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If you’re anything like me, sometimes you just gotta hit the road on a totally aimless Sunday drive. Yes indeed, cows are involved . . .

My wife often uses the word “flow.” I hate the word.  For those unfamiliar with the term, it was developed by Gen Z and it’s meant to describe a free spirit. Someone who lets things go easily and takes life with a grain of salt. Someone who flows typically has a hard time accepting reality.

I’m here to share another call I had. When I experience a call like this, it’s my moral duty for me to get it out there just to make sure we are all on the same page. The background is: Brewpub, located in a major market, currently generates $1.5m in revenue. To fill capacity and

We sat down with our brewery consultants, Derek Smith and Julia Grubbs, for a deep dive into their recent experience presenting…

I walked in my kitchen the other night and was greeted by three children banging their fists on the dinner table chanting in unison: “Amazon is never wrong!” Imagine this? These days, the damn kids are programmed at a very young age that a button on my phone will deliver them stuff. I used to

Hey there, Happy New Year My name is Chris Farmand and I am the founder at Small Batch Standard. We are the premiere financial agency for craft. Over the past 12 years our team has been immersed in craft beer finance. Needless to say we have learned a lot, and the industry has evolved. I

If you are just joining us….welcome.Over the past 2 weeks I have been on a tear about the importance of Minding the Gap in your brewery’s finances. First up was Revenue and then came Cost of Goods Sold… And today we are talking about the hard part…General and Administrative Expenses. No one is talking about