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LisaM

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20. We have a client that is trying to put together a business supporting women wineries.

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Fri Apr 11, 2025, 11:52 AM

Apr 2025

At one fell swoop, her business is in serious trouble. She has inventory on hand, but can't afford the import tariffs from France and Italy, where most of the women-owned wineries are based (she's not anti-American wine, but there isn't a huge pool to choose from).

She's had to scale back considerably and cannot afford to protect most of her branding. She's in the process of trying to obtain three trademarks and has had to scale back to one.

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