Recommended Reading

StartingYourBusiness.com has a detailed guide to starting a business in every state, complete with links to all of the many resources to make your business legal. They also have free business advisors to ask your startup questions.

How to Open & Operate a Financially Successful Florist and Floral Business Online and Off If you don’t have a lot of experience in running a flower shop, this book will help you understand what is needed to be successful.

Design Star: Lessons from the New York School of Flower Design
If you were going to get one book on flower design, this is the one to get. While this book is expensive, it’s worth every penny. There is a Kindle version available too, but I love having this one as a reference guide.

Flower Shop Florist Start Up Sample Business Plan CD Need inspiration getting your business plan started? This will help you get started.

The E-Myth Revisited Iconic business book teaching why it’s important to work on the business as well as in the business. Easy concept to understand, but hard to do.