by Kary@BeerBusinessFinance.com | Oct 9, 2025 | Expense Reduction
New tax law just handed breweries a playbook to keep more cash in the business—if you know how to use it. Today we’re joined by Brent Williams, CPA and brewery tax manager at Small Batch Standard, to translate the One Big Brewery Bill (OB3) into clear, practical moves...
by Kary@BeerBusinessFinance.com | Apr 22, 2025 | Expense Reduction
Today on the podcast we hear from Bob Higgins of P3 Cost Analysts. Bob and his team specialize in identifying and reducing over-spending in your business. We talk all things expense management, cost reduction strategies, and share ideas on how your brewery can save...
by Kary@BeerBusinessFinance.com | Apr 8, 2025 | Expense Reduction
Brewery benchmarks are useful ways to measure the most important numbers in your business and compare results with brewery peers. Rent expense, for example, can be measured as a percentage of sales and then compared to industry benchmarks to see where you stand. The...
by Kary@BeerBusinessFinance.com | Apr 1, 2025 | Expense Reduction
Navigating a brewery lease renewal can be an exercise in frustration. Your landlord wants to charge more because property values are going up and so are market rate rents. You want to pay less because sales are down, expenses are up, and the bottom line is suffering....
by Kary@BeerBusinessFinance.com | Mar 25, 2025 | Expense Reduction
Lease costs are on the rise, and putting a big dent in the brewery bottom line. In this short post and video I’ll share ideas to help you keep those rising lease costs in check. First, make sure you have the original, signed lease document along with any...
by Kary@BeerBusinessFinance.com | Mar 18, 2025 | Expense Reduction
Brewery Lease Basics: Terms, Definitions, Watch Outs There’s a lot to think about when negotiating (or re-negotiating) your brewery lease. In this post, we’ll dig into lease basics, review terms you need to know, and share important lease watch outs. Lease...
