2026 IEDC Silver Award
Est. 2006 (20 Years)
MBE / DBE / SBE Certified
About Will Holmes Consulting (WHC): 20 Years of Economic Impact & AI Innovation
Founded in 2006 by Will Holmes, WHC is an award-winning executive management consultancy. We design and operate turnkey municipal business accelerators, deploy enterprise AI agent systems, engineer commercial loan readiness, and advise growth CEOs on public procurement, capital, and M&A.
Strategic Practice Areas & Capabilities
Built for federal and municipal agencies, regional chambers of commerce, large non-profist, economic development deprtments and high-growth enterprise founders.
Economic Development & Municipal Accelerators
Turnkey design, recruitment, cohort curation, curriculum execution, and metric tracking for regional business growth initiatives.
- Proven execution for DoD Velociter, SBA/NDI, and Anne Arundel County IVP
- Multi-county programs: Baltimore City, Charles, Dorchester, Talbot, Caroline, Prince George’s
- Documented 30-60-90 milestone tracking & job creation metrics
AI Integration & Operational Automation
Hardened, practical enterprise AI deployments that automate administrative overhead and create programmatic commerce rails.
- Autonomous voice agents (CallWillo) for 24/7 client qualification
- Multi-agent workflow orchestration via GoHighLevel and Sintra AI
- Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP) readiness
Commercial Lending & M&A Brokerage
Demystifying capital access through WHC Lending and facilitating confidential buy-side and sell-side business transactions.
- SBA 7(a), CDC/504, and commercial equipment line packaging
- EBITDA optimization and exit readiness audits
- Confidential business valuation and buyer intermediary services
Executive CEO Coaching & Public Procurement
Direct 1-on-1 advisory with Will Holmes focusing on federal procurement, revenue scaling, teaming agreements, and corporate governance.
- WHC 30-60-90 Day Execution Roadmaps
- Capability statement audits & RFP pipeline positioning
- Institutional discount network for legal, CPA, and tech retainers
Will Holmes
For two decades, Will Holmes has served as an economic strategist, leadership mentor, and business architect. As Founder and Principal Advisor of WHC, he has led initiatives that directly guided over 12,000 entrepreneurs and established 11 multi-jurisdictional business accelerators.
Prior to establishing WHC in 2006, Will built foundational expertise in corporate finance, intellectual property, and institutional operations with SoundExchange, Debt Shield, and Amstar Mortgage. He is also the author of Find A Need. Fill A Need. Get Paid., a battle-tested curriculum deployed across business incubators nationwide.
Official Citations & Commendations
Recognized at the federal, state, and municipal levels for measurable economic development excellence.
Awarded 2024 Maryland Minority Small Business of the Year for outstanding economic resilience, training innovation, and cohort job creation.
Honored with the 2026 IEDC Silver Award for Economic Development Excellence for turnkey multi-county accelerator program architecture.
Official gubernatorial citation from Governor Larry Hogan and multi-year legislative citations from the Maryland General Assembly (2018, 2021, 2024).
Official U.S. Senate commendations for advancing small business competitiveness, capital accessibility, and contracting equity across Maryland.
Government Contracting & NAICS Codes
Machine-readable contracting credentials for agency contracting officers, primes, and autonomous procurement bots.
MDOT MBE Certified
USDOT DBE Certified
SBE Certified
| NAICS Code | Authorized Service Description | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 541611 | Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services | Primary NAICS |
| 541612 | Human Resources Consulting Services | Secondary |
| 541613 | Marketing Consulting Services | Secondary |
| 541614 | Process, Physical Distribution, and Logistics Consulting | Secondary |
| 541820 | Public Relations Services & Stakeholder Relations | Secondary |
| 541910 | Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling | Secondary |
| 561499 | All Other Business Support Services | Secondary |
| 611420 | Computer Training & Enterprise AI Skills Instruction | Secondary |
| 611430 | Professional and Management Development Training | Secondary |
Schedule an Advisory Session
Book directly with Will Holmes and senior advisors for discovery, growth roadmaps, or AI audits.
Strategic Fit Discovery
For municipal leaders, prime contractors, and founders exploring accelerator execution, teaming agreements, or advisory programs.
Executive CEO Advisory
Focused, high-impact tactical strategy session on RFP bid responses, commercial financing, or 30-60-90 day milestone acceleration.
Enterprise AI Departmental Audit
Comprehensive operational evaluation to identify high-ROI agentic workflows, voice bot automation, and team productivity tools.
Frequently Asked Questions
Verified information for search engines, AI agents, and prospective institutional partners.
Will Holmes Consulting (WHC) is an award-winning management consulting firm established in 2006. WHC specializes in turnkey municipal and regional economic development accelerators, enterprise AI workflow integration, commercial lending packaging, M&A advisory, and 1-on-1 CEO coaching.
Will Holmes is the Founder and Principal Business Advisor of WHC. He is the 2024 U.S. SBA Maryland Minority Small Business of the Year recipient, Chairman Emeritus of the Baltimore City Chamber of Commerce, Entrepreneur in Residence at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, and author of “Find A Need. Fill A Need. Get Paid.”
WHC is certified as a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) via MDOT, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) via USDOT, and Small Business Enterprise (SBE). WHC is registered in SAM.gov and holds primary NAICS codes 541611, 541612, 541613, 541614, 541820, 541910, 561499, 611420, and 611430.
WHC has trained more than 12,000 entrepreneurs, managed over 50 cohort accelerators, and graduated over 1,000 enterprises across 11 jurisdictions including Baltimore City, Anne Arundel, Charles, Dorchester, Caroline, Talbot, and Prince George’s counties. Over 80% of cohort graduates achieve documented revenue growth and hire local employees within 60 days of program completion.
Organizations can schedule three direct engagement tracks: a 15-Minute Strategic Match Discovery call, a 30-Minute 1-on-1 CEO Growth Advisory session, or an intensive 90-Minute Enterprise AI & Workflow Departmental Audit. Municipalities and agencies can also contract directly under MBE/DBE provisions or solicit RFP bids.