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Tax Tip Tuesday E.6 – Deductions and Credits
Happy Halloween Everyone! My kids are dressing up as 2 Minions and a Poppy (Trolls) They have me going as Gru…. As promised, this week …
Tax Tip Tuesday E.5 – Audit Myths
Hey, If you are just joining us, each week I am releasing a Tax Tip Tuesday through December 1, 2017. This week I want …
Tax Tip Tuesday E.4
Hey, this week’s tax tip is the conclusion to a 3 part series. If you are just joining us, I highly recommend you start with …
Tax Tip Tuesday E.3
This weeks tax tip is a continuation from last week. If you missed it, you can read it here. So we need a better strategy, …
Tax Tip Tuesday E.2
Most tax planning advice given to small business owners is based on spending money. “Buy new equipment before year-end.” “Prepay next year’s insurance policy.” “Buy …
Tax Tip Tuesday
As you may know, I prefer to be writing and talking about brewery growth strategies. What you may or may not know that I have spent …
Suds and Spent Grains
Welcome to the quarterly edition of Savory Suds and Spent Grains from Small Batch Standard. I thought this would be a fun way to highlight …
Markup v. Margin
I recently wrote a post about Gross Profit vs Gross Margin, it was nice. Piggybacking off that topic I want to explain the differences between …
Can we call a duck a duck?
Recently, we have seen the M&A space for craft breweries in what I call a low boil. Meaning, it’s still hot, but people are talking …
Equipment that is loved, loves you back
Starting a brewery is hard work. In the beginning and even up through the first 2 years everyone involved is wearing multiple hats, working long …