How to Run a Weekly Financial Meeting: Part 2

How to Run a Weekly Financial Meeting: Part 2

One of the best ways to improve profit and cash flow in your beer business is to pay attention to your numbers. The Weekly Financial Meeting, or Financial Huddle, is a great way to do this. In this post, I’ll share a short video from the Open Book Management...
How to Run a Weekly Financial Meeting

How to Run a Weekly Financial Meeting

What gets measured, gets managed. And what gets managed, gets improved. So, the key is to measure the right things in your beer business. In this post we’ll share what those ‘right things’ are and how you can measure them on a weekly basis. The...
Keys to Beer Wholesaler Gross Profit

Keys to Beer Wholesaler Gross Profit

The single best way to improve profitability in your business is to measure and manage your gross profit margin. In the podcast we’ll take a deep dive into the key drivers of gross profit so that you can improve this critical number.  Key Topics Covered in the...
How to Build an Inventory Management Plan

How to Build an Inventory Management Plan

Inventory is a huge asset for beer wholesalers, and it consumes a lot of cash. In today’s podcast, we’ll review how to use numbers to measure and improve your inventory management plan.  Key Topics Covered in the Podcast: How to calculate the total carrying costs of...
How to Build a Profitable Sales Plan

How to Build a Profitable Sales Plan

In this podcast we’ll review tips, tactics and strategies to help you build a profitable sales plan. The goal is to create a plan with actionable steps to achieve your sales goals.  Key Topics Covered in the Podcast: Sales planning fundamentals: Team, timing, and...