If you are like us and you love huge stainless tanks you are in the right place! The big questions are how big should you go and what are some considerations we should look into before committing to a certain size brewery.

Todays show talks about different types of breweries that are being produced by manufacturers. We briefly go over some pros and cons to the different setups and help you work out some rough calculations to determine size. The saying "size matters" couldn't be more true when determining your brewery. Be smart and do your homework, talk with professionals, and be educated in your decision making. This piece of the puzzle will make or break your future.

Enjoy this episode and always reach out with questions. Thank you for listening.

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This episode our guest is Julie Rhodes from Not Your Hobby Marketing Solutions. Julie is a strategic beverage business consultant. She helps Small But Mighty craft beverage brands avoid Stagnant Sales, so they can keep their tanks full, their doors wide open, and their passion fermenting.

During this conversation we learn about Julies history and how she ended up consulting after years in the craft beverage space. We also touch on our Marketing Plan and how we developed it. Some of the material can be used to help you fill in or better understand what a marketing plan can do for your business. Julie can be contacted at 720.749.4977

julie@notyourhobbymarketing.com

This episode is going to be focused on the mental challenges anyone may go through on their way to achieving a new goal. I believe that a majority of your success or failure is due to your perspective. With professional help you can become more accountable, proficient, and effectively communicate with team members. These skills will need to be sharpened during your journey as you bring more people into a project.

In this episode we talk with Paul Mazbanian the Assistant Director for the College of the Canyons Small Business Development Center. At the start of your business venture you may need some assistance to get started or further develop and idea. Professionals like Paul and his team can assist you with your vision. Topics such as business planning, finance, quickbooks, marketing women and minority opportunity and government contracts are all discussed during this episode.

Prancers Farm is a locally owned and family operated farm in Santa Paula, California. Today we welcome Mario, Vanessa, Beto, and Ray to the podcast to discuss a new partnership. We are exploring the ways in which breweries and farms can come together to benefit both businesses as well as the community. In Episode 8 we discuss how we plan to combine our expertise and create a long lasting partnership.

During this episode we chat with the team at CHARC Design Architectual Firm in Santa Clarita, California about how to build a brewery. If you have never worked with an architect before this episode will be packed with information on what you can expect to happen.

Today we speak with Lucas Noble the principal attorney at Crafted Legal. We will discuss topics about formation of a company, licensing, trademark, contracts, and distribution as it pertains to breweries. Each one of these steps has several options or paths you can go down depending on your end goal. Speaking with an attorney early can help you make these decisions and get you headed in the correct direction. Lucas shares information on each of these topics and uses some real life examples to help us understand.

Beer school! Is that even a thing? It actually is. We take a deep dive into a professional brewing education with Lead Instructor Steve Parkes of the American Brewers Guild in Middlebury Vermont. The standards in the industry are the highest beer has ever seen. Products are getting better and the consumer is becoming ever more detailed with their palette.

This episode we talk all things SBA with Scott Birkner from Dogwood State Bank in Charolette, North Carolina. Scott has been working specifically with craft beverage customers for the last 15 years and is a wealth of knowledge on the subject.