1. Why did you want to become a florist?
2. What was the entire process to own your own flower shop?
3. How do you go about your everyday routine?
4. What is the most challenging part of your job? How do you deal with it?
5. What is the next step to your flower business?
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Working EQ
1. So far, the relationship with my mother has improved and we can communicate more effectively. For example, we can talk about an order and i can place myself with the same mentality she has.
2. My interview was really successful in showing me that a small business needs to be really organized because all the profit needs to be known and filed because small business owners live off of it. If something goes wrong is the individuals job to find out where that money went.
3.Working closely to my mentor has helped me understand the importance of time management and the rule of always expecting the worst.
4.The research i get it very limited. I am more focused on the business aspect due to the limited reports on flower shops.
5.
a.
b.
By the end of this year, i want to able to go onto college and find a business i can start the second i step into the campus. I want to be active and well known as well as respected at a very young age. So by the years end i want to know how to improve my already started business.
c.
i would like to talk to a very well educated entrepreneur, because he or she will guide me on the right path and how to go about my business. I fell that its the only way to go.
2. My interview was really successful in showing me that a small business needs to be really organized because all the profit needs to be known and filed because small business owners live off of it. If something goes wrong is the individuals job to find out where that money went.
3.Working closely to my mentor has helped me understand the importance of time management and the rule of always expecting the worst.
4.The research i get it very limited. I am more focused on the business aspect due to the limited reports on flower shops.
5.
a.
- What is the most effective way to run a business?
- How can you start a business with limited monetary support?
- How can i sustain a business?
- How can i help my mother's flower shop to generate long-lasting customers?
b.
By the end of this year, i want to able to go onto college and find a business i can start the second i step into the campus. I want to be active and well known as well as respected at a very young age. So by the years end i want to know how to improve my already started business.
c.
i would like to talk to a very well educated entrepreneur, because he or she will guide me on the right path and how to go about my business. I fell that its the only way to go.
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Problem Statement
1. Flower Shop Administration
2. This particular flower shop is small, so there is a limited amount of space to place many flower arrangements which in turn makes it difficult to make it look good for customers to be attracted. Once i fix this problem i would recommend other small businesses to expand themselves or teach them some essentials.
3. Usually customers are unsatisfied when we say that the flower of their choice is not in season, they get mad and hard headed. Once the problem is fixed i would have great speaking methods and i will have the flower shop running smoother.
2. This particular flower shop is small, so there is a limited amount of space to place many flower arrangements which in turn makes it difficult to make it look good for customers to be attracted. Once i fix this problem i would recommend other small businesses to expand themselves or teach them some essentials.
3. Usually customers are unsatisfied when we say that the flower of their choice is not in season, they get mad and hard headed. Once the problem is fixed i would have great speaking methods and i will have the flower shop running smoother.
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Interview Preparation
1. I plan to interview Guadalupe Avalos, my mother. She runs a successful flower shop and i believe she can teach me more than just the flower aspects of it. She can go in depth with all the administration parts of running a business.
2. Do you think this topic suits me? If so, why? If not, what would you say i should pursue?
2. Do you think this topic suits me? If so, why? If not, what would you say i should pursue?
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Blog 2: Topic Choice
A. What is your topic and why?
My topic, at this moment, is flowers, or flower business administration. I chose this topic because my mother is a very creative and motivating person. I just cannot get enough of her and since it is the family business it was very easy for me to choose it.Not only that but flowers are also very romantic and i would like to know more. To add to the administration aspect, I want to look at how a successful business is supposed to run.
B. And what do you hope to accomplish this year with this topic (connecting your answer to each of the 4 ESLRs).
My topic, at this moment, is flowers, or flower business administration. I chose this topic because my mother is a very creative and motivating person. I just cannot get enough of her and since it is the family business it was very easy for me to choose it.Not only that but flowers are also very romantic and i would like to know more. To add to the administration aspect, I want to look at how a successful business is supposed to run.
B. And what do you hope to accomplish this year with this topic (connecting your answer to each of the 4 ESLRs).
- iPoly Citizen: I plan to learn how to take criticism from customers and my mother. This is good for me to learn this because iPoly's grading system is very straight forward and it criticises your work and i have to learn how to take it.
- Effective Communicator: I will learn how to speak to all the different customers and how to get a point across while also learning how to listen to them. In order to be an effective communicator, you have to learn how to talk to a person and just as important, listen to them.
- Effective Learner: I also will attempt to learn everything my mom does. From the budget to the actual flower arrangements, it will be a lot of information but in order to become an effective learner i have to ask questions and pay very close attention at what she has to tell me.
- Effective User of Technology: While my mom has clients that she receives through the store, she also receives them through email, I will be taking care of that. Also, i will use the tools the flowers require which not only makes technology on the computer but hands-on. This, in turn, will teach me different functions on technology and also help me upload information i need for this blog.
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