Eyes Trained on the Future
Mission: Decrease Costs. Increase Capabilities

Tarkenton Companies is an Atlanta-based business group owned and operated by NFL Hall of Fame legend and self-described "Serial Entrepreneur" Fran Tarkenton. Fran is a hands-on entrepreneur who has launched some 20 companies since retiring from his NFL Hall of Fame career.

Tarkenton Companies and its subsidiaries are built upon Fran’s core philosophy: that there is only one reason for a business to exist—to provide products and services that enhance and improve the quality of life of its customers:

“Nobody has all of the answers, so it’s incumbent upon business leaders – the good ones – to assemble a team that brings together the best of everything. I’m talking about fashioning a team that’s motivated by winning customers’ respect, by answering their needs, and by providing the highest level of service and commitment possible.”

The goal of Tarkenton Companies is to continue to advise and counsel businesses while also helping to identify new opportunities in fast changing environments and develop innovative channels of distribution.

As a result, Tarkenton Companies is an independently operated organization, with each subsidiary providing various services to the small business sector. These services include:

• Small Business Software Solutions on Demand
• Solutions for Retirement
• Tools for Protecting & Growing Your Business
• Entrepreneurial Development.

Small Business Software Solutions on Demand

MasterSuite Apps is a family of online software solutions that help small businesses grow - no matter where they are they are their lifecycle.

These software solutions have been organized into “bundles” that address the varying needs of growing business and include a variety of applications specifically designed to handle the core business tasks faced by every entrepreneur. These include:

• Sales Force Automation
• Customer Relationship Management
• Customer Service
• Customer Communications
• Human Resources Management
• Business Planning
• Web-based Marketing
• Risk Assessment
• Corporate Governance

Regardless of how long you’ve been operating, how many employees you have or where you want to take your business in the future, you’re sure to find a bundle to fit the needs of your business. For more information on these application bundles, visit www.mastersuiteapps.com

Solutions for Retirement

Launched in 2003, Tarkenton Financial is a network of independent insurance and financial professionals that is dedicated to providing retirement solutions, expertise and premier service to seniors throughout the United States.

Through their association with Tarkenton Financial, each agent in the network has access to significant sales and marketing expertise as well unparalleled support lent by the high-caliber management team assembled and led by Fran Tarkenton. The relationship between the agent and Tarkenton Financial is designed to offer each independent associate’s an expanded base of prospects, customers and products. This relationship benefits the agent by allowing them to remain independent and strengthening their earning power through:

• Increasing their visibility and exposure to a broader base of prospects
• Providing them with world-class sales and marketing support at a fraction of what it would cost if they were to implement it independently
• Offering access to proven sales methodologies and management expertise that helps them realize their true potential

For more information on the services provided by Tarkenton Financial, visit www.tarkentonfinancial.com

Tools for Protecting & Grow your business

GoSmallBiz.com was founded in 1996 as the “Fran Tarkenton Small Business “NETwork” and was designed to provide small business with access to the same level of resources and support enjoyed by larger, more established businesses. Fran says that much of the success he’s had building and growing businesses over the last 40 years can be attributed to his ability to find the help he needed when he needed it – whether that help was legal, accounting, marketing or any other discipline that his business required. Since GoSmallBiz.com was launched, more than 50,000 members have come to enjoy access to the sort of help previously only available to much larger organizations. This help and expertise is provided by the business partners that the GoSmallBiz team has assembled and which is made available through the GoSmallBiz Resource Center.

For more information on the services provided by GoSmallBiz, please visit www.gosmallbiz.com

Entrepreneurial Development

The Tarkenton Institute was formed to support the endeavors of entrepreneurial pioneers who, Fran believes, fuel much of our economic growth. Through research, observation and the ability to listen, our writers and editors create content that — at its very core — is designed to help entrepreneurs thrive and grow. The Tarkenton Institute employs experienced professionals who respond directly to questions posed by small business owners. These professionals have each run a small business and bring expertise in a variety of disciplines – everything from sales and marketing to taxation and accounting.

For more information on the services provided by the Tarkenton Institute, please visit www.tarkentoninstitute.com

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