WTF happened to the fitness industry during Covid? All inventory, wiped out clean. Sure you could go to Facebook marketplace and purchase kettlebells for $2/lb from the homer who is greasing the receiving boy at Academy Sport, but for those of you not in the kettlebell market, that’s expensive! Where did all the inventory go? […]
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Given the last seven months of craziness, I feel like we have become hardened as a society. I label it….Covid-Force! Each of us have developed a layer of emotional and mental stability, enabling our inner primitive animal to rise and deal with life’s shit. It’s kinda like we’ve hit the reset button… Acknowledging this, I
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Today, I want to talk about capacity at your brewery. We’ve been busy working on Brewery Business Assessments (BBA) and have stumbled across a discouraging theme. Excess capacity. A semi-natural reaction for this is to blame Covid or draught sales coming to a standstill. While this may offer some temporary relief, blame is not going
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This is Part 4 of our journey through the typical brewery: what we see, what should be there, and what the implications are on profit, growth, and legacy. You can circle back to Part 1 (Finance) here, Part 2 (Taproom) here, or Part 3 (Distribution and Operations) here. Ladies and Gentlemen, this one is going
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This is Part 3 of our journey through the typical brewery: what we see, what should be there, and what the implications are on profit, growth, and legacy. You can circle back to Part 1 (Finance) here or Part 2 (Taproom) here. Make the leap. Dive in with both feet. Lean in and plow forward.
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This is Part 2 of our journey through the typical brewery: what we see, what should be there, and what the implications are on profit, growth, and legacy. You can circle back to Part 1(Finance) here. It’s been a while since I’ve used it… And it’s think it’s time to pull it back out. Honey
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This is Part 1 of our journey through the typical brewery: what we see, what should be there, and what the implications are on profit, growth, and legacy. Out in the taproom it’s all smiles. Out in the production area the team is brewin’ it up. All is well in the brewery. Or so it
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I have visited breweries all over the U.S. More than I can count, or really remember. What I do know is they span the whole country, east to west, north to south. While most look and smell the same… Under the hood, they are different, very different. For the most part, they all have the
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A few weeks back, we explored some initial thoughts on the new Package Store model that has emerged as a result of the corona-shutdown. Then we dug a bit further into the financial implications that this newfound emphasis on packaged product sales would have both during and after the crisis. And now most recently, we’ve
This handbook exists in order to document everything that goes into what makes Small Batch Standard what it is: a specialized, expertise-based financial agency aimed at helping breweries grow profits, and doing so in a way that facilitates deep, successful relationships. In order to accomplish this, we need a team of self-motivated, independent, autonomous contributors
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