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Maintaining healthy finance and accounting practices is essential to running your business. The resources in this section will provide you with the basics for brewery finance and accounting, plus more detailed topics that will keep your business going strong.

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The New Brewer: Brewing & Climate Change

Investing in Sustainability

Greg Kitsock

In an age of rising costs and tighter margins, what’s best for the planet is not just an altruistic venture: it also helps the bottom line for many companies, including breweries.

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CBC 2024 Finance & Accounting Seminars

These seminars cover essential financial strategies for craft beverage producers, including debt management, fostering financial literacy, boosting profitability amidst tight margins, and effective budgeting for goal alignment and accountability.Read More

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Education Program Manager

MacKenzie Staples is the education program manager for the Brewers Association. She organizes all educational programming for the Craft Brewers Conference® (CBC). She is originally from Texas where she fell in love with craft beer, and is proud to say that she has visited over 1,000 U.S. small and independent craft breweries.

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Financial Literacy as a Basis for Culture and Communication

Craft Brewers Conference 2024Las Vegas, NevadaSpeaker(s): Larry Chase, Thor Cheston, Greg Parker, Kevin Wright

This seminar addresses the financial literacy gap among brewery employees, highlighting the importance of understanding brewery finances. Brewery owners share strategies for integrating financial literacy into brewery cultures, empowering employees to influence business outcomes positively and drive profitability through informed actions.Read More

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Transforming Brewery Performance Through Budgeting

Craft Brewers Conference 2024Las Vegas, NevadaSpeaker(s): Maria Pearman

An operational budget is the single most impactful tool a brewery can use to shape its future. In this seminar, we discuss how to use the budgeting process as a method of clarifying company goals, creating a culture of accountability, and staying on course.Read More

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What Does the Fed’s Rate Cut Mean for Your Brewery?

For those Brewers Association (BA) members who do not spend their day mired in macroeconomics, this quick post provides context on what the cut in the Federal Funds Rate on 9/18/24 could mean for the craft beer industry, both directly and indirectly. Read More

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Staff Economist

Matt Gacioch (he/him), staff economist for the Brewers Association, helps members make sense of the data that enable their businesses to thrive. He brings experience from market analytics, brewery operations, and consulting, along with an MBA, MS, and BS from the University of Michigan. Follow him on Instagram @craft_econ

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Craft Mergers Partnerships and Buyouts
The New Brewer: Sales & Marketing

Deal Me In

Greg Kitsock

With large international companies no longer on a shopping spree, more small breweries are seeking partners their own size as they strive to prosper in challenging times.

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Business Financial Leadership Workshop

Craft Brewers Conference 2023Nashville, TennesseeSpeaker(s): Larry Chase, Chris Farmand, Audra Gaiziunas, Paris McFarthing, Maria Pearman, Richie Saunders, Kary Shumway, Nicole Smith

Are you a brewery owner or manager responsible for operating your business and its financials without the help of a Chief Financial Officer? Do you already understand the basic concepts of your business’ accounting and finances, but struggle to make …Read More

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