# Wild Badger Management

> Wild Badger Management is an Austin, Texas beverage alcohol consulting firm that works in all 50 states. It helps beer, wine, spirits and cider brands enter and grow in any state, filing with TTB and every state alcohol agency, and runs distribution, brand management, marketing and back office.

- Location: Austin, Texas. Works nationwide: files with every state alcohol agency (all 50 states plus D.C., including the 17 control states) and with TTB. Texas is home field.
- Contact: office@wildbadgermgmt.com, 512-527-4693. Book a Zoom call: https://wildbadgermgmt.com/contact/
- Runs licensing, TABC reporting and bookkeeping for Artisanal Imports (national importer of specialty beer and cider, founded 2001) and manages Mort Subite (Belgian beer bar, 308 Congress Ave, Austin, open since 2016).
- In-house counsel: Jim Houchins. Wild Badger is not a law firm.
- Engagements: à la carte projects, monthly retainers (Compliance Desk, Front Office, Brand Team, Full Roster), fixed programs (90-Day Market Entry Sprint, Multistate Rollout, Launch Season, Bar Opening Program) and brand management partnerships. Pricing is quoted after a call.

## Services
- [Market Entry](https://wildbadgermgmt.com/services/texas-market-entry/): Market entry consulting for beer, wine, spirits and cider brands entering Texas or any U.S. state: licensing, product registration, distributor introductions and launch.
- [Licensing & Compliance](https://wildbadgermgmt.com/services/tabc-licensing-compliance/): Alcohol license applications, renewals, brand registration and monthly reporting with TTB and every state alcohol agency, from TABC in Texas to the SLA in New York and the PLCB in Pennsylvania.
- [Brand Management & Sales](https://wildbadgermgmt.com/services/brand-management/): Fractional brand management for beer, wine, spirits and cider brands in any U.S. market: distributor management, account sell-in, sampling and monthly depletion reporting.
- [Marketing & Media Buying](https://wildbadgermgmt.com/services/marketing-advertising/): Marketing for beer, wine and spirits brands: 21+ media buying, social, creative, point-of-sale, PR and influencer programs, reviewed against TTB, state and platform rules in every market.
- [Back Office & Bookkeeping](https://wildbadgermgmt.com/services/back-office-bookkeeping/): Bookkeeping and back office for beverage alcohol companies anywhere in the U.S.: monthly close, distributor billbacks, landed costs, and federal excise and multistate reporting.
- [Bar & Hospitality Consulting](https://wildbadgermgmt.com/services/bar-hospitality-management/): Bar and taproom consulting from the team that runs Mort Subite in downtown Austin: retail liquor licenses, alcohol taxes, beverage programs and operations, in Texas and other states.

## Guides
- [State alcohol agencies: the ABCs of all 50 states](https://wildbadgermgmt.com/guides/state-alcohol-agencies/): Every state's alcohol regulator, the 17 control states, and what out-of-state suppliers file in each state.
- [Texas market entry playbook](https://wildbadgermgmt.com/guides/texas-market-entry-guide/): How out-of-state and imported beer, wine and spirits brands get licensed, registered and distributed in Texas.
- [TABC license and permit codes](https://wildbadgermgmt.com/guides/tabc-license-permit-codes/): What each TABC code means and who needs it.

## Company
- [Ways to work](https://wildbadgermgmt.com/ways-to-work/): À la carte menu, retainers, programs and partnerships.
- [About](https://wildbadgermgmt.com/about/): Team, story and the companies we run.
- [FAQ](https://wildbadgermgmt.com/faq/): Answers on entering any state, state ABC compliance, TABC, marketing and working with us.
- [Contact](https://wildbadgermgmt.com/contact/): Book a Zoom call.

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