Gross Profit Margin (GPM) helps florists quickly see whether their pricing is actually working. This is especially critical when pricing custom floral designs for weddings and events. However, if your Gross Profit Margin does not include your labor charge and labor cost for designing a floral arrangement, an important question remains: What exactly are you missing? A Commonly Overlooked Question in Floral Pricing - What Are You Really Charging Per Hour for Design Labor? How

Talking about pricing with your clients is one of the most challenging parts of running a floral business. Many florists love designing arrangements but struggle when it comes to explaining floral pricing to clients —especially for weddings and events. When a client asks, “Why does this cost so much?”  or “Can we do this for less?” , it’s easy to feel uncomfortable or unsure how to respond. The key to confident pricing conversations isn’t selling harder—it’s communicating va

Running a home-based floral design studio is a blend of artistry and business. While creativity fuels your designs, numbers protect your livelihood. A Pricing Guide can transform your floral business. What is a Pricing Guide? A Pricing Guide   is a simple strategy where you indicate the total wholesale costs (wholesale floral cost plus wholesale hardware cost) to produce a floral product, add your markups and labor fees while calculating a gross profit margin and final selli

A successful home-studio floral business doesn’t start with fancy software—it starts with your creativity and your ability to price for profit with the right floral budget. Starting a floral design business is exciting, but it can quickly feel overwhelming when you’re told you “need” all kinds of software to succeed. Mood board apps, inventory systems, point-of-sale tools, invoicing platforms—there’s no shortage of programs promising to simplify your work. But buyer beware: s

So, you want to start a home-based floral design studio? You love flowers, you’ve styled a good number of weddings and events for friends, and now you're dreaming about turning your passion into a career! That’s exciting—but before you hand in your resignation letter, let’s hit pause. Running a floral business takes talent and creativity—but more importantly, it requires a solid understanding of pricing, profit, and costs. No matter how stunning your designs are, without enou

If you’re just starting as a Home Studio Florist, you know how difficult it can be to create a professional invoice that can list out all the customer's requested items, calculate subtotals, allow for special fees and taxes, calculate the Total Retail Price and reflect the clarity and care your customers deserve. Most invoicing software is too generic, overpriced, or simply not built with florists in mind. That’s why Floral Math Works decided to create something that has been

As studio floral designers, we spend hours perfecting color palettes, sourcing the freshest blooms, and designing arrangements that feel...