We had the good fortune of connecting with Renesa Kirkpatrick and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Renesa, what was your thought process behind starting your own business?
When my husband and I got married, we knew that the jobs that we had at the time would not be sustainable once we had children. We wanted to be able to be present in our children’s lives and have the flexibility.

What should our readers know about your business?
Raptor IT Solutions was established to provide professional IT Support for small to medium sized businesses. With technology constantly evolving it can be difficult for small businesses to stay on top of their IT infrastructure. By providing IT Consulting we can help you resolve your issues before they become a high priority. We have created the best practices and workflow procedures to keep your focus on your company, and not on your technology. While providing 24/7 helpdesk support you can sleep well at night knowing that you are always covered. From your servers, networking equipment, computers, and mobile devices, we provide end-to-end solutions for all your technology needs.

Our business started in 2017 in our home office with 2 clients. With the support of each other, our family and friends, our business has double or tripled our number of clients each year. Growing the business in the first few years was not easy as neither of us had a marketing background. But once we found Networking groups and joined some local chambers, it definitely helped us get to where we are now. The more active we have been in our communities, the more our community supports us as a business.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
Our community has tons of little gems. The Harbor in Rockwall has a variety of places to eat, the movie theatre, shopping and a beautiful view of the lake. There are events by the lake all the time like concerts and fireworks. Some of our favorite places to eat in Rockwall are Culpepper Cattle Co., Zanatas and Wells Cattle Co. Burgers and Pies. Favorite Places to eat in Fate are Starwood Cafe and Smoak Town BBQ. You can never go wrong eating at Charlies Old Fashioned Kitchen or Anvil Brewing in Royse City!

For things to do in Rockwall, Blase Family Farm is great to visit to go pick blueberries and visiting the Pumpkin patch in the fall. The San Martino Winery and Vineyards is beautiful and wonderful experience for Wine Drinkers. In Fate there is a place called Ekids that is a great place if you have little ones. In Royse City you have to make a stop at Consipiracy Mini golf, a great time for dates or for the whole family.

The Downtown areas or Rockwall and nearby are all unique. Rockwall has lots of shops and places to eat and live music on certain nights as well as a farmers market. Downtown Fate has the Fate Food Haul (Food Truck Area) with more to come as Fate continues to grow. Downtown Royse City has fun events like live music as well as the annual FUNFEST on Mainstreet.

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
My Husband Johnny Kirkpatrick

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