After several coffee meetings, brainstorming, and googling, we had a good number of potential school names at hand. Picking out a name for your business can be tricky. It has to represent what your business offers and catchy enough to entice curiosity. Also, it has to be simple in a sense that people will easily remember it. Prior to DTI registration, you can do your own research at home, primarily to have an idea regarding its availability. You can go to DTI’s BNRS website for this.
DTI registration is by far the easiest step I’ve encountered. However, I had my own share of unnecessary mistakes here. Well, prior to the processing of documents, we needed to choose a location for the school. We found a nice 4 bedroom house that has an affordable monthly rent. This house is very near our place… more or less, a minute away… Because of this, I have made the assumption that this area is still in Angeles City, just like we were. To put a long story short, I registered the business using an erroneous address. This caused me another trip to DTI and another 65 pesos for the alterations…
But you know, DTI registration is actually an easy process. Just remember to prepare 3 name options at hand because the DTI people will really scrutinize your choice and alter it if necessary. Business names, according to them, should also have something like a proper and a common name (e.g. Maria’s laundry shop). DTI registration is cheap… a little over 150 pesos. Just remember to give accurate data to the DTI people so you would not need to make unnecessary return trips…
