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Meddling Companies Registration Office

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Correct me if I’m wrong, but the Companies Registration Office is a repository of information; we tell them what we’re calling our business and they do their thing and make sure that there’s a record of it in the State.

So why are they taking it upon themselves to dictate to me what I can call my business?

I have tried to register the name Simple Assembly Me Hole as a business, but someone in there with far too much time on their hands keeps vetoing my decision on what I want to call my business. Who do they think they are – my grandmother?

I will be taking this matter up with the Assistant Registrar on Tuesday:

  • It’s not as if any of the words are offensive – like feck or hoor, or worse!
  • I’ve enjoyed a week of successful media coverage – including the Ray Darcy show after which not one member of the public complained or chose to be annoyed.  Indeed The Irish Times named us as their favourite flatpack assembly company because of our name.  See for yourself here.
  • In these recessionary times, you’d expect that the CRO, as an office of the Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment would do everything in its power to support the creation of jobs and not waste this entrepreneur’s time with petty-minded bureaucracy.

In the meantime, I thought I’d just share this information here in the hope that any Sunday Business Post readers who may have encountered this problem before might know a solution? If so, please comment below.

PS – welcome oh Sunday Business Post readers… surely you’ve more things to be doing than assembling flatpack furniture? Indeed. That’s why you’re here? Allow me to direct you.