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It can be easy to forget that every brewery is also a business that requires strong leadership, a positive company culture, stable finances, and more. This section is for everything beyond the brewhouse, including regulation and government affairs; promotion of diversity and inclusion in the craft beer industry; establishment of best practices for human resources, management and leadership in breweries; maintaining healthy finance and accounting practices; and understanding the statistics and trends that are affecting the indsutry overall.
You took a risk when you started your own brewery. What if you started your own movement? In this seminar, Cody Keenan, craft beer fan and Barack Obama’s speechwriter and collaborator for the past twelve years, will talk about ways …Read More
Whether you are brand new or experienced, craft brewers of all sizes can struggle with successfully hiring, training, and managing craft beer salespeople. This can become an expensive and time consuming process for all involved. Done right, you will reap …Read More
Sure, there are headwinds in the craft beer industry! And of course the craft beer market is more crowded and competitive than ever before. So what? Despite all the hand-wringing and foreboding press reports of disruption and an industry slowdown, …Read More
The Brewers Association has long recognized that independent craft brewers tend to be very involved in their communities through philanthropy, product donations, volunteerism, and sponsorship of events. Whether they are raising awareness about current issues, raising funds for disaster relief, …Read More
Hop contracting remains the single tool allowing craft brewers of all sizes to ensure access to the hop varieties they cherish for their beer brands. Hop growers will only produce the hops you need until you ask them to do …Read More
Improving any aspect of our breweries (safety, quality, efficiency, etc.) requires inputs or resources. We are all very fortunate to work with passionate people who always have ideas to improve our process—and those ideas are a free and limitless resource! …Read More
Treat your employees like family! It sounds odd, but who do we want to succeed more than our own family? Who do we show the most patience with, and put the most effort into teaching? Too often as employers we’re …Read More
Join Dave Colt of Sun King Brewery and Distillery, Dan Carey of New Glarus Brewing Co., and Colin Blake of Moonshine University for a panel-style examination of how craft brewers are perfectly positioned to extend their current operations into the …Read More
In this hands-on workshop participants will develop a financial forecast for the first 3 years of operation. Attendees will leave with a forecast template that generates three basic financial reports: balance sheet, income statement and statement of cash flows. The …Read More
Employee Owners Talk About What an ESOP Brings to Their Beer, Their Business, and Why It’s Essential to Staying Independent With more craft breweries in the United States than ever before, many of which are over a generation old, some …Read More
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