.
- Only a professional corporation in which all shareholders are licensed physicians may use the term "medical" in its corporate name.
- Your name must be distinguishable from any existing business in Indiana. This includes reserved business names. We will help with this step in the search for your business name section below.
You can also read the Indiana state statute that covers corporation naming guidelines for more information.
Once you have a name, you can use the Indiana business search tool to see if your desired name is available.
Step 3: Form Your Indiana 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 Indiana 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 Indiana Business:
- Get a free logo using our Logo Generator.
- Use our How to Build a Website guide for your new Indiana small business.
