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Why we picked it This is a plain, ordered walkthrough of the same sweep a careful founder runs: a quick web search, domain availability, social handles, trademark databases, and the business registry. It ties the scattered checks into one sequence so you know what to look at and in what order before you fall in love with a name. The registry and trademark steps are US-framed, so treat those as the shape of the check and swap in the MCA and IP India portals if you are in India.
How to check if a business name is taken
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- Lays out the availability check as an ordered sweep: web search, domain, social, trademark, then registry
- Shows what to do when the name is taken, from tweaks to location-based variants, instead of just saying no
- Registry and trademark steps are US-specific, so map them to MCA and IP India if you are building in India
