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Starting a Winery at 19 with No Training? Nancy Belle Hansford Did It—In a Dry County | Do Small Business Like a Big Boss Ever been told your business idea is impossible because of regulations, location, or lack of formal training? Nancy Belle Hansford heard all of that—and built Watkinsville Wine anyway. In this episode of Do Small Business Like a Big Boss, host Aisha Massengill sits down with Nancy Belle Hansford, founder of Watkinsville Wine, to uncover how she turned a COVID quarantine hobby discovered at 19 into a federally licensed farm winery. Nancy shares her journey from making wine in her parents' house to navigating the labyrinth of federal alcohol licensing, finding legal workarounds to open in a dry county, and building a business model that funds her passion without burning her out. This conversation is packed with tactical insights for anyone building a passion business, navigating regulatory challenges, or trying to balance full-time work with entrepreneurial dreams. --- WHAT YOU'LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE: *Starting Young and Asking for Help:* How Nancy learned to make wine with zero formal training at 19, and why attending a dry college actually helped her business navigate regulations (03:23–03:58) *Navigating Legal and Regulatory Challenges:* Nancy's step-by-step approach to decoding federal alcohol licensing, cold-calling government officials, and finding loopholes to launch a winery in a dry county (10:01–10:28) *Turning Mistakes Into Revenue Streams:* How Nancy's early wine-making failures and "bad batches" became profitable new product lines like pineapple-grapefruit wine (25:10–25:45) *Building a Sustainable Business Model:* Nancy's framework for scaling her winery while keeping her passion and paycheck separate to prevent entrepreneurial burnout *Balancing Full-Time Work with a 24/7 Passion:* Practical boundaries, simple tools, and time management strategies for managing both business operations and full-time employment *Redefining Success on Your Own Terms:* Why Nancy defines success as loving what you do—not just revenue numbers—and how that mindset shapes every business decision --- EPISODE TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 – Introduction 03:23 – How Nancy learned to make wine with no formal background 10:01 – Cold-calling government officials to get wine-making approval 25:10 – How mistakes became new revenue streams 48:22 – Wrap-up & Calls to Action --- ABOUT THE GUEST: Nancy Belle Hansford is the founder of Watkinsville Wine, a federally licensed farm winery in Georgia. Starting her wine-making journey at just 19 during the COVID-19 quarantine, Nancy has grown her business from a hobby into a legitimate operation—all while working full-time as a project manager in tech. She's passionate about creating quality wines, navigating complex alcohol regulations, and building a business model that allows her to follow her passion without sacrificing her financial stability or mental well-being. --- 🚀 READY TO MAKE YOUR BUSINESS OFFICIAL? Join Aisha's FREE weekly webinar, **Make Your Business Official**, and learn how to build, brand, and bulletproof your business with confidence. 👉 Register here: https://www.igotnext.co/training 👉 Grab your FREE Legal Guide: https://www.topemployermistakes.com --- 🔗 STAY CONNECTED WITH SEDGWICK ANDREWS Follow us across all platforms for legal tips, business strategy, and boss-level motivation: 👉 https://linktr.ee/Sedgwick_Andrews_LC --- PODCAST MANTRA *Build the dream messy, build it scared, just don't build it small.* If this episode helped you, subscribe, download, and share it with another boss who needs to hear it. --- 📌 KEYWORDS & TOPICS: Small business podcast, entrepreneurship, starting a winery, passion business, federal licensing, alcohol regulations, dry county business, side hustle to business, female founder, work-life balance, small business legal, business regulations, sustainable entrepreneurship, turning failures into success, Georgia small business, farm winery, wine making business, entrepreneur mindset, business without burnout, small business strategy, startup story, women in business, regulatory compliance, project manager entrepreneur --- #SmallBusinessPodcast #EntrepreneurJourney #PassionBusiness #WineryBusiness #FemaleFounders #SmallBusinessOwner #BusinessRegulations #StartupStory #WomenInBusiness #SideHustle #WorkLifeBalance #GeorgiaSmallBusiness #FarmWinery #BusinessStrategy #EntrepreneurMindset #DoSmallBusinessLikeABigBoss #startingabusiness