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“SWIMSTART”

An active company already has this name

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Same or very similar names

1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.

  • SWIMSTART same name
    Sports and recreation education · Lichtervelde · since 2025
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Sole trader similar
    Sports and recreation education · since 2022
  • S.T.A.R.T. similar
    Abbreviation of SAFETY TOOLS AND RELATED TECHNOLOGY · Wholesale of machine tools · Aartselaar · since 1982
  • Start similar
    Lasne · since 1989
  • S.T.A.R.T. similar
    Abbreviation of SOCIETE DE THEATRES POUR L'ACHAT ET LA RESERVATION DE TICKETS - SAMENWERKENDE THEATERS VOOR AANKOOP EN DE RESERVATIE VAN TICKETS · Brussel · since 1987
  • Start similar
    Wezembeek-Oppem · since 1993
  • Start similar
    Abbreviation of Artos · Antwerpen · since 1997
  • START similar
    Etterbeek · since 1999
  • St'art similar
    Abbreviation of FONDS D'INVESTISSEMENT DANS LES ENTREPRISES CULTURELLES "St'art" · Activiteiten van geldmarkt- en niet-geldmarktbeleggingsfondsen · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2009
  • St.ART similar
    Performing arts by independent artists · Leuven · since 2009
  • Swimswim similar
    Other specialised construction activities · Overijse · since 2018
  • Start2Swim similar
    Sports and recreation education · Diest · since 2024
  • SWIM similar
    Abbreviation of DIRK OYAERT · Business and other management consultancy · Koksijde · since 1992
  • SWIM similar
    Activities of holding companies · Retie · since 2018
  • SWIM similar
    Abbreviation of SCHREVENS WIM INSURANCE MANAGEMENT · Business and other management consultancy · Lubbeek · since 2009
  • Swim similar
    Mechelen · since 2024
  • S.T.A.R.T. similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Roeselare · since 1991
  • St'art! similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2014

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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