Bloom In Business
The Complete Floristry Business Course
In as little as 12 weeks, you can have all the required floristry skills and business know-how to take action on your goal of starting your own floristry business. Whether you want to run a business from home or open a retail store, this self-paced online course will get you there. We have helped over 100 students from all backgrounds learn the necessary skills and knowledge to bring their dreams to life, and it is taught via proven methods Yvette Timmins (founder of Bloom College) applied to her own floristry businesses.
What's Included
This is our complete floristry course. Our entire catalogue of content is yours. This includes:
Commercial Floristry Knowledge
We begin with the very basics, from receiving and caring for your botanical materials to the tools and supplies you will need. We will then build upon this knowledge to guide you through 40+ commercial floristry designs.
Bouquets & Arrangements
Learn a vast array of bouquet and arrangement styles, from cut bunches to posies, working with different vessels, and wired and taped designs, taught in all shapes and sizes for a variety of occasions.
Weddings & Events
Prepare to take on wedding and event clients. From consultations, quotations, time management, costing & more.
*Large-scale installations are not included.
Marketing & Branding
Get your business out there, build your portfolio, understand who your target market is. You will learn about social media marketing, traditional marketing and effective strategies to apply each.
Product Mix
Define your store or service product offering. Develop & cost your unique product mix tailored to business goals and your target market.
Commercial Floristry Skills & Knowledge
We begin with the very basics, from receiving and caring for your botanical materials to the tools and supplies you will need. We will then build upon this knowledge to guide you through 40+ commercial floristry designs.
1:1 Floristry Business & Career Coaching
Join Yvette Timmins for a 1:1 session. Yvette will use her years of business experience to guide you on your journey. From business plans, strategy, to career confidence, Yvette can help you on your way to leading a thriving floristry business of your own.
Become Your Own Bloom Boss ✳︎
Extra Inclusions + Added Benefits
The following additional extras are included to aid you in your studies:
Course eBooks
E-Books; Containing step by step instructional design recipes, business development, Wedding & Event knowledge including quotation templates, design elements and principles and an extensive guide on seasonal botanicals including care and maintenance.
1:1 Online Coaching
Access to a 1:1 business planning/coaching session with Yvette. Appointment times are made available during the course for an additional fee.
Group Weekly Coaching via Zoom is available at set times of the year (included in the cost of the course, contact us for upcoming dates)
Video Content
Hours of video content to watch, pause and revisit as frequently and at a time that suits you. Your access to the content does not expire at the end of the 90 days, it’s yours to keep and come back to whenever you may need.
Photography
Dedicated content to teach you how to professionally capture your designs. The course will also teach you how to display your images via a digital portfolio to ensure you stand out from the crowd.
Tool Kit
Optional Essentials Toolkit: Apron, Hand Towel, 1x Flower Snips, x1 pair Secateurs, Gloves, Floral Tape, Wires & Bag.
Available at checkout
Ready To Get Started?
You are just one step away from beginning your journey to becoming your very own bloom boss. You will receive full access to the course instantly. With options to pay in full, or in instalments.
Testimonials
“I loved Bloom in Business. Having completed the course I gained valuable skills, knowledge and insights into the floristry industry. Yvette was professional, supportive, and offered a world of knowledge.”
Fiona Watson
“I loved this course especially the 1:1 session with Yvette her passion is contagious”
Kath Green
“Responding to the advertisement for the 90 day course with Bloom was one of the best decisions I have made. I have learned so much & I can go back over the weeks of learning. I like the idea of practice, practice, practice! Yvette -you are inspirational & I look forward to an ongoing relationship with Bloom College (and all the Staff): a Centre of learning, joy, inspiration, creativity. Thankyou, Maria”
Maria Peck
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, this is absolutely the course content for you. The 40+ course videos and textbooks will guide you step by step through the basics and foundational skills and knowledge required to be a florist. The course also includes hours of business training, both pre-recorded and live, specific to running your own floristry business, whether it be from home or a retail outlet.
Yes, you can absolutely skip the design tutorials and just watch & learn what you require. Please keep in mind, the course content is released over 12 weeks so you won’t receive all the content at once, it is designed to take you from the basics of floristry & business through to more complex design techniques and business strategies, building your business up to succeed.
Hint: We recommend using the foundational skills and design tutorials for training your staff, even friends and family who might be helpers!
The content does not have an expiry date and is always available for you in your online membership area, so there’s no rush. We suggest dedicating approximately 3-4 hours per week to study.
To ensure we can deliver this course to you regardless of your location, we have removed a large cost of the course content by not supplying you with the flowers required to create each design that is taught. The added benefits of not supplying and charging you the cost of the flowers allows you to go at your own pace, meaning you can decide to create each design when you choose. On top of that, you get to choose a variety of colours of flowers to your own liking and taste. We highly recommend buying what’s in season within your region. You are better able to achieve this by sourcing your own materials. Knowing how and what to buy and who to buy from are all part of the early course content.
Meet Yvette
Yvette Timmins, Founder of MyBlooms & Bloom College
Welcome to MyBlooms, a safe space for aspiring hobby flower arrangers to learn more about the craft and the beautiful flowers they work with. If you have been following along the Bloom journey, you’ll know that I successfully created and ran Bloom College, a floristry school, for the last ten years. As a career florist myself, it brought me so much joy to help teach a new generation of florists, but for the last few years there’s been a little niggle in the back of my mind. With more people joining Bloom College’s beginner courses as a way to get into flower arranging as a hobby, I knew I wanted to create something specific for this group.
This is where the idea for MyBlooms began. MyBlooms is for the hobby florists. For those with little to no experience arranging flowers, who aren’t necessarily looking to turn it into a business, but want to play with flowers for the joy of it. I’ve always believe that the positive energy of flowers is food for our souls, and this is the vision behind MyBlooms. To bring more positive change to your life as your arrange flowers.
MyBlooms features courses, toolkits, books, and blogs, all tailored to those at the very beginning of their flower journey.
It’s my sincere hope that what you find here helps to enrich your soul as you begin to play with your own blooms.
Yvette x