What are some good books on Flower arranging and owning a florist shop?

Answer 1

One book I like is Creative Design-Flower Arranging by Jan Hall and Sarah Waterkeyn. It has flowers, equipments used, care of flowers, etc. Or go to the library where there's a lot of flower arranging books, or
get an apprentice job at a local flower shop. You'll learn how to clean and care for flowers and plants first before you can learn how to arrange flowers. You might be asked to clean buckets, answer phones, make bows, clean floors and other routine tasks that floral shops have to do everyday. By doing that, you would be able to gauge if you are really inclined to open your own flower shop. Local florists are going by the wayside because of internet floral gatherers, do you think you can compete with these internet businesses that are well financed? If you have a considerable amount of money to start your own floral shop business, you might want to buy an existing flower shop with existing accounts, and hopefully you have a marketing background to be able to market it. Good luck!
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Answer 2

Your best bet would most likely be to actually work for a florist for a few months, say six months. Learn the tricks of the trade, the ins and outs, pick up on the nuances and subtleties that make for a great florist.

Customer service is number one here, make your focus that, practice arranging flowers, look for ideas everywhere, weddings, magazines, movies, the park (mother nature has a green thumb too!), and yes, even funerals ans hospitals.

Be imaginative (but not crazy), think of the purposes that flowers are given and go from there. Put yourself in the recipient's place and think about what you would expect from a floral arrangement. The sky is the limit!

Good Luck.

Answer 3

The best routes to take are to research the process of starting a business as well as the industry you're interested in.

I recommend checking out the SBA, Entrepreneur, The Start Up Journal & Nolo. All 4 are great informational resources for the new/small business owner. I posted links for you in the source box.

Associations may be a good avenue to explore. These organizations will address many of the thoughts, questions and concerns you'll inevitably have as well as many you haven't anticipated yet. See the source box for some relevant links.

Research, research, research – this cannot be stressed enough. Read as much as you can about the industry. Here are some book titles that are relevant:

* Starting A Flower And Gift Shop by Millicent Gray Lownes-Jackson
* Start and Run a Profitable Retail Business by Jim Dion, Ted Topping
* Retail Business Kit for Dummies by Rick Segel
* Specialty Shop Retailing: How to Run Your Own Store Revised by Carol L. Schroeder
* So You Want To Own The Store: Secrets to Running a Successful Retail Operation by Mort Brown

Hope that helps! I wish you much success & happiness in all your ventures!