
The start of the New Year presents the opportunity for a fresh start, making resolutions and working towards new goals. It seems for many people 2010 will be the year of productivity, and there is no better time to start a business.

The start of the New Year presents the opportunity for a fresh start, making resolutions and working towards new goals. It seems for many people 2010 will be the year of productivity, and there is no better time to start a business.
In this guest post Emily Brackett of Visible Logic Inc. tells how a logo will help brand your new business.

Congratulations, you’ve decided to start a new business or launch a new product. You’ve worked hard to develop a name for your new venture, and now it’s time for your logo to work for you by strengthening name recognition and being memorable.
Your name, your domain name and your logo all should work in conjunction with one another to build upon the strengths of each.
First of all, your name should be available at the .com domain level. You are short changing yourself if your potential clients cannot easily find you at the web address where they expect you to be. Once you've got a name that's available and works with the product or service you're offering, the next step is to develop a logo.

You've picked a name, congratulations! After lots of web searching, soul searching, and discussions with collegues and friends, you finally have decided on the name that is right for your business.
Now you need to start thinking about what to do next with your new brand, like creating a custom logo. BrandBucket is here to help with a list of hand-picked logo designers.