
Dreamie Weenies makes fancy hot dogs and their mascot is a happy, dancing hot dog. Several of these names play well into their brands. Local businesses that thought hard about their names
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You can tell that the founders of these companies sat down and thought hard about how to name them (or they’re just super clever). I get excited when I see business names that rock. If you want to expand outside of New Orleans, and aren’t banking on New Orleans as a brand, you’re going to have to change it.You’re not getting much love on the web with search engine optimization, Facebook, any listing service, etc.This number includes all organizations in Louisiana which may or may not be operating but you get the idea. ” After searching the Secretary of State’s website and seeing the number of results is limited to 250 I called their office and was told there are at least 2500 businesses in Louisiana with the word NOLA in them. A surprising amount of companies in New Orleans have decided to use the naming convention “NOLA. One thing we really need to get away from is using “NOLA” in business names. But ironically, in a place that is often referred to as the most unique in the United States, you don’t have to go far to find ten businesses with variations of NOLA, dat, or -eaux in them. We’re all proud to live in and operate businesses in this city. Katrina brought a renewed focus on everything local in New Orleans (rightfully so) and how we choose to name our organizations is a big part of that. You’ll have to say it to people, type, and write it thousands of times. And of course you want to give it a good name. Deep down you will always love it but sometimes you’ll wonder what the hell you were thinking when you started it.


Think of your company as your baby…it is your creation and you’re entirely responsible for it. One of the things you have to do, other than write a business plan, gather capital, or form the LLC, is come up with a good name. Starting your own business is, as Joe Biden would say, “is a big f*cking deal.” Most people don’t really understand just how much of an undertaking it is until they’ve actually done it.
