The Business Economics Working Group, one of six working groups under the Task Force, is seeking proposals from qualified proponents to design, pilot, and deliver a Financial Benchmarking and Business Modelling Toolkit for the BC wine grape industry.
This project will establish a standardized financial framework that enables producers to better understand their business performance, identify key cost drivers, and support more informed operational and investment decisions across vineyard and winery operations.
Specifically, the project will:
- Develop a practical financial modelling tool to support forecasting and business decision-making
- Define standardized financial metrics and cost-of-production methodologies applicable to vineyard and winery operations
- Analyze cost structures and key profitability drivers across various production models.
- Establish the foundation for future industry benchmarking through standardized financial definitions and data structures
The resulting toolkit must be practical, defensible, and accessible for small-to-medium vineyard and winery operators without internal financial analysis capacity.
The toolkit will be developed through structured engagement with industry stakeholders to ensure it is analytically sound, practical for business use, and sustainable for ongoing industry adoption.
To view the full RFP, click here.
Submission deadline: 17:00 PDT Friday, April 10
