Business Name Registration Boosted my Start-Up

This week, we hand over our weekly blog space to Kelvin Jacks. Kelvin is a newcomer to our business name registration services who got in touch thanking us for our help. We used the opportunity to contact Kelvin ourselves to ask how his business was getting on since he signed up with us and even we were impressed with the results.

How my Business Name Registration Helped – Kelvin’s Story

Being comparatively new to the world of business and enterprise, I had little or no idea of what to expect from starting out alone. Having worked in retail since a young age, I wanted to start an online business selling designer clothing as a third-party affiliate. Unfortunately, my business knowledge was limited to research on the Internet and very little else.

There were three things that kept springing up; a business plan, an ABN, and a business name registration. The business plan wasn’t as big a problem as I expected. I got great advice from my bank and had my plan in place within a month. However, I had no idea how to register for an ABN or how to register a business name.

Thankfully, I came across an ABN and business name registration service provider that made everything really easy for me. For a small fee, I was able to fill in a couple of online forms that took around five minutes each to complete, and, to my great surprise, both applications were turned around in just a few working days.

By leaving the administration to experienced professionals, I was able to focus on getting my website built, I spent time negotiating terms with my own suppliers and I had time to identify my target markets easily. If I had tried to complete my own business name registration, that time just wouldn’t have been available.

The Start-Up Phase

Despite my own reservations, I soon found that my business name registration provided an immediate advantage. My suppliers took me seriously enough to offer fantastic trade terms and, along with my ABN, my customers were able to validate the authenticity of my business too. The designer clothing market is remarkably fussy, as you can probably imagine.

I was astounded at how quickly my website began to grow and because I insisted on only selling the latest summer lines, my customers were able to access the latest fashions at the best possible prices. I’m not sure whether word spreads amongst friends but the knitwear I had on my site sold like hotcakes. You can imagine how happy that made me.

With my business name registration, I doubt my suppliers would have let me get anywhere near those products and, to make things even better, I’m almost certain that next year will see me earn enough to register for GST – and I get that done for free with my registration service provider without having to pay extra for government fees.

I’d advise anybody starting out to focus on the things they know they can handle and to leave their Body Scrub Business Names Ideas to the experts. I’m convinced that my own registration had a significant role to play in my current success and should I ever decide to venture into new markets, I’ll definitely be coming back to use the same services again.