A national news story recently detailed the unique position flowers have in Americans’ lives right now, and how national companies and local retail...
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: 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...
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...
Best Practices for Healthy Employees, Customers and Flowers
With virus cases up, you need to make sure you’re doing your part to combat the spread. In the latest issue of Floral Management, Terril Nell,...
Petal It Forward’s Mission Especially Timely This Year
Between a global pandemic, nationwide protests for racial justice and an upcoming election, tension is high in America today. According to a new...