July 25, 2016

CROWD FUNDING FOR ALCOHOL PRODUCERS AND RETAILERS - DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE WITH THE TIED HOUSE LAWS

 Crowdfunding is the most intriguing recent method of raising capital for the development of small new business ventures; typically in small amounts of money from a large number of people. Couple crowdfunding with the phenomenal increase in small craft producer start-ups in the wine, beer and distilled spirits industries over the course of the last five years and the result is a looming regulatory qualification and tied house nightmare for alcohol agencies operating under decades old rules designed for a past age.