It’s not easy to run a florist business these days. I mean, a "brick and mortar" shop, although online operations are having their problems too. How do I know? I’ve spoken to operators of a well established Australian florist - Gallery Flowers.
There are some of the wisdom they put into my head.You should be well-prepared for the busy days during the year. Even though the day-to-day operations of your business are going to take care of your bills, there are several days out of the year when you’re going to be inundated with orders.
Make sure that you’re up to the challenge because how you handle these particular orders is going to make a large difference in your customer base. Take care of people on these days and they will come back in whenever the smaller occasions that require flowers come around.