British Florist Association
Management Workshops
with Train to Gain

As the industry moves further into un-chartered waters with ever challenging times ahead, it is important to take stock and look at the implications for independent Retail Florists.

The British Florist Association are a series of Management Workshops to help florists develop new strategies and plans that respond to these future market conditions, aiming to improve your financial and competitive position.

The workshops look at the many future challenges and opportunities facing Independent Florists, with topics including:

• Managing in the recession
• Winning new and profitable customers
• Increasing customer transaction spend - 29 gifting occasions
• Improving your margin - protecting your Balance Sheet
• Next generation web development for Florists
• Emerging customer trends - Fair Trade, Ethical Shopping and Local Supply
• Targeting your most profitable customers
• In-store design, product ranging, point of sale and staff training
• How to differentiate vs. your local competitors
• Business efficiency - cash flow, waste, stock management, pricing and cost
• At each workshop we aim to achieve up to 15% business efficiency improvement and new business worth a minimum of £50,000 pa

The workshop is fully funded through the Train to Gain Leadership and Management Scheme, with up to £1000 funding from Train to Gain to develop your business leadership skills! This means that the BFA Management Workshop will cost you nothing to attend providing you meet the criteria detailed on the registration form. The first £500 is available for the above Management Workshop - a 2nd company delegate may attend the workshop free of charge.

Please see BFA website for details - Please note that Booking Forms are by Region.

The workshop dates are as follows:

South East

South East Application Form

23 Sept 2009 Basepoint Business Centre - Crawley

South East Application Form

South West

South West Application Form

20 Oct 2009 Basepoint Business Centre - Exeter

South West Application Form

West Midlands

West Midlands Application Form

22 Sept 2009 Basepoint Business Centre - Tewkesbury
24 Sept 2009 Thornbury Golf Club - Bristol

West Midlands Application Form

East Midlands

East Midlands Application Form

1 September 2009 Hellidon Lakes - Northampton
2 September 2009 Forest Pines - Lincoln
3 September 2009 Forest Hill Country Club - Leicester
8 September 2009 Horsley Golf and Country Club - Derby
9 September 2009 The Belfry - Nottingham
10 September 2009 Elton Furze Country Club - Peterborough 

East Midlands Application Form

North West

North West Application Form

15 September 2009 Park Royal Hotel - Warrington
16 September 2009 Ashton Lea Golf and Country Club - Preston
17 September 2009 Houghwood Golf and Country Club - Liverpool
29 September 2009 The Midland Hotel - Manchester

North West Application Form

Yorkshire and Humber

Yorkshire and Humber Application Form

30 September 2009 Woodsome Hall - Huddersfield
1 October 2009 The Queens Hotel - Leeds
6 October 2009 Tankersley Manor - Sheffield
7 October 2009 Knaresborough Golf and Country Club - Harrogate
8 October 2009 Aldwark Manor - York
13 October 2009 Cottingham Parks - Hull

Yorkshire and Humber Application Form

North East

North East Application Form

14 October 2009 Dinsdale Golf and Country Club - Darlington
15 October 2009 Northumberland Golf and Country Club - Newcastle

North East Application Form

East

East Application Form

4  November 2009 Crondon Golf and Country Club - Chelmsford
5  November 2009 The Belfry - Cambridge
11 November 2009 Weston Park - Norwich
12 November 2009 Basepoint Business Centre - Ipswich  

East Application Form

Oxford and Buckinghamshire

Oxford and Buckinghamshire Application Form

17 November 2009 Basepoint Business Centre - High Wycombe
18 November 2009 The Belfry - Oxford
19 November 2009 Basepoint Business Centre - Luton                    

Oxford and Buckinghamshire Application Form

The Management Workshop will be presented and delivered by Paul Drabble; Paul has spent over twenty years creating new business growth strategies for retail companies worldwide. He has worked with many of today's most recognised global retailers. 

Visit BritishFloristAssociation.org for more details.

Registration Forms by Region

South East Application Form

South West Application Form

West Midlands Application Form

East Midlands Application Form

North West Application Form

Yorkshire and Humber Application Form

North East Application Form

East Application Form

Oxford and Buckinghamshire Application Form

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