Britain’s Best Small Business Name 2025
Britain’s Best Small Business Name 2025
Do you have the best small business name in Britain?
To celebrate the wit and creativity of small businesses, we’re searching for Britain’s Best Small Business Name 2025.
From Pane in the Glass to Curl Up and Dye, there’s no shortage of creative, funny, and puntastic names out there – and we want to hear yours.
Win £2.5k
Enter now by filling in the form. The best names will go to a public vote to decide the ultimate winner.
The winning business will receive a £2,500 cash prize and the coveted best business name trophy to display to your customers.
Open to sole traders or business owners of an actively trading company or partnership registered in the UK (excluding N. Ireland), aged 18+ and must have a business bank account not used for personal expenditure . The competition is free to enter, only one entry per applicant, and closes 16/6/2025. We’ll contact the winner by 23/6/25. Other terms and conditions apply. See here for full information.
Why we’re searching for the best name
51%
Consumers say they’re more likely to shop at a small business with a funny or witty name*
65%
Consumers say a funny name shows a business is imaginative and/or original*
52%
Consumers prefer to shop with a small or local business to support their community*
*survey based on 1,000 responses, conducted in February 2024
Why we’re searching for the best name
51%
Consumers say they’re more likely to shop at a small business with a funny or witty name*
65%
Consumers say a funny name shows a business is imaginative and/or original*
52%
Consumers prefer to shop with a small or local business to support their community*
*survey based on 1,000 responses, conducted in February 2024
Name of fame – meet our previous winners
Surelock Homes
This Hastings-based locksmiths revealed that his punny business name “brought in untold amounts of work” – and winning the title of Britain’s Best Small Business Name in 2024 just cemented his creativity.
Eggucation
Sheffield-based chick-hatching business, Eggucation, won the Britain’s Best Business Name competition in 2023. Their business provides schools in the UK with a ‘conservation in the classroom’ experience.
Perky Blenders
In 2022, Perky Blenders, a specialty coffee roastery in East London, beat off stiff competition from Suffolk tiler ‘Grout of This World’ and an Edinburgh-based personal shopping business called ‘Satisfashion’.
Name of fame – meet our previous winners
Surelock Homes
This Hastings-based locksmiths revealed that his punny business name “brought in untold amounts of work” – and winning the title of Britain’s Best Small Business Name in 2024 just cemented his creativity.
Eggucation
Sheffield-based chick-hatching business, Eggucation, won the Britain’s Best Business Name competition in 2023. Their business provides schools in the UK with a ‘conservation in the classroom’ experience.
Perky Blenders
In 2022, ‘Perky Blenders’, a specialty coffee roastery in East London, beat off stiff competition from Suffolk tiler ‘Grout of This World’ and an Edinburgh-based personal shopping business called ‘Satisfashion’.
Simply the best
We’re not just interested in the best small business names. We believe that small business owners deserve to feel the best about everything – including their insurance policy.
Check out our latest TV ad and watch as small business owner Gina channels the energy of the ’80s, set to a brand new version of an iconic hit.
Simply the best
We’re not just interested in the best small business names. We believe that small business owners deserve to feel the best about everything – including their insurance policy.
Check out our latest TV ad and watch as small business owner Gina channels the energy of the ’80s, set to a brand new version of an iconic hit.
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About Simply Business
We’re one of the UK’s largest business insurance providers. Since we started life in 2005, we’ve helped three million small businesses and self-employed people find the protection that’s right for them, from builders to bakers and personal trainers (we cover landlords, too).
More than nearly a million customers across 1,000 different trades trust us to support them with their insurance.
You can build a policy tailored to your business, choosing the covers that you need to help protect your business’s name.
About Simply Business
We’re one of the UK’s largest business insurance providers. Since we started life in 2005, we’ve helped three million small businesses and self-employed people find the protection that’s right for them, from builders to bakers and personal trainers (we cover landlords, too).
Simply Business is one of the UK’s biggest business insurance providers. More than nearly a million customers across 1,000 different trades trust us to support them with their insurance.
You can build a policy tailored to your business, choosing the covers that you need to help protect your business’s name.