Nothing can replace the feeling of euphoria that comes with selling that first of bottle of wine made from grapes you crushed yourself or perhaps serving that first entree in the restaurant you worked for months to open. Yes, dreams of owning your own winery, restaurant, or hospitality business can be realized even in [...]
Category Archives: Hospitality Business
Does Your Pennsylvania Wine, Winery, Restaurant Or Hospitality Business Have A Winning Name?
Does your Pennsylvania wine, winery, restaurant or hospitality business have a winning name? In my earlier post, Can A Rose By Any Other Name Still Be A Rose we considered some of the challenges associated with naming your new winery, wine, restaurant or hospitality business. By now, many of you newer entrepreneurs [...]
Is There A Wine Or Hospitality Business Franchise In Your Future?
A couple of friends of mine have recently gone into business by purchasing a franchise. One friend purchased a pizza franchise while the other purchased a computer repair franchise. Each is reaping the benefit of investing in an existing business model and brand for which the corporate name, logo, products, services, business and [...]
Is That Wine Or Hospitality Business Partner Really Your Consultant?
Do you already own your own wine or hospitality business and now want to merge your business expertise with those of another? Have you contemplated a new business venture with another business person that you think offers promise for you both?
Perhaps you’ve identified a potential business partner whose business combined with yours makes practical sense [...]
Can A Rose By Any Other Name Still Be A Rose?
You’ve likely heard the saying “a rose by any other name is still a rose”. Well in a way that can be true in the business world as well. Especially if you are considering giving your business a “fictitious” name.
Before establishing your winery, wine or hospitality based business, you will want to consider [...]
What Wine Or Hospitality Business Are You Creating? Forming A Limited Liability Corporation
Do you dream of opening your own winery, vineyard, restaurant, bed and breakfast, catering, wine-based or hospitality business? If so, it is important for you to choose the correct legal structure that’s right for your business.
In this series on forming your business entity, we previously considered the “Sole Proprietorship” , “Partnership” and “Corporation” as [...]
What Wine Or Hospitality Business Are You Creating? Forming A Corporation
Are you considering starting a winery, restaurant, bed and breakfast, catering, wine-based or hospitality business? If so, when forming a business it is important to choose the legal structure that’s right for your business circumstances.
In the earlier posts of this series, we considered the “Sole Proprietorship” and the “Partnership” business entities. Knowing and understanding how each [...]
What’s Your Plan For Starting A Winery, Wine Or Hospitality Business?
Every business should have a plan. Too often, new business owners fail to commit their business goals and objectives to writing. Whether your dream is to start a winery, open a restaurant, buy a bed and breakfast, or to create your own wine based or hospitality business, you need a plan. A well [...]
What Winemaker Do You Have Your Eye On?
Do you have your eye on a particular winemaker, executive chef or marketing guru for your winery or hospitality based business? Are you looking for ways to attract key talent to your business? If so, your may want to consider an employment agreement as an option for retaining that “must have” person for your [...]
What Wine Or Hospitality Business Are You Creating? Forming A Partnership
Are you a great team player? Can you make a marriage work? Do you recall telling your co-worker, friend or loved one, “let’s sink or swim together” ? If so, perhaps that idea or concept that you and another have been incubating over time is ready to take flight and evolve into a [...]
