"Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves"
An old proverb but oh, how true it is! It means If you concentrate on saving small amounts of money, you’ll soon amass a large amount.
When I first went into business, I bought a florist shop, a dream I had had since leaving school and discovering the joy of working with flowers. I was lucky, I did my apprenticeship in a very busy florist over seven years and then I went on to manage another very busy florist shop.
With the experience and lessons I learnt over the nine years, when it came to actually owning my own retail florist, I took the best elements from each past employer (in my opinion) and opened my business very confidently, thinking I would make lots of money within a few years.
