Taking the time to review and manage your vendors could be a little time consuming at first, but if you get into a regular cycle of asking the right questions and spending the time to manage them you will find it fruitful. In this piece we’ll cover reasons why you should consider changing vendors, how you can save money by doing so, and the best ways to track expenses to ensure you’re getting this most value from your vendors.

Whether you’ve just started using Ollie or you’ve been running your brewery on it for years, one thing’s clear: your data is your secret weapon. And if you’re still using spreadsheets or another software, continue reading so you can discover how Ollie can become your single source of truth—making it easier to spot inefficiencies, improve your processes, and uncover opportunities you didn’t know were there.

From the eyes of outsiders, there’s a lot of glamor on the surface of a brewery. Consumers see the slow-motion video of a crystal-clear beer pouring into a glass for a social media post, or a Boomerang of a gaggle of friends connecting their full glasses of beer for a cheers for a story on social. But at the end of the day, running a brewery is a business, and brewery owners need precious capital to operate. At some point, every brewery needs to raise money to keep progressing.

“Whether it’s a startup or a brewery that’s been around, I don’t know a brewery that’s swimming in cash,” Beer Law Center Founder and Owner John Szymankiewicz says. “Why should a brewery look into raising money? Probably because they need it.”