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Craft Beer Marketing Awards Announce 2022 Medal Winners

posted May 11th, 2022 by Tom McCormick

The 2022 Craft Beer Marketing Awards (CBMAs) “Crushie” winners have been announced. Part one was announced in a virtual awards ceremony on Thursday, May 28th and the final winners were announced on May 4th Live at the Craft Brewers Conference in Minneapolis, MN.

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Begin With The End In Mind: Strategies For Selling Your Brewery

posted May 1st, 2022 by Craft Beer Professionals

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Considering Employee Ownership: Questions to Ask Before Undertaking the Initiative

posted Mar 30th, 2022 by John Holl

For many, the idea of owning a business is part of the American dream and there are thousands of examples of that in the country’s small breweries. There are times when founders and owners want to add new people to the mix and considering bringing on existing employees as owners can have a lot of benefits.

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An Exit Strategy: Questions to Consider Before Closing Up Shop

posted Mar 23rd, 2022 by John Holl

The small business survival rate can be terrifying to people contemplating opening their own shop. According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, approximately 20 percent of small businesses in this country fail within their first year of operation. By the end of year five, half have closed. And these stats were before the pandemic took its toll on already strained businesses.

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How to Recruit and Retain Exceptional Employees – An Interview with Pontoon Brewing CEO Sean O’Keef

posted Mar 17th, 2022 by John Holl

As the brewing industry grows and becomes more competitive, brewing companies need to make sure they are offering competitive salaries and benefits to recruit and keep top talent. Sean O’Keefe, the CEO and co-owner of Pontoon Brewing in Sandy Springs, Georgia spoke with Beer Edge editor John Holl about his brewery’s approach to employee compensation.

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Insurance Checkup: Tips for Reevaluating your Insurance Coverage From Peter Whelan

posted Mar 16th, 2022 by Andy Crouch

Let’s be honest, absolutely no one enjoys dealing with insurance issues. In the best of times, insurance can seem like a pricey extravagance, a hedge against some hypothetical crisis that will likely never appear. And every year when it comes time to renew your coverage, the irritating process starts all over again.

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Today – March 14th is Last Day to Enter for the 2022 Craft Beer Marketing Awards

posted Mar 14th, 2022 by Tom McCormick

Today, March 14th is the last chance to enter the Craft Beer Marketing Awards.

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Employee Perks and Benefits with Erik C. Coleman of Beer By Coleman

posted Mar 11th, 2022 by John Holl

A goal of brewery owners should be to focus not only on making great beer, but providing a workplace environment that values employees, fosters careers, and seeks to keep the calm and peace. That can be easier said than done in a high-pressure environment that touches on many different skillsets but there are ways to achieve a positive workplace beyond just paying a fair salary.

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Selling Your Brewery – Three Paths to Consider with Jason Sleeman of Craft Beverage Lending

posted Mar 8th, 2022 by John Holl

When the time to retire arrives and the conditions are right, a brewery owner must decide what to do with the company. In some cases they can simply decide to close the doors, sell the equipment and walk away, living happily in consumers’ minds as a memory. In other instances a decision is made to sell the business.

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DEI: Closing the Gender Gap in Beer – an Interview with Deborah Brenner of Women of the Vine & Spirits

posted Mar 3rd, 2022 by John Holl

There are a lot of conversations that focus on closing the gender gap in the beer industry and actionable steps have been made in recent years, but more work needs to be done. It is not as simple as simply offering jobs to women. There are rooted problems in the beer industry that need to be addressed to make companies responsible employers and to set a culture that fosters inclusivity.

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The ABC’s of Trademark Law With Attorney Mark Traphage

posted Mar 1st, 2022 by Andy Crouch

With nearly 10,000 breweries operating in the United States, and countless beer brands available, trying to come up with an original beer name has never been more challenging. Knowing some basics about trademark law and how to protect your brands is no longer the province solely of larger breweries but all craft brewers.

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Tips on Upping Your POS Program

posted Nov 9th, 2021 by Tom McCormick

Nick Bartelme, Marketing Manager at CANarchy, sat down with CODO Design, a food and beverage branding firm, to lay out some important insight on how brewers can raise the quality and effectiveness of their POS program.

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Deadline Nears for Restaurant Revitalization Fund Applications

posted May 21st, 2021 by Tom McCormick

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced this week that eligible businesses have until Monday, May 24, 8:00 pm (eastern) to submit applications to the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF).

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SBA Grant Applications for Restaurant Revitalization Fund Accepted Beginning May 3

posted Apr 28th, 2021 by Tom McCormick

The U.S. Small Business Administration has announced that online application for the $28.6 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund will be accepted beginning on Monday, May 3, at 12:00pm (EDT). The online application will remain open until funds are exhausted.

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Pandemic Hasn’t Slowed Investment Interest in Craft Brewing Industry

posted Apr 8th, 2021 by Tom McCormick

Although the Brewer’s Association announced this week that craft beer sales dropped for the first time ever in 2020 with a 9% decrease in volume, an article in the Commercial Observer says that the craft brewing industry continues to be a desirable investment.

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Safety Considerations with a Brewstillery

posted Sep 21st, 2016 (updated Mar 2nd, 2022) by Stan Hieronymus

The following article was posted on Sept. 21, 2016. It has been reviewed and updated as necessary by the ProBrewer editorial staff. 

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Regulation Considerations for a Brewstillery

posted Sep 21st, 2016 (updated Mar 2nd, 2022) by Stan Hieronymus

The following article was posted on Sept 21, 2016. It has been reviewed and updated as necessary by the ProBrewer editorial staff. Footnotes have been included where updated content has been added.

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Nano Brewery Expenses and Funding

posted Oct 17th, 2014 by Stan Hieronymus

The first question a prospective nano brewery owner should ask themselves is not “How much money can I expect to make?” but rather, “How much money can I afford to spend?”

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Nano Brewery Basics

posted Oct 17th, 2014 by Stan Hieronymus

The term “nano brewery” may be a fairly recent addition to the craft brewing lexicon, but the concept of small breweries with a pint-sized brew length is nothing new. Although Anchor Brewing in San Francisco might be considered the first American craft brewery, it was New Albion Brewing of Sonoma, Calif., that showed other entrepreneurs they could build a brewery from the ground up. New Albion opened in 1976 using a 55-gallon brewing system.

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Selling your beer – the basics of self-distribution and brewery sales

posted Oct 17th, 2014 (updated Feb 8th, 2022) by Stan Hieronymus

The following article was posted on Feb. 18, 2015. It has been reviewed and updated as necessary by the ProBrewer editorial staff. 

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