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?
U.S. Wineries Continue to Grow During The Last Year
According to Wine Business Monthly, the number of United States Wineries increased in the last year by 122 Wineries. Pennsylvania ranks among those states with more than 100 wineries. Read here for more information on this growth trend: Number of U.S. Wineries Continues to Grow, Reaches 6,223
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. [...]
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 [...]
Wine, Corn Dogs, and Nachos. Is This A New Way To Reach Wine Drinking Millennials?
Value wine is apparently finding a place on the shelves of 7-Eleven stores. Driven by today’s down economy, 7-Eleven stores is moving into the business of selling bargain wines to go with its new line of food staples. As a competitor to the “Two Buck Chuck” wine, has 7-Eleven stores found a new way to [...]
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 [...]
Wine Law, Wineries and the Yellow Rose of Texas
Last week, I had the very good fortune of traveling to San Antonio Texas to attend Law Seminar International’s Winery and Wine Law Distribution Conference. (You should know right off that I previously resided in Texas for 13 years but have long since moved from the state). While things had very much [...]
What Wine Or Hospitality Business Are You Creating? Forming the Sole Proprietorship
In my recent travels along the Pennsylvania wine trail, I met an entrepreneurial minded young lady who expressed an interest in forming a “wine-tasting business”. We briefly explored her need to create the right business structure. Thus, I thought I would discuss the various business structures for those of you who are considering opening [...]
