Starting a Flower Shop business surrounded by the Philippines? Question: where can I buy flowers? How much money I stipulation? who

Question: where can I buy flowers?
How much money I stipulation?
who can teach me of the do's and don'ts of the business?

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Answers:
The Phil. Dept of Agriculture have a good industry overview of the cutflower industry http://www.da.gov.ph/agribiz/cutflower.html . This FAO document http://www.fao.org/docrep/005/ac452e/ac452e07.htm also discusses flower production surrounded by the Philippines, including a table of where the assorted types of flowers are best sourced.

For assistance, including floral suppliers, you may want to contact DA's Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Service
http://www.da.gov.ph/agribiz/amas_mainpage.html - they might be able to assist you get surrounded by touch with the flower growers.

Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Service
Department of Agriculture
Room 109 DA-OSEC Building
Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
Telephone No.: (63-2) 920-2216, 920-4072/73
Fax No.: (63-2) 926-6434
Email: amas(a) da.gov.ph / da_aiis(a) yahoo.com

This agency also have a directory of cutflower producers groups and cooperatives that you can contact http://www.da.gov.ph/agribiz/cutflower_direct.html - contact these groups and I'm sure they'd be willing to trade their flowers to you

There is also a Federation of Cut flower and Ornamental Plant Growers that you may want to contact

As for starting a florist shop business, you may want to check out the article (it may not give you info on Philippines but an overview of the business) "Starting a Florist Shop Business" http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol50/florist.htm

For detailed information on the florist business, here are some books that you may want to read:

- Start Your Own Florist Shop and Other Floral Businesses (Start Your Own ��) (Paperback) by Cheryl Kimball
- FabJob Guide to Become a Florist (FabJob Guides) by Alisa Gordaneer
- How to Start & Manage a Retail Florist Business: A Practical Way to Start Your Own Business by Jerre G. Lewis

Where you at? Are you in the Phils?
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