I'm new to a flower business (orchids). If I want to find a company that wants my flowers, how do I find one?

Answer 1

Where are you.
Are you selling cut flowers or live plants?

You will need either:
1) A track record built up from many years building a business, or
2) An awful lot of money in lieu of the track record.

Southeast Asia provides almost all the orchid plants mass marked here in the USA, and generally around the world. I mean at $14.99 for a blooming orchid? How can you compete?? I have been at orchid shows where the uninformed have marveled at the $100.00 price tag on a blooming Cattleya, overgrowing 10 inch pot, and comment that they are cheaper at WalMart.

You could find a niche market, but again the above two maxims apply. eBay is the best if you are producing quality items. But then again, lots of folks are selling there.

Answer 2

I'm no business genuis, but I heard somewhere that a solid 5 year plan is really necessary to make a business work. I'd assume that a 5 year plan would include an idea of how you'd generate income.

Who's your target consumer? Who wants to buy orchids? Florists? Individuals? How will you transport them? How much will you charge for them? How will you show a prospective customer your catalog? Who will be your sales force?

Might be time to sit down and rethink your approach to this business.

Answer 3

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