Stock Offerings

[coop]

Things are going great here in Colorado. We are now in over 70 stores within the state and have been contacted by Southern Wine and Spirits about taking over distributions for us. We are now considering a stock offering to raise some capital. We decided early on that we would prove ourselves first as it would prove to investors just what we have accomplished in just 9 short months and removing many of the problems with a start up company. Has any one ever looked into this? We are looking at the offering called a SCORE type. Thanks, Coop

[Whiskey Taichou]

Have you ever read "Redhook: A Microbrew Success Story?" In it they talk about their stock offering and trials and tribulations. In a nutshell they raise money and get much larger. However they lose some control to the investors and feel the company loses some of the 'soul' of what they loved about it in the first place. They also sell part of the company to Budweiser and lose more and more of that soul. There is nothing new about this conundrum but being a microbrewery it feels similar to what we are all going through as microdistillers. It's also a great book to read as you see their struggles so similar to ours. The amazon link is below. I can even mail it to you if you pinky-swear to mail it back. The brooklyn brewery book "Beer School: Bottling Success at the Brooklyn Brewery"talks a lot about their fundraising, stock, and ownership issues of that company's growth as well.

http://www.amazon.com/Redhook-Microbrew-Su...2895&sr=8-1

Good luck!!!

WT

[coop]

Have you ever read "Redhook: A Microbrew Success Story?" In it they talk about their stock offering and trials and tribulations. In a nutshell they raise money and get much larger. However they lose some control to the investors and feel the company loses some of the 'soul' of what they loved about it in the first place. They also sell part of the company to Budweiser and lose more and more of that soul. There is nothing new about this conundrum but being a microbrewery it feels similar to what we are all going through as microdistillers. It's also a great book to read as you see their struggles so similar to ours. The amazon link is below. I can even mail it to you if you pinky-swear to mail it back. The brooklyn brewery book "Beer School: Bottling Success at the Brooklyn Brewery"talks a lot about their fundraising, stock, and ownership issues of that company's growth as well.

http://www.amazon.com/Redhook-Microbrew-Su...2895&sr=8-1

Good luck!!!

WT

Got the book at my local library. Thanks, Coop