THE BLOG

The From Maker to Market Program is FPL's new micro-entrepreneurship program, is here to serve the blossoming entrepreneurship community in Northwest Arkansas. The program consists of two parts: a skills training and product prototyping phase, followed by an idea, business and funding development phase which will be...

You have a great idea or thought but how do you convert it into an actual business? Great question - we wanted to provide some general guidance on starting a business in Arkansas. This is not an all-inclusive list and will vary by the business, structure, size, etc. - but is a great overview. Keep in mind that we can help with most of this process...

UA Cossatot Community Navigator Network is excited to partner with Comprehensive Consulting Solutions to offer FREE business consulting to small business owners in Sevier County (Arkansas). Over a 4-week period, small business owners will receive...

LinkedIn is a great place for news, meeting new folks, building relationships, and more. It’s a great tool for networking and connecting but there are good and bad ways to network. First impressions are important so, before you ever try to sell something, you want to build relationships with others. If you want people to pay attention...

Comprehensive Consulting Solutions for Small Businesses (CCS) was recently as one of the Top Social Media Marketing Agencies in Fayetteville by UpCity. Upcity is a resource that works to connect millions of buyers with business-to-business service providers through their high google search rankings. Upcity has recognized CCS as a business buyers can trust based on positive reviews and...

As a Small Business Consultant, our team and I work with clients on their marketing efforts. We have noticed an increase in Facebook phishing emails, Google My Business Scam Messages, and other scams targeted towards small business owners. We couldn’t find a lot of information online on these specific scams, so we thought we needed to write a blog on our experiences.

In this article, we will cover information and resources about funding options for small businesses. We provide this information as a resource for small businesses trying to figure out the small business funding puzzle. Business funding can come from a combination of sources such as friends or family, loans, grants, or crowd funding. In this article, we are going to review...

Today, Alignable’s network has chosen Mollie Watkins of Comprehensive Consulting Solutions for Small Businesses to be Honored as Fayetteville’s 2022 Local Businessperson of the Year! The 2022 contest is the most popular competition Alignable has ever hosted, marking a 64% increase in participation over last year.

We recently worked with a client who was just getting started on the journey of small business ownership. He was currently employed, but was looking to build a business that would allow him to step away from his employer and become a financially independent small business owner. At the time he approached us, the business was a pre-revenue venture.

Comprehensive Consulting Solutions for Small Business offers a variety of services to help small businesses identify problem areas and implement solutions that will increase customer traffic and maximize profit. This post is the second in a series of case studies detailing the benefits that CCSfSB can provide to small businesses.

Comprehensive Consulting Solutions for Small Businesses to receive “A” level accreditation through the Better Business Bureau. The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is an agency that works to build market trust between businesses and consumers by holding businesses accountable to their standards of ethical and trustworthy business practices...

The United States Small Business Administration - an agency of the federal government that works to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business concerns, preserve free competitive enterprise and maintain and strengthen the overall economy of our nation – is working to award at least five percent of all federal...

The Fayetteville Public Library and Comprehensive Consulting Solutions for Small Businesses are excited to announce a Virtual Recruiting Event on August 11th at 10 am. Mollie Watkins, Accredited Small Business Consultant, of Comprehensive Consulting Solutions for Small Businesses will walk participants through the foundations of business planning.

The Fayetteville Public Library and Comprehensive Consulting Solutions for Small Businesses are excited to announce a Virtual Marketing Event on July 15th at 10 am. Mollie Watkins, Accredited Small Business Consultant, of Comprehensive Consulting Solutions for Small Businesses will walk participants through the foundations of business planning.

The Fayetteville Public Library and Comprehensive Consulting Solutions for Small Businesses are excited to announce a Virtual Business Planning Event on June 17th at 10 am. Mollie Watkins, Accredited Small Business Consultant, of Comprehensive Consulting Solutions for Small Businesses will walk participants through the foundations of business planning.

Comprehensive Consulting Solutions has several clients that have requested COVID-19 resources for 2021. We have pulled together a list for our small business owners and clients, which includes resources on PPP, Grants, Remote Work, and more...

Alignable’s network is honoring Mollie Watkins of Comprehensive Consulting Solutions for Small Businesses for winning Fayetteville’s 2021 Alignable Local Businessperson of The Year! The largest online referral network for small businesses, Alignable.com is announcing the results of its month-long North American search for local business leaders who’ve gone above...

Mollie Watkins from Comprehensive Consulting Solutions for Small Businesses was recently named to the National Small Business Association (NSBA) Leadership Council. NSBA is the nation’s oldest small-business advocacy organization and operates on a staunchly nonpartisan basis. Mollie Watkins, a recognized leader in the small-business community, joins the NSBA Leadership Council alongside...

There are 11 business days remaining in 2020! Bye 2021, Hello 2021! It’s been a very unusual and, in some cases, detrimental year for small businesses across Arkansas and the country. According to the U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy, “While self-employment figures indicate the number of proprietors has been mostly consistent over time, their income...

Comprehensive Consulting Solutions for Small Businesses offers a variety of business consulting and coaching solutions for small businesses and individuals. This Blog Post is Example 1 of a new series of posts, which details examples of how we have helped small business owners increase efficiencies and maximize profit. This blog focuses on increasing efficiencies through the use...

At Comprehensive Consulting Solutions for Small Businesses, we work with small business owners to help them maximize profit or increase efficiencies through marketing, planning, recruiting, and more. As we mentioned in a previous blog, recruiting talent has been a hot topic for many of our clients. We wanted to review some tips to help with prescreening questions..

At Comprehensive Consulting Solutions for Small Business, we work with small business owners and professionals that own or work at small to mid-size companies. We have several clients that aren’t business owners but are in a professional job from various industries from accounting to sales. We help our individual clients with job searching, resume reviews, sales process...

At Comprehensive Consulting Solutions for Small Businesses, we help clients with content development strategies that engage and build credibility for their brands to build awareness, sell more, or engage with the local community. The company, industry, product/service, customer demographics and psychographics, and other factors highly influence which mediums are used...

At Comprehensive Consulting Solutions for Small Businesses, we help small business owners recruit talent through ads on job and professional networking platforms. Recently, we have noticed that more clients are recruiting talent, compared to a few months ago. Comprehensive Consulting Solutions loves seeing the surge in hiring, while we are in the midst of a pandemic...

Comprehensive Consulting Solutions for Small Businesses has worked through many SWOTs with clients. With our current environment and new normal from COVID-19, we highly suggest that all business owners revisit their SWOT Analysis – or even complete a new SWOT, but either way – make sure and add another T for trends. Most of our clients have completed a SWOT with the...

From our experiences at Comprehensive Consulting Solutions for Small Businesses, we have found that starting and running a business can be much easier if the business owner is using the right tools. Those tools could be help with various areas within the small business puzzle such as operations, marketing, recruiting, customer management, social media, website...

The Association of Accredited Small Business Consultants® (AASBC®) is proud to announce that Mollie Watkins of Comprehensive Consulting Solutions for Small Businesses in Fayetteville, Arkansas has fulfilled the requirements and passed the certification exam to become an Accredited Small Business Consultant® (ASBC®). By receiving the ASBC® designation, Mollie Watkins...

Comprehensive Consulting Solutions for Small Businesses noticed that there is confusion around SBA loan options for small businesses impacted by the coronavirus. We wanted to provide resources to help small business owners determine what loan and grant options are available. We are not a SBA lender or loan advisor – please reach out to the resources listed, your banker, or local...

During these times of uncertainty, Comprehensive Consulting Solutions for Small Businesses is sending wishes of health and hope to our clients. During COVID-19, Comprehensive Consulting Solutions for Small Businesses is still helping clients with their consulting and coaching needs, but instead of face to face meetings – we are meeting with clients via Zoom and Vonage...

Small Business Consultants at Comprehensive Consulting Solutions for Small Businesses consult and coach business owners in Arkansas and across the country to help them resolve an issue, increase efficiency, handle an upcoming change or transition, overcome an obstacle, etc. We focus on small businesses because we understand their challenges and...

At Comprehensive Consulting Solutions for Small Businesses, we work with several clients on recruiting from the planning stage to execution. We have noticed that some small business owners are not aware of the information, resources, and tools available to help them find talent. Another note worth mentioning is that many business owners haven’t really defined the role of the new...

At Comprehensive Consulting Solutions for Small Businesses, we help our consulting and coaching clients with reminders that pertain to their small businesses across the country. We send updates, news, and reminders through meetings, calls, and newsletters. As business management consultants, it is our job to ensure our clients are informed and thinking about items...

Comprehensive Consulting Solutions for Small Businesses works with clients to train service staff on business processes. We have noticed that when some business owners think about marketing, they focus on acquisition tactics and don’t examine retention tactics. Even though stats show that keeping a current customer is much less expensive compared to winning a new...

Recently, Comprehensive Consulting Solutions for Small Businesses has several clients that it has consulted on business processes including creation or revision, implementation, and measurement.

To start, let’s define process.

According to...

Comprehensive Consulting Solutions for Small Businesses in Northwest Arkansas will be featured on a 30-minute live interview on Business Talk Radio on 1/13/2020 at 3:30 pm Central! Comprehensive Consulting Solutions for Small Businesses will be asked questions about our business consulting and business coaching services, inspiration, obstacles...

There are only a few business days remaining in 2019! Where did 2019 go? If you figure that out – please let us know! It’s been an amazing year at Comprehensive Consulting Solutions for Small Businesses and we are looking forward to another successful year in 2020! We grew from 0 clients to 30+ clients in a short period, which include small businesses in Northwest Arkansas...

At Comprehensive Consulting Solutions for Small Businesses, we have noticed that the field of business consulting isn’t as straightforward as we like to think it is. To us, business consulting is helping small businesses increase revenue growth and/or operational efficiencies through advice, strategies, and tactics. What does that really mean though? That’s a great question...

Comprehensive Consulting Solutions for Small Business is excited to announce that our Founder, Mollie Watkins, will be interviewed on Business Talk Radio on December 11, 2019 at 2:50 pm central time (3:50 eastern time). Make sure you tune in to hear an overview of our services, why our company was started, where we are going from here, and more...

Comprehensive Consulting Solutions for Small Businesses has started 2020 Strategic Planning with our clients. It’s hard to believe that there are ONLY 24 business days remaining in 2019! This year has flown by at record speed! 2020 will be here in a few days – at least as this pace, that is how it will feel! With year-end quickly approaching, make sure you are working on...

Small businesses have a lot going on with their small business puzzle – puzzle pieces like marketing, recruiting, business planning, sales and revenue growth, sales training, and measurement. Sometimes those puzzle pieces are prioritized – so things that need to be done, but aren’t as important as others, are put on the back burner until a much later date. Small...

Comprehensive Consulting Solutions for Small Businesses works with various types of small businesses in Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley. Both areas are great places to run businesses and raise families. Here are a few facts about Northwest Arkansas:

1. “January 2020 Population: 565,200 residents by...

Comprehensive Consulting Solutions for Small Businesses coaches and consults sales people within various industries. As with small business owners, there are core categories or puzzle pieces in the small business puzzle that every business deals with. No matter if the entrepreneur sells oil or insurance, there are opportunities or challenges within marketing, recruiting...

Last week, Comprehensive Consulting Solutions for Small Businesses hosted a “Sales Training Class: Back to the Basics” at the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The sales class was presented by Mollie Watkins, Small Business Consultant, and was focused on self-exploration, activities, and engagement with other attendees. There were no computers...

Comprehensive Consulting Solutions for Small Businesses is here to help small business owners with their puzzle pieces. Puzzle pieces as in the many things that business owners deal with such as revenue growth, efficiency, effectiveness, business planning, recruiting, marketing, retention, staffing, culture, processes, and sales. Comprehensive Consulting Solutions for...

At Comprehensive Consulting Solutions for Small Businesses, we are excited to announce a Sales Training Class on October 16, 2019 from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm at the Fayetteville Chamber located at 21 W Mountain St #300, Fayetteville, AR 72701. The training class will be held in the Chamber's Conference Room. Mollie Watkins, the Founder of Comprehensive Consulting Solutions for Small Businesses, will be presenting...

Business planning doesn’t sound glamorous, but to us at Comprehensive Consulting Solutions for Small Business, a Business Plan is a necessity. A business plan is the road map for the business and includes specifics about the company, goals, strategies, tactics, and more. It also details how the business operates, where it wants to be, and how it will get there. A completed business...

Comprehensive Consulting Solutions for Small Businesses’ founder, Mollie Watkins, has a favorite quote by Henry Ford – “Whether you think you can or you can’t, you are right.” To Mollie, the quote means that small business owners’ thoughts and actions can either drive them to their goals or inhibit them from reaching their goals. Many small business owners don’t realize ...

Lead generation is crucial for small businesses that want to grow their revenue and compensation. This piece of a small business owner’s puzzle can be more challenging for some entrepreneurs. Some think that lead generation (or marketing in general) is an expense and don’t budget money or time for it. Without it, owners focus on retaining the customers they have.

One of the puzzle pieces in a small business owner’s puzzle is running their business. Small Business Owners have only so many hours in the day, so they must prioritize their time to ensure that revenue driving and maintenance tasks are completed. Comprehensive Consulting Solutions for Small Businesses spoke to a small business owner this week that stated that there are...

One of the puzzle pieces in a small business owner’s puzzle is marketing. From our experiences at Comprehensive Consulting Solutions for Small Businesses, we have noticed that the term “marketing” is usually used in a broad sense to cover all areas of making a sale including attracting, on-boarding, and retaining customers. Some examples of marketing...

Small Businesses are like puzzles - there are a lot of pieces that make up the business and if one or some pieces aren’t fitting correctly, the business may lack effectiveness of efficacy. Many small business owners struggle with staffing. Some have trouble finding staff, others can’t keep them, and others struggle to motivate and engage their team effectively. Here are resources and...

Many small business owners have processes setup within their businesses to define how specific tasks within the business are handled. Examples of processes could include how leads are delegated, how service follow-ups are performed, and how lead follow-up is executed. Entrepreneurs will work with the team member (or members, depending on size) that will own...

Effective marketing is integral to small businesses and their long-term success. Each business has different marketing needs based on their product/service, value, pricing, customer, sales cycle, etc. Business owners have different goals too – one may want to be Top in Company or hit the lower level trips another owner may want to earn a specific compensation goal. Some people...

Comprehensive Consulting Solutions for Small Businesses is here to help small businesses with their opportunities. We offer business or management consulting solutions to help small businesses with some of their puzzle pieces - marketing, retention, growth, business planning and business coaching, staffing and culture, and processes. We are located in Northwest AR...

Small businesses must balance many things. At Comprehensive Consulting Solutions for Small Businesses, we view each area that a small business owner must balance as a piece of a larger puzzle. If a small business owner’s opportunity cost of completing a task or set of tasks is too high or if the business owner just doesn’t have the time, drive, or capacity to...

A lead follow-up process is an important part of an organization’s sales process. When referring to sales process, we mean the entire process from initial marketing to converting a lead to a customer – such as marketing tactics used, how many people it will reach, how many people will call you after receiving the marketing, acquisition costs, close rates, sales presentation...

There are a lot of sources of information for starting, running, and marketing a small business – we compiled a list of the sites that were helpful with our small business. Whether you are starting or running a business, here are a few resources for Small Business Owners. The list below has useful info, resources, tools, and templates pertaining to business setup and... ​

Comprehensive Consulting Solutions for Small Businesses LLC is here to help fellow small business owners with their opportunities, which could include tactics or strategies within business basics, marketing, growth, staffing and culture, retention, and processes. Listed below are questions that may be asked by your Small Business Consultant to identify the...

Processes are very important to a small business' success. They guide how the flow of the business works by identifying what the task is, who will own the task, how it will be measured, when and where it will be completed, and why the task is being completed. Here are various types of processes that are related to the foundational, core areas of small....