Maybe running your own floristry business has been a dream of yours for many years. Maybe you hate your current job and have decided it is time to do something for you. Whatever your reason for starting your business is it will be an adventure, with lots of challenges and hopefully lots of rewards. But a long the way you may have some self doubts (this is total normal) so here are my five things I believe are great about running your own floristry business.
1: Working with Nature
Don’t loose sight of the beauty that you get to work with. Whenever I feel stressed or overwhelmed by life I go for a walk, work in my garden and absorb myself into nature. As florists we get to work with the very best ingredients that mother nature grows and I feel super lucky to work with such beauty and natural elements everyday.
2: Follow your Passion
The saying ‘you only live once’ may be something that we think about but don’t act upon. Enjoying what you do is so important. Building a business is hard work, but if you have passion this will shine through what you do and will push you to keep going when times are tough. Showing others your passion will help you to build your business and will add to your happiness. Having passion for what you do is the foundation to any business. If you are passionate about it then you will work so hard to get others on board and that is the beauty of building a business based on passion.
3: Show Yourself What You Can Do
A business is a great way to push yourself to do things that you never thought you would do. The school has been open since 2018 and during that time what started as a few workshops has now turned into me teaching career courses, wedding workshops, seasonal classes, creating dried floral displays for shops and events. It has pushed me to be stronger, more confident in ways that I could have never imagine in early 2018.
Tackling social media has been one of my biggest challenges. It is an area that I have never been 100% comfortable with, but as the business has grown so has my following, and that is something I am very proud of. I totally believe that running a business can push you out of your comfort zone, which is such an important thing to do during your life. It shows us what we are capable of and even facing our fears can sometimes have the most wonderful results.
4: Working With The Seasons
Don’t underestimate how wonderful it could be to work with beautiful products and with the seasons. Floristry, or floral design is so much more than simply making bouquets. There are so many links with fashion, interior design, art work. As with fashion and interiors, colours and trends are often set within our industry. Whether you choose to follow these trends is up to you as the designer. But the beauty of working with the seasons is not just about focusing on the flower content, we can draw on the wonderful palettes that each season provides us, as well as looking at texture in nature throughout the year. Whatever challenges floristry throws at us, working seasonally will keep you inspired and always feeling creative.
5: Fitting it Around you Life
I am not suggesting that you will have loads of free time if you are running your business, you will probably get up early, work in the evenings and it might even sneak into your dreams. But it is possible to make it fit around your life, whether that is making sure you can go and see your kids in a play, or be there for sports day, or whether it’s going to run along side other work you do. Growing a business doesn’t mean that you need it to be the size of Amazon. Think about what turnover you want to get to, what fits around your life and make sure you can balance it with the other important aspects of your life.
If you have ever thought about floristry why not pop along to one of our open mornings. I might be bias but it is a wonderful industry to be part of and why not follow you dreams and begin your floral journey with Flourish Sussex Flower School today!
Alicia xx