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Chris Barnes

Chris Barnes

Chris Barnes is the Director of Business Development at Tarkenton Companies, with a sales and marketing background in a wide range of industries, from sports information to insurance marketing. A jack-of-all-trades, Chris has experience in many aspects of daily and strategic operations for small business.

8 Creative Ways to Thank Your Clients this Holiday Season

Dec 9, 2020 By Chris Barnes

With the holidays fast approaching, we wanted to reshare this holiday post from holidays past. Make sure to implement proper safety and social distancing measures, but you can still do many of these things! It seems like just yesterday we were enjoying all the things that summer had to offer. I had to flip the […]

Filed Under: Communication Tagged With: Customer Appreciation

5 Tips for Dealing with Lenders

Mar 5, 2014 By Chris Barnes

Whether money is needed to fund a new project or to expand on an existing one, the same rules apply with respect to gaining the attention and generosity of lenders.

Filed Under: Working with Lenders Tagged With: Chris Barnes, Honesty, Investors and Lenders, Seeking Capital, Transparency

Essential Steps to Launch a Startup, Part 3

Oct 16, 2013 By Chris Barnes

When you have the startup capital you need to get down to business and you’ve acquired the resources you need to begin making money, you’re almost ready to open up your doors. First, though, you have to make sure you are doing all everything required to operate within the bounds of the law.

Filed Under: Creating a Plan Tagged With: Business Entity, Chris Barnes, Getting Started, Legal Issues, Office Space, Regulations, Starting a Business, Startups

Essential Steps to Launch a Startup, Part 2

Oct 9, 2013 By Chris Barnes

Once you’ve identified your product and your market, you can begin building your official business plan. Your business plan is where you outline all of the specific steps you will take as you launch a startup business.

Filed Under: Creating a Plan Tagged With: Chris Barnes, Creating a Plan, Finding Capital, Investors and Lenders, Planning

Essential Steps to Launch a Startup, Part 1

Oct 2, 2013 By Chris Barnes

Launching a new start-up business is difficult and nerve-wracking even for those who know exactly what they’re getting into. For those who have never gone into business for themselves, the entire start-up process can be overwhelming.

Filed Under: Creating a Plan Tagged With: Chris Barnes, Developing an Idea, Getting Started, Research Tools, Starting a Business, Startups

5 Questions to Ask When Choosing a Location for Your Business

Aug 16, 2013 By Chris Barnes

When deciding where to locate your startup, there are a number of factors to consider. With no clear right or wrong answer, I’ve put together a list of questions to ask yourself when choosing a location for your startup.

Filed Under: Creating a Plan Tagged With: Chris Barnes, Getting Started, Location, Office Space, Starting a Business

Building the Right Team

Jul 19, 2013 By Chris Barnes

Hiring the right employees does not only help mitigate the risk of having to replace them down the road. It fosters a culture of high-level thinking and productivity and serves as the cornerstone of a strong office environment.

Filed Under: Getting Your Office Ready Tagged With: Chris Barnes, Employees, Getting Started, Hiring, Partnerships, Starting a Business, Team

What’s the best way to generate residential and commercial leads for my business?

Jun 18, 2013 By Chris Barnes

Customer and professional referrals are generally very effective for building contractors; however, the basic tool to maintain a steady flow of work and build a customer base is a comprehensive marketing plan.

Filed Under: Sales

How to Negotiate a Personal Guarantee

Jun 13, 2013 By Chris Barnes

Personal Guarantees are a part of doing business. You need a loan, you seek a loan, and the lender requires a guarantor to sign the loan agreement. There are no ways around this. However, there are ways to negotiate a deal so that your personal assets are not entirely at risk of being liquidated given the case that the loan is not repaid on time.

Filed Under: Working with Lenders Tagged With: Business Documents, Finding Capital, Investors and Lenders, Relationships, Risk Management

What Is LetsLunch?

Jun 13, 2013 By Chris Barnes

While striving to grow your small business, particularly in the startup phase, you cannot ignore the value of your network. LetsLunch is an online tool that helps you to meet professionals in your area, and it’s very easy to use.

Filed Under: Tech Reviews Tagged With: Networking, Professionals, Relationships, Software Tools, Startups, Technology

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