We’ve said it before and we will say it again. There are few tricks to getting a liquor license once the licensing authority has decided that only a handful are available.

“In Montana, where there is a cap on the number of liquor licenses available in the state, purchasing a liquor license has proved to be quite expensive, since there is great demand and limited supply… A recent sale of one noted that “Buffalo Wild Wings paid $575,000 for the all-beverage license.”

The only way to avoid this trap is to know where the traps are located. Do you research way in advance and make sure that a comprehensive licensing database is in your toolkit.

It is common for business license fees to increase year after year, but Wetumpka business owners are seeing business fee increases from 1,000 to 2,000%. Be prepared for an interesting conversation with your licensing authority should you see hikes as high as this.

For some the increase was a difference in hundreds of dollars. For others it was thousands.

In the end, when business owners engaged the city leaders directly, they realized they had made a mistake and reversed the fee increase. To read the full article on the reversal, you can view it here.

You can get a special license in Pennsylvania to deliver beer. It’s a fascinating cocktail blend of our favorite licensing topics — home deliveries and liquor.

The specific license required is called a “Transport for Hire Class B”. It costs $700 to apply and there’s an annual $160 licensing fee. Approval takes weeks and there’s a limit on the sale of how much beer can be sold: 192 oz or two six-packs of 16-oz bottles. The order must be paid for by credit card—the delivery person cannot accept cash at the door—and he or she must ask to see identification from the customer. Hard liquor and wine may not be delivered.

It’s one of the ultimate disruptive technologies. Drones seem to be popping up in news headlines more and more these days. The FAA has granted permits for the use of drones in agriculture and real estate. However, drones are being used across all different industries. Even large retailers like Amazon are considering using drones to deliver packages.