The Society of American Florists has a variety of resources — including a COVID-19 webinar series — to support floral industry businesses as the...
USDA Revises Grower Aid Rules
Last week, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it is making changes to the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 (CFAP 2) —...
Delta Variant Spreads Uncertainty
The Delta variant of COVID-19 has brought a lot of uncertainty for business owners, but for many florists one thing is certain: whatever the impact...
Safety Protocols in Place for SAF Orlando 2021
The Society of American Florists announced safety protocols focused on keeping convention attendees healthy amid a surge in Covid cases. “The safety...
COVID Through My Eyes: Shutdown Spurs New Business Venture
Editor’s Note: This is part of an ongoing series highlighting floral industry stories of change, grit and perseverance — and biggest lessons learned...
COVID Through My Eyes: Redesign and Reflect
Editor’s Note: This is part of an ongoing series highlighting floral industry stories of change, grit and perseverance — and biggest lessons learned...
COVID Through My Eyes: Early Investment in E-commerce Got Us Through
Editor’s Note: This is part of an ongoing series highlighting floral industry stories of change, grit and perseverance — and biggest lessons learned...
COVID Through My Eyes: A Positive Outlook to Weather the Storm
Editor’s Note: This is part of an ongoing series highlighting floral industry stories of change, grit and perseverance — and biggest lessons learned...
What Will Post-COVID Shopping Look Like?
When walk-in sales took a direct hit due to the pandemic, many floral retailers shifted to an e-commerce-centric strategy to keep afloat. But the...
COVID Through My Eyes: Changes That Stick
Editor’s Note: This is part of an ongoing series highlighting floral industry stories of change, grit and perseverance — and biggest lessons learned...
Vaccine Mandates: Cautions and Concerns
With COVID-19 vaccines becoming widely available to all age groups, the idea of making vaccination a requirement for employment has a strong...
COVID Through My Eyes: Pandemic Forces Delegation
Editor’s Note: This is part of an ongoing series highlighting floral industry stories of change, grit and perseverance — and biggest lessons learned...
Navigate New Rules of the Post-COVID Workplace
As vaccine availability and the lifting of restrictions enables a return to more normalcy in the workplace, small business owners have a new set of...
COVID Through My Eyes: Don’t Underestimate Your Team
Editor’s Note: This is part of an ongoing series highlighting floral industry stories of change, grit and perseverance — and biggest lessons learned...
Maintaining Costs After COVID
2020 was a year full of contradictions: COVID-19 hit and prompted many businesses to shut down or at least close for part of the year, people...