Talmage McLaurin, AIFD, creative director at Esmeralda Farms, will present his 2025 Floral Trends Forecast at SAF Miami 2024. SAF's annual...
Grow Sales While Incentivizing Employees
By turning to the playbook of common practices used by large corporations, floral businesses can find success in managing employee wages, improving...
SAF Phoenix 2023 Promises ‘Incalculable’ ROI
A new holiday catalog. A much-needed overtime compensation policy. And connections to suppliers across the chain. These are just some of the...
Burned Out? Hit a Ceiling? There’s a Tool for That
In the two decades since Liza Roeser, AAF, founded the online wholesaler Fifty Flowers, it has grown to include more than 60 employees in the U.S.,...
Florists Armed with Inspiration and Knowledge After Profit Blast
More than 115 florists from 22 states gathered in Boston on Sunday for the Society of American Florists’ 1-Day Profit Blast, where they learned best...
What’s Your Exit Strategy?
Whatever your timeline for retirement looks like, there’s no better time than now to start planning for the succession of your business. That’s...
Listen While You Work: The Best of SAF Phoenix 2023 Is Now on Audio
The Society of American Florists’ annual convention in Phoenix last month was chock full of valuable information designed to help floral...
Turbulent Times? Turbo Charge Your Business in Phoenix
There’s little business owners can do to control the inflation and economic uncertainty that’s dominating...
Save the Date for SAF’s Premier Events
Mark your calendar for the Society of American Florists’ two premier events, the second annual Next Gen LIVE! event for young floral professionals...
Want a Profitable Valentine’s Day? Get a Head Start in San Marcos!
It’s not easy to tear yourself away from the shop for education — but meeting fellow industry professionals who “love flowers as much as we do” was...
Design, Delivery and Marketing Hacks on Tap for Denver Profit Blast
Derek Woodruff, AIFD, CF, PFCI, of Floral Underground honed his creativity as a designer — as well as his problem-solving and time management skills...
SAF Orlando 2022 Brings Together More than 400 Floral Pros
Denise Jefferies is back in the flower business after selling her Connecticut flower shop in 2008 and taking 11 years off. Now owner of Bella...
Next Gen Pros Bring Energy and Experience to Miami
Leadership skills. Productivity hacks. Social media expertise. Design tricks. Networking. Importing tours. And plenty of fun. The Society of...
Young Floral Pros Gather in Miami
More than 150 floral professionals from 31 states and Ecuador and Colombia will meet in Miami next week for the industry’s first event planned by —...
Want to Support Your Next Gen Talent? Invest in Them
Brian Wheat, AAF, PFCI, knows it is going to be tough to have three of his employees away from his flower and garden center business for a few days...