Skills and Duties of a Florist in Churchill

Posted by Tania Disuza
6
Oct 16, 2014
734 Views
Image

Even though if recession is hit in the market, there is very less chance of a flower business in Churchill to be affected. Florists hardly experience the crunch when the whole world experiences a financial disaster because Flowers are actually always in demand by people of this area. In fact, they are one of the favorite items of Churchill people for gifting. They are used in decorations as well. Some flowers also have medicinal properties. It is an industry that’s flourishing and booming in this part of the world.

If you want to run a flower shop in this local area, it’s a great idea. But for doing so, you need to have a creative instinct. Other than this, you should also have passion for flowers and an inquisitiveness to know more about their different species. If you think, you have all these qualities, you can start you career in this field.

Skills needed to become a florist in Churchill

  • A profound knowledge about various flowers especially the ones that are available in Churchill
  • Knowledge of maintaining and caring them in order to keep them fresh
  • A creative mind to plan for decoration of flowers
  • The ability to present flowers to clients in a smart way
  • Excellent communication and negotiation skill
  • Must have proficiency in English

Duties
The following are the essential duties that are done by florists in Churchill generally. Have a look at it:


  • Determining the pricing of flowers keeping in mind the trends of market
  • Taking orders of the flowers basing on client’s needs and stock availability in shop
  • If the client has a special requirement, he or she has to make sure that the flower arrangement reaches her shop a day before the date of delivery.
  • Preparing the bills of clients and keeping a record of purchases
  • Assisting and guiding the clients in selecting the right flowers
  • Planning the display of the shop in order to make it creative and attractive
  • Wrapping up the products, giving customers the best service, maintaining and cleaning the shop
  • Planning for decoration arrangements at events such as birthdays and weddings but for this one needs to be more creative than a normal florist who runs just a shop
  • Guiding the clients in purchase of flowers

 

This is a great field to work in if you really have passion for flowers. You will enjoy your job and the best part is you can even earn quite a lot. Just keep one thing in mind if you want to become successful in this profession-give fresh flower and be prompt in making deliveries.  Flower delivery in Churchill wasn’t that prompt a few years before but now it is not the same. So, if you fail delivering flowers right on time, you may lose your clients.

Comments
avatar
Please sign in to add comment.