New Industry Entrant Resources

New to the floral industry and curious how SAF can help you grow?  This resource collection will provide you with a sample of the content that SAF provides to its members.

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    Welcome to the Floral Industry! This course will: • Give you a “big-picture” view of the floriculture industry. • Expose you to why people buy flowers and plants, where floral products come from and how they move through the chain of distribution. • Introduce you to the various segments of the industry and how they interact with each other.

    Welcome to the Floral Industry!
    This course will:
    • *Give you a "big-picture" view of the floriculture industry. 
    • *Expose you to why people buy flowers and plants, where floral products come from and how they move through the chain of distribution. 
    • *Introduce you to the various segments of the industry and how they interact with each other. 




    Kate Delaney, AAF

    Director of Career Development

    Society of American Florists

    Kate joined SAF in 2020 and is excited to take on SAF’s career development goal to equip growth-minded professionals with resources to create fulfilling careers. She is responsible for developing and implementing SAF’s new career development platform.  She brings to the role more than 20 years of experience in the floral industry with exposure to all aspects of managing a successful retail florist.  Before joining SAF as an employee, Kate was an active member of the association and served as a volunteer leader on the Convention Task Force, Retail Council and Government Joint Council.

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    SAF contributor Paul Goodman provides financial advice in this selection of articles from our Floral Finance 101 collection addressing cost of goods, payroll and pricing.

    SAF contributor Paul Goodman provides financial advice in this selection of articles from our Floral Finance 101 collection addressing cost of goods, payroll and pricing. 

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    A selection of SAF's extensive care and handling guide - the top 10 cut flower varieties and best practices for processing.

    A selection of SAF's extensive care and handling guide - the top 10 cut flower varieties and best practices for processing. . 

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    Access these free SBA resources on Planning, Launching, Managing, Marketing & Growing your business.

    Access these free SBA resources on Planning, Launching, Managing, Marketing & Growing your business.