ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Tips & Ideas For Naming A Handyman Business

Share The Knowledge

Last Updated on October 15, 2020

Considering there are many handyman businesses in every town, it’s no surprise settling on a unique name when starting a handyman business can be challenging. 

Picking the right name gives potential customers an idea about your business’s services, creates a good first impression, and helps you stand out from the competition.

What handyman business names are you allowed to use? How do you come up with something the represents your brand best? And what about business name best practices? 

Related: 

If you’re not sure how to answer those questions, you’re in the right place. Keep reading to learn my top tips for choosing the perfect handyman company names and how to make sure your favorite choices are available to register. 

Let’s dive in!

Tips for Choosing the Perfect Handyman Business Name

If you’re struggling to come up with some catchy handyman business names, one of the best things to do is just to start brainstorming. As you go through the tips outlined below, make a list of words, phrases, and terms associated with your business. 

From there, you can narrow down the list and cross off ideas you don’t like. 

Once you have several top considerations, we’ll walk through how to make sure you’re allowed to use them. This last step helps you narrow down your list even more so you can make a final decision. 

1. Consider the Services You Plan to Offer

There are several types of services a handyman business can offer, so it’s worth considering the services you plan to offer when picking a name. Maybe you want to focus on bathroom remodels, or deck construction, or kitchen remodels. 

Perhaps you’re considering offering other specialty services. 

Add the different types of services you want to offer to your brainstorming list. 

Remember to avoid anything limiting your business’s future growth if you decide to go in another direction down the road. 

2. Location-Specific Terms

Many handyman businesses are specific to a geographic service area. So, if that’s true for your business, consider adding a location-specific term to your business name. 

You can consider things like:

  • City nicknames
  • Neighborhoods
  • Regions or states
  • And descriptive terms

However, consider what happens if you expand outside your intended service area. Does the name become limiting? If so, it’s best to avoid it if you plan to expand or change directions later. 

3. Avoid Business Names That Are Hard to Pronounce, Hear, or Spell

Despite the technological advances of voice search, assistants like Siri and Alexa struggle to understand slang and other confusing words. 

This could limit how often your business shows up in voice (and text-based) search if your name is hard to spell, pronounce, or hear. Because of that, it’s important to avoid complicated words, industry jargon, and using numbers in place of letters.  While having a unique handyman business name is good, being too unique may not be so good. 

Keep your business name as simple and easy to remember as possible so potential customers can easily find you. 

4. Consider Alliterations and Rhyming Words

Alliterations and rhymes are catchy and easy to remember. Because of that, they make for great business names. 

That said, it’s not always easy to come up with them. Start with choosing a few of your favorite words from your master brainstorm list. 

Then, you can Google “words that start with H” to come up with a name like House Husband or M for Mr. Maintenance or whatever letter you’re using to create an alliteration. Alternatively, you can search “words that rhyme with _____.” 

It can be time-consuming, but it’s an excellent place to start. 

And don’t forget to add any exciting finds to your brainstorm list while you’re at it. Try not to overthink the names you come up with.  Just write them all down as some of the more interesting ones may spark better ideas later.

5. Steer Clear of Initials or Obscure Acronyms

Initials and unusual acronyms are hard to remember, so they typically don’t make great business names. They can also be challenging to pronounce and confusing for voice search as well. 

Furthermore, there are 325 different two-letter combination possibilities in the English language. And the odds of your customers remembering the specific letters you chose are pretty small. 

6. Imagery Words

Another consideration when brainstorming name ideas is whether there are industry-related words that could also lend themselves to be used in a logo. For instance, a handyman business could use an image of a hammer or a house and focus the name around the image.

Related: 

7. Still Struggling? Try the Owner’s Name

If you’ve made it this far and are still struggling to find the best name, you can always consider using the business owner’s name. Doing so works well if the owner also plans to be the face behind the business. 

Something to keep in mind is that using the owner’s name as the business name can make it more challenging to sell the business in the future. 

8. Look at the Names of Other Handyman Services

Here is a list of existing handyman business names that may help give you some creative ideas.  While many of these names may be available for you to use, be sure to check first to be sure it can be used.

Tips on how to check business name availability are after the list of names! 

  • 24/7 Tech Handy Service
  • 3 Brothers Handyman Service
  • 3 Vets Handyman Service
  • 4 Handyman Hands
  • A & C Maintenance Handyman 
  • A Thru Z Maintenance Handy Man
  • A+ Handyman
  • A1 Handy Man
  • AAA Handyman Service
  • Ace Handyman
  • Action Handyman
  • After Hours Handyman Service
  • All American Handyman Service
  • All Around The House Service 
  • All Pro Handyman Service
  • Aloha Handyman Service
  • Arizona Handy Service
  • Art Fix It Now
  • AZ Handy Man Service 
  • Baldo’s Handyman Service 
  • Beard & Belt Handyman 
  • Billy Bob Fix It All
  • Bob’s Handyman Service
  • Bright Future Handyman Service
  • Build A Dream Handyman Service
  • Bumblebee Handyman Service 
  • Can Man The Handy Man
  • Cesar’s Handyman Service
  • Clean N Handy 
  • Consider It Done Handyman 
  • Costa Cleaning & Handyman Service
  • Cox & Son Repair Service
  • Craftsman Services
  • Creative Handyman Service
  • Dan The Handyman
  • Danny Do All
  • Dave’s Handyman Service
  • Dirty Jobs Handyman
  • Discount Handyman Service
  • Doctor Handyman
  • Done Right Handyman
  • Dynamic Handyman Solutions
  • Everything Guys
  • Excel Locksmith & Handyman
  • Express Handyman Service
  • Extra Hand Handyman
  • Fair & Square Handyman Service
  • Family Man Handy Man 
  • Fix It Alex
  • Fix It Arkansas
  • Fixall Handyman Service
  • Fix’d It
  • Floorboards to Lightbulbs Handyman
  • Fresno Handyman
  • Get Em Done Handyman Service
  • Gilbert Hometown Handyman 
  • Grade A Handyman Service
  • Grout Guy
  • H Brothers Handyman Service
  • Handsome Handyman Service
  • Handy By Jesse
  • Handy Craftsmen
  • Handy Dad Repair & Maintenance
  • Handy Dandy Handyman
  • Handy Dude 
  • Handy Hammer 
  • Handy Hands Service
  • Handy Handsome Husbands
  • Handy Home Solutions 
  • Handy Man Mike
  • Handy With A Hammer
  • Handyman Dave
  • Handyman Fort Smith
  • Handyman Gurus 
  • Handyman On Demand
  • Handyman Rescue Team
  • Handyman Services Orange County
  • Happy Handy Helpers
  • Hardcastle Handyman Service
  • Helpful Handyman
  • Hernandez Handyman Service
  • Hogan & Son’s Handyman
  • HomeWorx Remodeling
  • Honest Al’s Handyman Service
  • Honore Plumbing & Handyman Service
  • House Doctors
  • Interior Handyman Jay
  • Jack Of Many Trades
  • Jack Of All Trades
  • Jill Of All Trades
  • Jonathan The Handyman
  • Jorge’s Maintenance Service
  • Just Nailed It
  • Karl Downey Fix & Build
  • Landry’s Handy Service
  • Licensed Handyman
  • Maintenance Repair Handyman
  • Make Right Handyman Service
  • Manly Man Handy Man
  • Mom’s Handyman
  • Monarch Restoration 
  • Mr. Repair Handyman Service
  • Mr. Handyman Service
  • My Handyman 
  • My Professional Handyman
  • New Life Handyman Services
  • No Job Too Small Handyman Services
  • No Limit Handyman Service
  • No Spouse In The House Handyman
  • North Bay Handyman
  • O C’s #1 Handyman
  • On The Spot Maintenance
  • Operation Handyman
  • Out of the Toolbox Handyman Services
  • Pardon the Dust Handyman Service
  • Paula’s Handywoman Service
  • Project Handyman
  • Honey I Do! Handy Man
  • Piece By Peace Handyman Service
  • Precision Handyman Service
  • Pro Handyman
  • Professional Handyman Services
  • Professional Home Improvement
  • Proworks Handyman
  • Quality Handyman
  • Red Gator Maintenance
  • Reliable Home Repair
  • Remove Repair Replace Service
  • Renovation Handyman
  • Rent-A-Husband
  • Rhino Handy Man
  • Right The First Time Handyman
  • Simply Handy
  • Small Job Bob
  • Small Jobs Plus
  • Surf City Handyworks
  • That Dave Guy Handyman Service
  • The Dependable Handyman
  • The Happy Handyman
  • The Odd Job Guy
  • This & That Handylady
  • This Handyman Can
  • Thrifty Fixer
  • Top Quality Handyman Service
  • Tri County Handyman 
  • Trust Us Handyman
  • Trusted Handyman 
  • Try Us Handyman Service
  • Ultimate Handyman
  • Wahl To Wahl Handy Man
  • We Do It All Handyman Service
  • Your Friendly Neighborhood Handyman

Checking the Availability of Your Top Considerations

At this point, you should have several top considerations to choose from. And the best way to narrow it down further is to check each one for availability. 

This step is vital because using a name that someone else is using could be very costly, time-consuming to rebrand your business, and possibly embarrassing. There are several places to look to check whether a name is available to use, so let’s walk through each one. 

Trademark Search

Trademarks are the most critical, so we’ll start here. 

If a name or phrase is trademarked, you’re not allowed to use it in a similar capacity. So, run a trademark search for each business name you’re considering and cross off those that aren’t available. 

Learn more about 

Local Search

Just because there isn’t a federal trademark on a name doesn’t mean the name you want is available.  That’s because there is a trademark known as a common law trademark. A common law trademark isn’t filed anywhere but provides someone who uses that name in commerce some limited rights in their geographical area to use the name.  It can be hard to define how far geographically these rights extend as each industry is different. Still, at a basic level, someone can’t open a business and name it the same or similar name as a competing business in town. If you think the name could potentially create confusion with customers, it is usually best to just find another one to use to avoid potential legal issues down the road. 

To do a local search, open up the phone book (if you still have one), and do a Google search to see if there are any local competitors with a similar business name to the one you want to use. 

Cross off any similar names from your list and take the rest and let’s keep checking.  

State Entity Search (If Applicable)

If you plan to register your handyman business as a corporation or LLC, you must register with a unique business name. Each state requires every corporation or LLC to register a unique name for their entity.  This doesn’t necessarily protect your name from anyone else using it, but nobody can register a corporation or LLC under the same name in your state.

Related: ?

If you find the name is in use, cross it off your list and move on.

Domain Name Availability

Website addresses aren’t as critical as the first three searches, but it’s still worth doing. Typically, you want your domain name to be “yourbusinessname.com” without any numbers, dashes, etc.

It’s easiest for customers to remember, but these are hard to come by.

However, you can explore other configurations and extensions if your preferred domain name isn’t available. Just remember your customers may have a more difficult time finding you online.

You can start with . Type in the domain name you want to use to see if it’s available. The tool also returns other possibilities you may want to consider.

Social Media Profiles

Next, especially if you are stuck between a couple of names, check and see if anyone is already using your potential handyman business names on social media. Consider which platforms you plan to use and start with those. 

Keep in mind you may have to shorten your company name for some platforms. Twitter only allows 15 characters, for example. 

Start with your preferred platforms and do a quick search for your name. If nothing pops up, that likely means no one is using it, and you’re good to go. 

Example: Someone is using startingyourbusiness on Instagram, so I would have to choose a different handle, making it more difficult for customers to find me.

Vanity Phone Number

An inexpensive way to make your business stick out and is also easier for your customers to remember is to get a custom phone number with your business name. How much more of a memorable name would you have if your phone number was 800-IMH-ANDY? Vanity phones are pretty affordable, too, with pricing typically around $10-$25 per month, depending on the level of features you need. 

Companies like  and let you type in keywords to see if a local or toll-free number is available quickly.  

Hopefully, you now have some good business name ideas for your handyman business. Once you have this list narrowed down to just a few and researched that they are all available, start asking friends, family, and potential customers their thoughts to get feedback, and then pick your perfect handyman business name! 

Tagged with:

Similar Posts