

Save Money & Save The Planet!
As a small business it is easy to think what we do does not make a significant difference, or that environmental issues....
Eco Flower Supplies
Jul 12, 20224 min read

Recession busters – getting your ducks in a row
UPDATED 5.8.2022 Read some of the papers and you could be excused for thinking the world was on the brink of collapse. Journalists are...
Caroline Marshall-Foster
Jun 22, 202210 min read

Shutting the shop ... a cautionary tale!
The pandemic changed a lot of people’s life choices and not only did we see a legion of people set up florist business from home but a...
Caroline Marshall-Foster
May 29, 20228 min read


The True Cost of Delivery
Are your deliveries as cost effective as possible? We explore the hidden costs of delivery and how technology can help keep costs down.
FloriSyst
May 24, 20225 min read


Unlawful Deduction of Wages
If you make deductions to an employee’s salary, they may make an unlawful deduction from wages claim against you.
Croner
Mar 29, 20224 min read

Profit Buster Power Days ... margins, marketing, mindfulness and the man from McQueens!
Mother's Day may be looming and front of mind but what happens after the last of the big peaks is over. A big fat void or the chance to...
Caroline Marshall-Foster
Mar 14, 20221 min read


National Living and Minimum Wage rates are going up on 1 April
Are you up to date with the wage rate increases that are taking place on 1st April 2022?
Nicole Moore
Mar 1, 20221 min read

Online Payments - urgent attention needed NOW!
Have you seen an increase in declined online transactions? If yes, then chances are you’ve already been caught in the whole 3D secure...
Caroline Marshall-Foster
Feb 25, 20223 min read


Managing the Margin ... and other important pricing things!
And other important pricing things!
Your GROSS PROFIT MARGIN (GP/GM) is probably one of the most important things to think .....
Caroline Marshall-Foster
Jan 16, 20225 min read

Bank of England warning over fake Scottish £50 notes
We are aware from the Bank of England that counterfeit Scottish £50 notes are now in circulation, more information about how to identify the
Nicole Moore
Jan 13, 20221 min read


Health Assured: Financial wellbeing in 2022
Money and mental health, at first glance, you might not make the connection. But the two have more of an influence on each other....
Health Assured
Jan 4, 20223 min read

Pay it forward with excess – earn kudos if not cash
22.12.21: Christmas 2021 has been a nightmare. In some ways worse than 2020 as at least we knew then what we were dealing with rather...
Caroline Marshall-Foster
Dec 22, 20213 min read


Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021
Today, Chancellor Rishi Sunak set out his spending plans in the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021.
Nicole Moore
Oct 28, 20212 min read


MAJOR scam alert ... this is serious
Back in May we reported how Morgan Douglas Nuth narrowly escaped sending scammers over £3k. Well Diana Kaye, who has three shops in...
Caroline Marshall-Foster
Oct 23, 20212 min read


WHAT PRICE FLOWERS!!!! WHY SO EXPENSIVE? WHAT CAN YOU DO?
We first published our What Price Flowers feature back in March ’21. Since then, things haven’t got better .....
Caroline Marshall-Foster
Sep 29, 20217 min read