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 [...]
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Is That Wine Or Hospitality Business Partner Really Your Consultant?
A Natural Disaster Has Taken Its Toll On The Wine Industry
Unfortunately Chile’s wine industry has not escaped the devastating effects of this week’s earthquake. As pointed out in today’s Wine Spectator, millions of liters have been lost resulting in huge damages to the industry. For more information read: Powerful Earthquake Rocks Chilean Wine Industry.
How Not To Have Your Winery or Hospitality Business Lawyer-Up!
Recently I took an unforeseen hiatus from posting to this blog to tend to the needs of my oldest child who was recently injured this January in an automobile accident at the hands of a drunk driver. Like most of the mothers of MADD, I too experienced the anguish that comes with that dreadful [...]
Bringing In The New Year With The Lehigh Valley Wine Trail Association
This week I had the pleasure of being invited by Dominic Strohlein, owner of Big Creek Winery to be the guest speaker to the membership of Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley Wine Trail Association. It was a wonderful time starting the new year in their company as they hosted their first of many membership meetings [...]
Bring Your New Year In With The Best Bottles Of Bubbly!
As a graduate of Windows of the World Wine School, how excited I was to see that my friend and teacher Kevin Zraly was on the “Early Show” this morning offering tips on champagne. I couldn’t let 2009 go out without sharing this episode with all my friends, legal eagles, followers and fellow bloggers. [...]
Is There A Pennsylvania “East Coast Red” In Your Future This Holiday?
This fall while on the Bucks County Wine Trail one of my fond memories of the Buckingham Valley Vineyards was the opportunity I had to experience a tasting of an oak aged dry Chambourcin wine. This delightful grape is readily becoming known as “Pennsylvania’s Zinfandel”. This versatile hybrid grape is known to [...]
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 [...]
Pennsylvania’s Wine and Grape Industry Strengthens The State’s Economy
Pennsylvania’s wine and grape industry continues to be a major contributor to the economic strength of the State. The results of the latest update of the MKF Research Study, an independent study commissioned by the Pennsylvania Winery Association indicates increased growth in the industry during the two year period between 2005-2007. Pennsylvania’s [...]
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 [...]
