Apply for permits and licenses before you start doing business.

Check with your city or county clerk's office to find out what types of business permits are required. In most cases you will only need to obtain local permits and licenses from floral decoration is not a state enterprise or federally regulated. Although the clerk's office, so that running a home business will not violate any local zoning regulations. Also apply for a permit for "doing business as" known as a DBA license. This is important if you plan to use a trade name other than your own. Once you have all these documents in place, you will also need to obtain a tax identification number for your business.

Fresh flowers are more marketable than the artificial flowers.

Choose your product. There are two main types of companies floral organization. The first type includes fresh flowers. Fresh flowers can be a good option if you have plenty on hand, or you can get large supplies at low cost. A fairly wide range of consumers can be included in the target market for fresh flowers. On the downside, however, fresh flowers are perishable. This fact inevitably leads to some loss of inventory, and a potential decrease in overall profits.



Artificial flowers are non-perishable, which makes them a good choice for small businesses that have not yet established a large clientele. On the other hand, artificial flowers are not negotiable, such as fresh flowers. The initial cost of artificial flowers can also be a problem when you first start a home business.

arrangements of fresh flowers should be kept cool.

find suppliers. Regardless of whether you choose fresh or artificial flowers, you will need for selecting, ordering, receiving and storing goods for your business. Once you have a tax identification number, you will be able to order products and supplies at wholesale prices, with various local and national distributors. Before choosing a provider, compare stocks, prices, shipping practices and refund policies.



Once you've placed your first order, you will need to have a placeholder for storing your inventory. If you use fresh flowers, they must be refrigerated to keep them from expiring.

Keep track of your designs.

Plan your arrangements. Floral designer and former owner of the business of Carolina Fanin Kim Silks warns against copying existing arrangements of flowers. "Most of the floral arrangements you see in shops and outlets are protected by copyright, she said," if you can not go home and copy them. "Kim suggested that you bring several parts of your own that you really like, then work on the marketing of these parts. It also suggests that you take pictures of your original parts. "Write down the things you use in every room, so when you need to duplicate it, you have a record to consult."

Establish partnerships to help build your business.

Partnerships. Fanin Kim began her floral design shop in his home in North Carolina. "When I started, I went to some local furniture stores and asked to devise arrangements for them." Fanin since worked mainly with silk flowers, her flowers were able to stay on the screen in several outlets local furniture. "I designed the pieces that complement the different styles of furniture," she explains. "When someone has bought furniture, my flowers were offered at reduced rates."



Whether you use silk flowers or fresh in your floral arrangements, establish local partnerships can help your business off the ground. Team up with stores or shops wedding gift. Talk with churches and nonprofit organizations to do the floral arrangements for banquets and fundraising events. Work with your local Chamber of Commerce and stay in touch with all community functions and upcoming events locally. Interior designers, home stagers and real estate agents may also be good partners to team up with.