Farmer florist Sarah Whiting shares her small business journey. After working for many years in senior management in the NHS, she took redundancy. And having always been a keen gardener, spent time in her garden. Then seven years ago, she decided to set up Nettlewood Flowers.
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You'll Learn
- Sarah shares her small business journey, after working for many years in the NHS
- How her hobby of growing flowers grew into a business
- How she attended floristry courses, secured a work placement in a florist shop, and then went on to work their part-time
- The setting up of Nettlewood Flowers and how her business name came about
- The importance she places on nurturing the relationships she has with her client base
- How she moved house from London to East Sussex and the planning involved
- Her why, the impact of the pandemic on her business, together with her plans for 2022
