by Gail | Apr 7, 2016 | Marketing, Professional Florist
Being a Certified Florist provides many benefits to you and your shop. Become your area’s most respected florist. Learn the best current practices from recognized floral professionals. Great branding / advertising tool for your flower shop. Freshen up on design...
by Gail | Mar 31, 2016 | Great Lakes Floral Expo, Professional Florist, Uncategorized
We are excited to announce the winners of the Michigan Floral Expo Design Competition. Congratulations to all the winners and participants. Your talent and creativity were awe-inspiring! Jason Rudicil is Expo Designer of the Year Jason Rudicil from Eastern Floral in...
by Gail | Mar 29, 2016 | Business, Marketing, Professional Florist, Social Media
To make their apps more consistently interesting, especially for people who don’t check them non-stop, Instagram and Twitter are switching to a Facebook News Feed-esque ranking system. Previously, if you wanted to let your followers know what was happening in your...
by Gail | Mar 22, 2016 | Business, Credit Card Processing, Professional Florist
Apologies to William Shakespeare for that headline. But it makes a dramatic point that can have your business coming up roses. In case you aren’t aware, as a merchant who is able to accept Discover card transactions (all of our MFA members who utilize our Credit Card...
by Gail | Mar 17, 2016 | Great Lakes Floral Expo, Professional Florist
We are please to congratulate all who received awards and special recognition at ‘Together We Bloom’! You truly are the Best of the Best! Certified Florist of the Year Robbin Yelverton, AAF, AIFD, CF, PFCI, Blumz…by JR Designs,...
by Gail | Mar 15, 2016 | Flower Holidays, Spring Flower Holidays
Most U.S. employers recognize at least five national holidays a year including the Fourth of July, Christmas, Memorial Day, Labor Day, and Thanksgiving. But, in the floral industry, we have many more “floral” holidays. These are special days of the year when people...
by Gail | Mar 10, 2016 | Business, Credit Card Processing
Protect yourself and your flower shop from credit card fraud. For more information and to upgrade your terminal to accept EMV/Chip cards, contact Michigan Floral Association at 517.575.0110 or [email protected] Michigan Floral Association partners with industry...
by Gail | Mar 8, 2016 | Great Lakes Floral Expo, Professional Florist
‘Together We Bloom’ was a Blooming Success!!! Here are just a few of the “selfies” that were taken during the convention. Be sure to take a look at all of the photos at the Michigan Floral Group Page on Facebook Thank you to all who attended...
by Gail | Mar 3, 2016 | Great Lakes Floral Expo, Professional Florist
Are You Ready for ‘Together We Bloom’? Share the fun this weekend by taking a few selfies with friends, flowers and fabulous times and post them on your social media! Be sure to tag Michigan Floral Association and MFA Young Professionals! Use Hashtags #YP...
by Gail | Mar 1, 2016 | Great Lakes Floral Expo, Professional Florist
You still have time to sign up for this weekend’s Together We Bloom convention. Click here for link to download Great Lakes Floral Expo brochure or for online registration Why should you go? Here are seven tips on why to attend… 1. Company Connections. Yes, that...
