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Suds and Search 007 | Dan Golden of Be Found Online at Burning Bush Brewery

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Dan Golden is the Chief Search Artist at BFO, headquartered in Lakeview. Dan and his co-founder Steve Krull have built BFO into one of Chicago’s top digital marketing agencies. They’ve won a bunch of awards for their work with enterprise-level clients doing everything from digital strategy, SEO, Paid media, Analytics and content. BFO was on the INC 5000 list for six consecutive years. They have locations in Chicago, London and Singapore.


How Does a Microbrewery Survive Social Distancing?

Our business is flanked by two microbreweries, literally.

When we walk out our front door there’s Dovetail Brewery, and out our back door is Begyle Brewing. Both are great establishments offering some of the best beers in Chicago.

Yesterday, we learned that Illinois Governor JB Pritzker ordered that all bars and restaurants in Illinois must close their doors to dine-in customers from the end of business Monday, March 15 through March 30, due to concerns about the spread of COVID-19.

The first thing we thought was selfish, as in… “There goes 15 happy hours.”

But then we began to wonder about the microbrewery businesses. Can they survive being shuttered for 15 days? What happens if the Governor’s order is extended beyond 15 days?