Moonshine University: Full Proof Craft Spirits Distillery Startup Business Planning
Speakers for this event
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Leo Sharkey
Leo Sharkey
Partner, Echo Chamber Consulting
Leo is a consultant and owner of Shark Analytics and Echo Chamber Consulting who specializes in helping small and startup businesses. His passion for business plans was developed coaching 9 years of teams for a University of Minnesota business plan competition. He has also taught social entrepreneurship workshops in Thailand, Uganda and Rwanda. Leo is a serial entrepreneur and is currently writing a business plan for a Massachusetts Farmer Distiller’s license.
Partner, Echo Chamber Consulting
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Roger Woods
Roger Woods
Partner, Echo Chamber Consulting
Roger is a Senior Lecturer in Operations Management at Michigan Technological University and the Founder and Principle of Homer Productivity, a consulting business that specializes in working with small business startups. He has been helping people develop business plans for over 15 years and has a true passion for market research.
Partner, Echo Chamber Consulting
Event Details
This new class is a much deeper dive into that critical subject: planning YOUR business. Leo Sharkey and Roger Wood of Echo Chamber Consulting work with
Event Details
This new class is a much deeper dive into that critical subject: planning YOUR business. Leo Sharkey and Roger Wood of Echo Chamber Consulting work with both brewers and distillers, helping to plan business launch and growth, and now, they are going to help YOU. Experts in entrepreneurship, best business practices, and anticipating regulatory hurdles, these gentlemen are going to help you put it all on paper, before costly mistakes are made – keeping $$ in your pocket! (For a little while longer, anyway.)
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL – Register early and your stay at the Brown Hotel is included with tuition. Check the Moonshine University website for details.
Stucture
Day 1
- Intro & ice breakers
- History of craft brewing & spirits
- Being an entrepreneur
- Competencies inventory
- How to write a business plan
- Market feasibility
- Segmentation
- Competitors (direct & indirect)
- Trends
- Market feasibility (cont)
- Strategy
- Elevator pitch
- Value proposition
Day 2
- Products & Services
- Operations, Logistics & Capacity
- Legal, licensing & taxes
- Pricing strategy
- Marketing strategy
- Financing
Day 3
- Risks
- Accounting
- Financial projections
- Timing & planning
Tuition: $1,995.00 USD
Tuition Includes:
- All class-related materials
- Breakfast, lunch and refreshments daily
- Networking reception, evening following first day of class
- Transportation between the Brown Hotel and Moonshine University
Still Have Questions? Ready to Get Started?
Contact Christin Head at 502.301.8139 or email Registrar@MoonshineUniversity.com
View all Moonshine University Courses here.
Time
6 (Monday) 9:00 am - 7 (Tuesday) 5:00 pm
Location
Moonshine University, Louisville, KY
Distilled Spirits Epicenter, 801 South 8th Street, Louisville, KY 40203, United States