Can you name that tune?
Can you name a tune after hearing just a few notes? Are you quick with words, puns and imagination?
Well, if so, I’d like you to name a class for me.
I’m launching a 3 month business class in January. And it doesn’t have a name.
The beta class is called “Beta Business Class.”
I agree, not very imaginative 
Here’s where YOU come in.
I have a box of Belgian truffles that I purchased on Thursday in Brussels. This is the reward present. It’s worth about $25 US and then once I airmail the box to you, that’ll be another $25 probably!
The store in Brussels is called A.M. Sweet, and they make really great handmade truffles. And I bought a box just for you.
The Contest:
Name the 3-month business class. It’s built around the concept of Discipline + Action = Results + Excellence. But just calling it the DARE business class is a bit lame.
The fundamental concepts covered in the class are (1) changes on the inside that are required to move you from being an employee to self-employed, (2) what do you want your business to be known for, (3) the trip you take your clients on that takes them from ‘prospect’ to ‘client’, (4) support, rewards, accountability required to be successfully self-employed, (5) communication and the voice of your company, (6) creating products and services.
Finally, I should tell you that I’m fond of alliteration. But I’m all used up on the letter B (Back to Basics, Beyond the Basics, Beta Business, Best Ever Christmas Baking) and V (Very Veggie Videos, Very Veggie Recipes).
The idea of alliteration is a good one, though, as it lends rhythm.
Naming a class is like naming a tune. It doesn’t have to rhyme or have the same initial consonants. But it does have to flow.
So, here’s my question. Can you name that tune for me?
I have some fabulous Belgian truffles for you if you can Contest closes November 20th.
All best,
Shelley
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Bringing Your Business Home
and the domain name is available, too
Shelley’s Business Bakery
I like the idea of this
Maybe “Cooking up a Business” or “Cook up your Business.”
Or even Cook, DARE, Earn
Self-Employment DARE
How about “One Roast Business?”
I like it!
Or maybe
One Real Business
Mommy’s MoneyMaker
One Roast Business Plan
Self-Employment with Shelley
One Great Business
Shelley’s Self-Employment Kitchen
90-Day DARE
[Will work for chocolate!]
But it’s also about the bravery and ‘newness’ of working on your company. It’s the teamwork you need to get going, to step off the curb instead of walking back and forth on the sidewalk. To REALLY go for it this time, instead of talking about it. How do we capture THAT in a name?
Launch Your Business on a DARE
DARE to Make Money
Money Making DARE
Off the Curb DARE
Maybe:
“Holy Wowie. I think I’m going to do it this time.”
WAY too many possibilities there besides self-employment!
Some more alliteration:
Money Making Mommas
Shelley’s Serious Self-Employment
Shelley’s Serious Self-Employment DARE
Shelley’s Serious Self-Employment DARE Club
Steps to your Future
Steps to your Rewards
Steps to Excellence
or just Take a Class With Me.
I just thought I’d throw these out to you. I’m not good at naming anything.
Booming Business Basics
Booming Business Blueprint
Take a DARE
DARE to Succeed in Business
Shelley’s One Roast Business
Shelley’s Cooking up a Commitment
Basically Beyond Business Basics
Beyond Business Basics
Dare to Develope Discipline
Recipes for Success …Home/Online Business Basics
Recipe for Results… In Your Home Business
Recipes for Business Excellence
Realistic Recipes for Business Results
Recipe Box for Business
Real Life Recipes for Business
Business Recipes for Real Results
My Business Recipe
Build-a-Business Recipes
Basic Business Recipes
Sweet Success…Recipes for Business Startup
Recipe System for Success
Set-up for Success
Appetite for Action
Ingredients of Excellence
Go, Lori!
I love this idea of crowd-sourcing a business name. I hope I can call on you and Tina and Lynne and Margo soon to help name my online marriage education program. Off in search of a prize as yummy as real Belgian chocolates!
I like “My Business Recipe” from Lori and
“Shelley’s One Roast Business” from Margo
how about:
D.A.R.E Business Coaching
The Whole Kit and Kaboodle
Business Coaching Class
Free Your Creative Passion Business Coaching
Gotta Fly Business Coaching
Create the Job You Crave
Mary Ann Is Great-Give Her The Chocolates
Passionate Pursuit of Business
The Joy of Your Own Business
Dare to Dream, Dare to Change
Be the Butterfly-Begin a Business Flight Plan
I Love Chocolate, Gimme Chocolate
Evolving a Business
Evolving Towards Freedom
Yearning To Be Free Self Employment Plan
that’s all I got for now.
how about Better Business Buddies (shows the team work part), a play on the official BBB.
“Catapulted Cravings”
That’s all I have to offer
“Catapult” – to me it says, “step off, into your own wild abyss!” But, the “cravings” part says you’ve been thinking about it for awhile, so you have a PLAN. PLAN = SUCCESS. Well, and there’s also the underlying sexuality in the title and that ALWAYS sells.
Bring on the chocolates! I’m having some catapulted cravings!!
how about song lyrics, like “You Can Start It Up”
or “Taking Care of Business” … hmm, maybe not.
Maybe “Your Business Cookbook” … well, it’s not a book.
And I like “Cook Up Your Business” – because “cook up” sound good together, but it’s too much like cooking the books … or making meth amphedamines in your kitchen!
I like the 90-Day DARE
How about…
Business Breakthrough!
Your Business Breakthrough
You Can Do It (and we can help) Business Class
Build a Better Business
Sweet Steps to Success
I like “One Real Business” mentioned earlier…along those lines:
One Successful Start-Up
hmmm… I’ll have to keep thinking of more because I LOVE chocolate!!
One Hot BETA Potato Business Plan
One Hot BETA Potato Business Cooker
BETA Train to Business Success
BETA Business Academy
Mind Your Own Business:
Success the BETA Way
BETA Made Business
BETA Business Prosperity Plan
BETA Business Bucks
Boundless Business by BETA
Wow, now we know how the Hallmark card staff must feel trying to come up with something new and unique. What fun, even though you end up talking to yourself all day.
all those good ideas, but i can’t use beta in the full, real class that begins in January…
but … well, oh poop, “One Potato, Two Tomato” is already registered!
Get the Dough Rising Business Plan
One Hot Roll Business Ventures
Business on a Roll
On a Roll Business Basics
or Rolling in the Dough
ha ha
Tina, love that one!
Meat in Three ….methods education action tasks for a full plate in 90 days
I think something with “Business Basics” or similar in the title because it gives a route to further courses, and clearly defines where it sits within your framework. But I don’t envy you the choice from all the great names suggested above.
Looking forward to the class, whatever you decide to call it!!
How about
Rolling Business Basics or
One Roast Business Basics
I do like One Roast Business or
Shelley’s One Roast Business
Will try to think of more.
The Business Basics – D.A.R.E to follow the dream
I like Business Breakthrough…because that’s what I feel like I’m having, as a beta tester of the class. But here’s a few more:
D.A.R.E. to Create Your Dream Biz
D.A.R.E. to Develop Your Dream
DARE to Focus Forward
DARE to Do it, D@!# it!
Share the DARE to Git Thare
I think we’re trying too hard. It’ll be a Tshirt moment when we hear it, completely unexpected.
Hi Shelley, I was thinking about your business class, maybe keeping with the back to basics
it could be something like
backtobasics(home?)businessbootcamp (or breakthrough as mentioned above, I feel the same way after being in your class of beta students as well!)
For a main site maybe you could try b2b.com if it’s available. (it’s not but a 2 instead of to may be an option with what ever you choose)
Or backtobasics_____class for any kind of class that you may have.
So many ideas to choose from! I can’t wait to see what you go with.