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StartupChristine Lagorio-Chafkin

In 2021, New Companies Found Inspiration for Their Names in Some Unusual Places

As competition over names intensifies, businesses in the crypto ecosystem and elsewhere are getting creative.

MarketingZoë Henry

How Companies Are Using Software to Predict Their Customers’ Ethnicities

Predictive technology aims to pinpoint someone’s ethnicity on the basis of name, address, and ZIP code. While this could help small businesses better market their products, plenty of challenges remain.
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Inc.com Naming Contest Winner

Inc.com and Alex Frankel choose “Next of Kiln” as the best name for one of our five fictional businesses.
Inc. PremiumBobbie Gossage

What’s in a Name?

Is your company’s brand name doing everything it could? Here’s how to get the name you deserve.
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