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SUMMARY:Happiness Is Pivot Tables: The Spreadsheet Skill You Didn't Know You Needed
DESCRIPTION:Part of the Flowers are Serious Business webinar series\, “Happiness Is Pivot Tables: The Spreadsheet Skill You Didn’t Know You Needed” is an exciting opportunity to level up your recordkeeping skills as a business owner. Please note that this webinar series is only available for ASCFG members. If you are interested in learning more about membership options and benefits\, please contact our Operations Director Linda Twining at membership@ascfg.org. \n\nPresenter: Emily Patrick of Carolina Flowers\nDate & Time: Tuesday\, March 5\, at 7:00 p.m. Eastern.\n\nWhat you will learn… \nDo you wish spreadsheets were easy? Learn about PivotTables! A PivotTable is an interactive way to quickly summarize and display large amounts of data. Once you learn how to set up the simple\, easy-to-use pivot tables within your own spreadsheets\, you can drastically reduce the time spent on farm planning\, floral ordering\, and analyzing crop yields. \nIn this webinar\, Emily Patrick of Carolina Flowers will show attendees how she builds simple databases and uses pivot tables to analyze them. It IS possible to count every stem\, and knowing crop yields unlocks incredible possibilities for pricing and future planning. She will also explain how they collect data at the farm and how to build these processes into employee position descriptions. Lastly\, she will explain how Carolina Flowers creates databases to provide insights into floral recipes and plug buying. PivotTables are so easy\, so powerful\, and so little-known. Learn how to ask questions and get answers in an instant! \nRegister Today!
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SUMMARY:Customer Education Strategies for Cut Flower Growers
DESCRIPTION:Part of the Flowers are Serious Business webinar series\, “Customer Education Strategies for Cut Flower Growers” is an exciting opportunity to better engage with prospective customers in order to increase sales and build relationships. Please note that this webinar series is only available for ASCFG members. If you are interested in learning more about membership options and benefits\, please contact our Operations Director Linda Twining at membership@ascfg.org. \n\nPresenter: Dr. Melinda Knuth of NCSU\nDate & Time: Thursday\, March 7\, at 7:00 p.m. Eastern\n\nWhat attendees will learn… \nJoin Dr. Melinda Knuth of North Carolina State University for this exciting webinar! Customer education strategies refer to the communication tools\, language\, and overall approach used to inform your existing and prospective customers about your services and products. Learn how you can enhance your cut flower business by helping customers understand how your offerings can meet their needs. After the webinar\, registrants will receive access to the webinar recording and a handout with additional resources. \nRegister Today!
URL:https://www.ascfg.org/event/customer-education-strategies-for-cut-flower-growers/
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SUMMARY:Legal Issues for Cut Flower Farmers
DESCRIPTION:Part of the Flowers are Serious Business webinar series\, “Legal Issues for Cut Flower Farmers” is an exciting opportunity to expand your knowledge about legal issues cut flower farmers face as business owners. Please note that this webinar series is only available for ASCFG members. If you are interested in learning more about membership options and benefits\, please contact our Operations Director Linda Twining at membership@ascfg.org. \n\nPresenter: Jenny Jonak of Dragon Song Farm\nDate & Time: Tuesday\, March 12\, at 7:00 p.m. Eastern\n\nWhat you will learn… \nJenny Jonak of Dragon Song Farm has been an attorney for 27 years. She will talk about legal issues that affect flower farmers so that you can run your business professionally and minimize liability. Topics include whether you should incorporate or form an LLC\, and the advantages and disadvantages of how you structure your business; and how to use contracts\, releases and waivers in your flower sales\, CSA subscriptions and wedding/event work. Jenny will include some introductory forms and will talk about how best to adapt them to your business practices. \nRegister Today!
URL:https://www.ascfg.org/event/legal-issues-for-cut-flower-farmers/
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SUMMARY:Analyzing Cut Flower Profitability through the Enterprise Budget Analysis Process
DESCRIPTION:Part of the Flowers are Serious Business webinar series\, “Analyzing Cut Flower Profitability through the Enterprise Budget Analysis Process” is an exciting opportunity to learn how to evaluate your profitability and how to translate that information into action. Please note that this webinar series is only available for ASCFG members. If you are interested in learning more about membership options and benefits\, please contact our Operations Director Linda Twining at membership@ascfg.org. \n\nPresenter: Jenny Marks of Trademarks Flower Farm\nDate & Time: Wednesday\, March 13\, at 7:00 p.m. Eastern\n\nWhat attendees will learn… \nDo you know which flowers are actually making money for your farm business and which ones are costing you? Jenny Marks of Trademarks Flower Farm will present on calculating and analyzing cut flower profitability through the enterprise budget analysis process\, an essential process for a fiscally healthy business. Farmers will learn how to keep crop sales and expense records\, the step-by-step enterprise budget analysis process\, and techniques for improving cut flower profitability. \nRegister Today!
URL:https://www.ascfg.org/event/analyzing-cut-flower-profitability-through-the-enterprise-budget-analysis-process/
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