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How to Measure the Impact of Tariffs on Your Cost of Goods Sold
Tariffs can quietly erode your margins if you’re not tracking them. Learn how to audit your supply chain for tariff exposure, build dynamic COGS models that reflect true landed costs, and protect your pricing strategy with smart financial planning.

Why Wineries Are Using Shopify for E-Commerce
Wineries are increasingly turning to Shopify — but not as-is. Learn how tools like Winehub make Shopify a powerful, compliant, and scalable e-commerce platform for DTC wine sales.

Understanding the Cash Conversion Cycle: A Guide for Emerging Food & Beverage Brands
Even profitable food & beverage brands often struggle with cash. The reason? Their cash is tied up. Learn how the cash conversion cycle (CCC) helps you track where money gets stuck—and what you can do to free it up, improve cash flow, and extend your runway.

How to Tailor Your Employee Handbook for Winery Production Facilities
A winery employee handbook should do more than check a compliance box — it should reflect the real-world demands of production, protect your crew, and make compliance culture second nature. Here’s how to tailor yours for cellar work, safety, regulations, and more.

What Can Be Done to Reduce Merchant Processing Fees?
Shipping costs can make or break a CPG or winery business. Learn practical strategies to reduce expenses—from optimizing packaging and negotiating carrier rates to leveraging 3PLs and zone skipping. Don’t let fulfillment drain your margins.

What Can Be Done to Reduce Shipping Costs for CPG Brands and Wineries?
Shipping costs can make or break a CPG or winery business. Learn practical strategies to reduce expenses—from optimizing packaging and negotiating carrier rates to leveraging 3PLs and zone skipping. Don’t let fulfillment drain your margins.

Why Sales Forecasting Is More Important to Managing Your Cash Forecast Than You Think
Gift cards can increase customer loyalty and sales—but they also create long-term financial liabilities that must be handled correctly. In this guide, BBG’s Eileen Vasko outlines how wineries and CPG brands can legally write off unredeemed gift card balances, stay compliant with escheatment laws, and improve financial reporting accuracy.

How to Legally Write Off Gift Card Liability
Gift cards can increase customer loyalty and sales—but they also create long-term financial liabilities that must be handled correctly. In this guide, BBG’s Eileen Vasko outlines how wineries and CPG brands can legally write off unredeemed gift card balances, stay compliant with escheatment laws, and improve financial reporting accuracy.

What Is a 1099 For and How to Simplify Your AP Process
1099 compliance doesn’t have to be a year-end headache. In this guide, BBG’s Eileen Vasko shares practical advice for simplifying your accounts payable (AP) process, avoiding tax-time chaos, and staying IRS-compliant — especially for CPG brands and wineries.

California Sales Tax for Wineries: A Complete Compliance Guide
California sales tax compliance can feel overwhelming for wineries juggling tasting rooms, online orders, and events. This guide simplifies the process with five clear steps—from getting a seller’s permit to avoiding common tax mistakes—so you can stay focused on making great wine.

Alcohol Advertising: What You Can and Can't Get Away With
Advertising wine, beer, or spirits comes with strict federal and state compliance rules. This guide breaks down what you can and can't say in alcohol ads, so you can market confidently and responsibly without crossing any regulatory lines.

Is a Perpetual Inventory System Right for Your Brand?
Is your CPG brand ready to scale? A perpetual inventory system offers real-time tracking, reduces stockouts, and improves forecasting — but it’s not right for everyone. Learn if it’s the right fit for your operations.

How to Simplify Point of Sales Reconciliations on Your Balance Sheet
POS reconciliation doesn’t have to be a tangled mess. If your winery or CPG brand is juggling multiple sales channels—like tasting rooms, e-commerce, and national retail—it’s time to simplify your balance sheet reporting. Here’s how to centralize, automate, and stay on top of reconciliation for clearer numbers and smarter growth.

Why Outsourcing Your Accounting and Finance Makes Sense
Outsourcing accounting and finance isn’t just a cost-saving move — it’s a strategic advantage. For growing wineries and CPG brands, it delivers expert support, flexible scalability, and financial clarity. Learn how founders are gaining confidence and staying focused on growth.

Why Accurate Cash Application of Trade Spend Is Critical for Emerging CPG Brands
Trade spend is one of the largest expenses for emerging CPG brands, but inaccurate cash application can distort financial data and hinder decision-making. Learn why precise trade spend reconciliation is essential for cash flow, profitability, and strategic growth.

Understanding Labeling Requirements for Your Beverage Alcohol Product
Navigating beverage alcohol labeling requirements is crucial for avoiding costly delays, rejected shipments, and legal penalties. Missing just one key detail—such as an ABV discrepancy or a misclassified product type—can halt sales. Learn the essential labeling requirements, common mistakes to avoid, and how to streamline compliance with expert guidance from BBG.

4 Steps to Build a Debt Repayment Schedule That Works for Your CPG Brand
Debt can be a powerful tool for CPG brands—if managed correctly. A well-structured repayment plan ensures cash flow stability and long-term growth. In this guide, we break down a four-step process to assess outstanding debts, forecast cash flow, prioritize payments, and build a financial model that supports smart debt management.

Why Wineries Should Allocate Inventory Costs by Harvest Year
Most wineries default to calendar-year accounting, but this can distort their financial picture. Allocating inventory costs by harvest year provides clearer insights into profitability and cash flow. Learn why this shift is essential for your winery's long-term success.

3 Practical Tips for Building a Scalable Hiring Ramp Without Breaking Your Budget
Scaling your team doesn’t have to drain your budget. Learn three practical, cost-effective strategies for building a hiring ramp that grows with your brand, including how to prioritize key roles and tap into fractional or outsourced talent.

Best Practices for Breaking Down Your Sources and Uses of Funds: A Guide for CPG Founders
Learn how to confidently present your sources and uses of funds to investors. This guide walks CPG founders through actionable financial planning tips to build trust and secure capital for growth.