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“STEPPING STONE”

An active company already has this name

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Same or very similar names

12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • STEPPING STONE same name
    Buying and selling of own real estate · Grez-Doiceau · since 2021
  • Stepping Stone same name
    Construction of roads and motorways · Hasselt · since 2021
  • Sole trader same name
    Computer programming · since 2022
  • STEPPING STONES very similar
    Day nurseries and crèches · Elsene · since 2015
  • Sole trader very similar
    Retail sale of souvenirs and religious articles · since 2013
  • STONE very similar
    Vervaardiging van keramische tegels en plavuizen · Zulte · since 1998
  • Stone very similar
    Hairdressing and barber services · Eeklo · since 2019
  • @Stone very similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Ledegem · since 2020
  • STONE+ very similar
    Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Herent · since 2012
  • STONE very similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Antwerpen · since 2025
  • Stone very similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Lasne · since 2025
  • Stone very similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Dilbeek · since 2025
Names that resemble it 8 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • StepStone similar
    Name of an establishment of The Stepstone Group Belgium · Computer programming · Brussel · since 1997
  • Step Stone similar
    Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Brussel · since 2019
  • Gewoon lager onderwijs, n.e.g. · Elsene · since 2021
  • Springstone similar
    Public relations and communication consultancy · Gent · since 2024
  • ST-One similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Hoegaarden · since 2008
  • steppi bv similar
    eindhoven · since 2019
  • STEPP similar
    Name of an establishment of GIRALDO · Retail sale of footwear · Brugge · since 1973
  • STEPP similar
    Other information technology and computer services · Lubbeek · since 2016

What this check does and does not say

  • We compare against every name in the KBO register today: the name, the abbreviation and the trade names of enterprises and their establishments. Capitals, accents, punctuation and legal forms (bv, nv, srl, ...) do not count.
  • This is not a trademark search. A name can be free in the register and still be protected as a trademark. Trademarks are searched in the registers of the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP, boip.int) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO, euipo.europa.eu).
  • A domain name or a social media handle is also separate from the register.

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