Fish Shop

Types of fishes

Before you start your fish shop business, it is important to figure out first what kind of fishes and fish aquarium and pond accessories are you going to focus on. Is it going to be for fresh water fishes or for saltwater fishes?

Salt water fishes, like its name suggest, are fishes that live in the sea like clown fish, angel fish, cardinals, etc. They are more expensive to buy and take care of than that of the fresh water type. Caring for these fishes require that the tank or aquarium that closely mirrors the water environment of their sea home. However, specialty shops have been breeding salt water fishes for some time now and fishes that are breed are mostly more tolerant to makeshift habitat.

Fresh water fishes are those that naturally live in the river or lake such as gold fish, koi, catfish, etc. These are more tolerant than salt water fishes and they are easier to take care of either in an aquarium or in a pond. Fresh water fishes may be a good place to start for an entrepreneur just entering into this kind of business.

Other item to sell

Aside from fishes, there are a lot of accessories that fish shop owners should make sure available in their shop. Especially those items needed for a start-up aquarium.

Some of the important ones are:

*aquariums and stand

*filtration equipment

*Heating, lighting and hoods

*Tank and pond decors

*Books on aquariums, pond and fishes

*Fish food

*Water conditioner

*Test kit: ammonia, nitrate, pH

*Fish net

Notes:

People interested to start an aquarium but do not have any idea where to start or those already into this hobby for quite sometime already, will go to your store to look, shop, meet others with the same interest or just talk to the shop owner for updates on the latest on fishes. Be sure to update yourself always as you would not want to disappoint your customers.

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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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