Wire Service Background.. Traditionally, a wire service is a company that transfers orders between florists, across geographic divides. They collect money from the sending florist and pay the receiving florist for filling the order. The sending florist earns a commission on orders they send out and normally charges a fee for transferring an order. The wire service takes a … [Read more...]
Bookkeeping Basics for your Retail Flower Shop
Bookkeeping for your Flower Shop I recommend using a commercially available accounting software package for your accounting. A good system can make your life easier by tracking income and expenses, and inventory management. While you can track income and expenses with pen and paper, there are much better ways. Some people still use a spreadsheet and that's ok too, but not … [Read more...]
Staffing Your Retail Flower Shop
Forming your Fantastic Floral Team There is no shortage of work at a flower shop and while it can be scary to trust someone to take over the critical design work, you aren't going to be able to do it yourself. There is a lot more than just design work though. Here are a few of the many things that happen behind the scenes that you as the business owner are going to have to … [Read more...]
Suppliers for your Flower Shop
A good wholesale florist is the most important supplier a flower shop can have. Your success is tied to being able to sell floral arrangements and mixed bouquets and to do this consistently and affordably, florists will need to get bulk flowers, plants, and floral supplies from a variety of sources. Common sources of supplies and fresh-cut flowers for florist shops come from … [Read more...]
Writing a Business Plan for Your New Flower Shop
Every business needs a business plan. It gets all those juicy ideas out of your head and on paper - trust me when I say it's important to do this since the ideas in your head may not make sense when you see them on paper. A business plan outlines the identity of your business and your financial goals for your business. It helps you get investment or loans and is ultimately … [Read more...]