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Upcoming Live Events
Tue 1:00 PM EDT
Brand Ambassadors
This course covers the unique roles and responsibilities of a distilled spirits industry brand ambassador and how to structure a successful program domestically and...
Thu 2:00 PM EDT
E-Commerce
This course will cover the basics of Spirits eCommerce and provide an approach for brands to get organized and elevate how they approach eCommerce.
Fri 2:00 PM EDT
Cost Accounting
You can improve your business profitability by using constraint analysis, target costing, capital budgeting, price setting, and cost of quality analysis. This course...
Mon 1:00 PM EDT
Diversity & Inclusion in the Spirits Industry
Tue 1:00 PM EDT
Business Management Software
This course will teach the basics of a BMS, how to choose the right one for your company, and what you can gain from such software.
Wed 11:00 AM EDT
DISCUS Code Virtual Media Summit Series: DISCUS Code 101
This course will provide a history of the Code as a model for self-regulation and relay why self-regulation is so important for our industry and our ability to...
Thu 2:00 PM EDT
Leading a Sales Team
This course reviews some of the best-applied leadership styles and characteristics while stressing the need to keep sight of the desired outcome with the use of...
Mon 2:00 PM EDT
Introducing New Products to Market
Wed 3:00 PM EDT
Antitrust Compliance Part 1
Course details coming soon!
Tue 2:00 PM EDT
The Confluence of Laws, Regulations, Guidance and Policy in Regulating Spirits
This course provides a complete picture of the spirits regulatory framework and the various bodies of laws, regulations, and policies that they must comply with to...
Wed 3:00 PM EDT
Antitrust Compliance Part 2
Course details coming soon!
Thu 1:00 PM EDT
Distributor Selection
This course is designed to help find the route to market that best suits your brand. Learn the pros and cons of working with the largest distributors vs. smaller...
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
How to Shop
This course will help you gain an understanding of how consumers want to interact with a product, consumer loyalty, and their ideal shopping experience.
Tue 1:00 PM EDT
Health & Safety Compliance
This course covers the regulations that describe the methods that distillers must use to protect their employees from hazards.
Tue 1:00 PM EDT
Developing an ESG Program
This course identifies the elements of an ESG program and covers how to develop an effective program for your organization.
Fri 1:00 PM EDT
Budgeting & Forecasting: Strategic Year-End Financial Decisions
The tasks of financial management, budgeting, and forecasting are crucial to any spirits organization, and this course is for those handling these critical...
Fri 2:00 PM EDT
Capital Expenditures
Capital expenditures, depreciation, and amortization are fundamental forecast assumptions in the financial modeling and valuation processes. This course will cover how...
Past Live Events
Thu 1:00 PM EDT
International Webinar Series: International Marketing
Speakers will share insights on enlisting local representatives or firms to promote and build brand awareness in key international markets.
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
Brand Valuation
This course reviews the ways to evaluate a brand's value to bankers, investors, buyers, and your community.
Tue 1:00 PM EDT
How to Win Friends and Influence People: Why grassroots advocacy and coalition building matter to you
This course highlights the need for advocacy at all levels of government and gives actionable steps for achieving your policy goals.
Thu 1:00 PM EDT
Sustainability
This course will give an overview of how to implement sustainable practices in your business and the environmental and financial benefits to your business.
Thu 1:00 PM EDT
Introduction to Compliance
This course provides a well-rounded, high-level understanding of both federal and state compliance for the marketing and advertising of beverage alcohol.
Wed 1:00 PM EDT
Alcohol Responsibility
Alcohol responsibility is a critical part of long-term sustainability of the beverage alcohol industry. This course will increase understanding of alcohol...
Tue 1:00 PM EDT
DSP Safety
General distillery safety is the paramount concern for distilled spirits operations of all sizes, and distillery managers must seek to implement proper hazard...
Fri 1:00 PM EDT
Vaccinations & the Workplace
This course will explore employer COVID-19 vaccination plans and policies as workplaces must now balance employee rights with the overall safety and health of its...
Thu 2:00 PM EDT
Where to Hire Consultants & When to Keep in House
Classifying a worker as an employee or an independent contractor has a significant effect on the cost of employing that individual. For this reason, the IRS and...
Fri 1:00 PM EDT
Financing
Financial planning and problem-solving is a necessary step in any distillery's success. This course provides a brief introduction to the fundamentals of finance. Key...
Wed 1:00 PM EST
Regulated Waste Handling
The regulation of solid and hazardous wastes is a highly prescriptive maze of technical requirements. Those requirements can change with the specific type of waste,...
Mon 1:00 PM EST
Trade Practice and Tied-House Considerations: What Do They Mean?
This course covers the main concepts of “trade practice” restrictions and “tied house” laws to better understand how to navigate these muddy waters.
Fri 1:00 PM EST
It All Goes Back to Prohibition: How the Spirits Industry was Born
This course will give you an understanding the origins of these laws provides a foundation for understanding how they are viewed and enforced by regulators today.
Wed 1:00 PM EST
Walking & Working Surfaces: Slips, Trips & Falls
This course provides an overview of steps DSP managers can take to improve facility design for walking and working surfaces and reduce slip, trip, and fall hazards for...
Tue 1:00 PM EST
Flowing Work Through TTB
TTB Compliance is critical. This module will cover the necessary operations data every licensed Distilled Spirits Plant must collect, how to reconcile and submit the...
Thu 2:00 PM EST
How to Build a World Class Team: Organizational Structure, Job descriptions, Compensation
An ineffective organizational structure can lead a business away from its plans. This course provides the opportunity to apply strategic decision-making to determine...
Wed 2:00 PM EST
Intro to Building Pricing
This course provides a hands-on approach to building out the price point of a product, starting from the ex-works price and ensuring the inclusion of COGS, appropriate...
Fri 2:00 PM EST
Understanding Financial Statements & Cash Flow Management
This foundational course to geared to help decision makers gain a deeper understanding of their company’s financial position through analysis of the financial...
Wed 3:00 PM EST
Antitrust and M&A – What to Expect with the Biden Administration
This course provides a refresher on the antitrust laws and antitrust enforcement agencies, insights into likely personnel changes, a forecast for the next four years,...
Tue 1:00 PM EST
Developing a Safety Program
This course will provide the attendee with an in-depth overview of the steps necessary in developing a compliance-based occupational health and safety (H&S) program....