Florist Shop

Kinds of service

The first step is identifying your target market. Who do you want to sell flowers to? This will determine what kind of flower business will work best for you. There are three types of florist business, these are:

*Wholesale florist supplier. This business supplies retailer fresh cut flowers, and potted plants in bulk. They sell and deliver directly to flower shops and flower markets. Most of the wholesale florists are growers too. This type of business is not suitable for start-up entrepreneur.

*Retail florist service. This business may range in size from small flower kiosk in hospitals to large flower shops in malls catering to different customer types. A flower shop may have a focus or specialty such providing arrangements for wedding, funerals, gifts, and any other occasion. There are also shops that create niche such as only selling long stem red roses. This type of business is best for people who want to work hands-on with flowers and flower customers.

*Floral supplier. This business sells various non-growing components that florist use in their arrangements such as: baskets, ribbons, floral tape, floral wires, vases, wreath, floral foams, stands, frames and other materials. This kind of floral business needs extensive inventory and efficient distribution system.

Resources for Florist Business

This business needs space for the store or shop, a refrigeration system, and a reliable supplier for the flowers, plants floral supplies and other secondary items you want to sell.

Getting Started a Florist Shop

To effectively sell and skillfully arrange flowers, one should have background knowledge on some basic information on the flowers you are planning to sell. Do research. The internet provides a vast resource on this topic. You must know which flowers are available in a particular season and how long each cut flower last in vases with water, etc. Knowing theses things will also help you answer questions that customers sometimes ask.

Aside from knowing your flowers and plants, you should also brush up on your business acumen. Like any other business, the florist shop business needs back-end business management as accounting, cash flow management, billing system, etc.

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Chicken Farm Business

Learn about chicken

Eating chicken and raising chicken are not the same for your information. So if you are thinking that it’s as easy as eating a drumstick, I think this business venture is not for you. First of all chickens will eat about anything so you do have to consider sanitary measures otherwise it just becomes really gross to think about. So yes, learning about chicken include what they eat, how long they lay eggs, their life span and how to care for them in different stages of their life. Find some books and ebooks from web on how to raise chickens. Grab a book and read about them. Try to raise few before setting up a farm is not a bad idea.

Decide what breed of chicken you want

After you have read a few things about chicken, reflect on what goals do you have for your farm. Make sure you have the right chicken breed to match your goals. A black leg horn chicken for example will lay more eggs than a white leg horn chicken can ever make. However because the breed is of stronger decent, further fortifications are needed to accommodate such chicken.

Find reputable chicken supplier

Order your baby chicks from a trusted dealer. Try searching the web for such dealers. There are literally hundreds of them to choose from. Better yet ask another chicken farm owner where he gets his chicks from. Get a second option about such matters. Read chicken farm reviews and visit supplier farms with high rating practices. Get way ahead from competitor chicken farms by getting good sources of baby chicks.

Plan a budget for your operation

Calculate and make an intelligent estimate how much it will cost you to run a chicken farm operation. You will need to account for weekly expenses for feeds, water system, and heat for younglings. Get additional funding for your start up chicken farm expenses by soliciting help from close friends and relatives. You may also want to get a bank loan just in case. Your expenses will depend on how huge you want your operation to be.

Location for chicken farm

Find an area where you can build a chicken coop. If you have a small parcel of land, begin with small coop. A bigger coop may mean purchasing a bigger lot area which may entail doing business with a real estate broker. The choice is up to you.

Gather your chicken farm supplies

After you have solved where to get your chicks, get supplies you can use for your chicken coop. Also find a dealer for your chicken feeds. Again search the web for different types but a good way to know what type to buy is by consulting a veterinarian. Your chickens will need a doctor to check on them and vaccinate them too so a vet can not only recommend vitamins and other supplements but what feeds to buy as well.

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