#62 -  British Cut Flowers Wholesaler James Cock from Cornwall-based Flowers by Clowance shares his small business journey.  Show notes are available on the My Small Business & Me website: https://mysmallbusinessandme.com/episode62 Flower Photography (iPhone Version) Online Course: https://learn.flowerona.com/flower-photography-iphone-version ..read more

#61 -  Creativity Coach, Author, Writer and Speaker Richard Holman discusses a wide range of practical tips on how to be more creative. He also shares an insight into the 10 different demons featured in his new book, 'Creative Demons and How to Slay Them'.  Creative Demons and How to Slay Them Book by Richard Holman* | https://amzn.to/3Nr1srV Show notes are available on the My Small Business & Me website: https://mysmallbusinessandme.com/episode61 Flower Photography (iPhone Version) Online Course: https://learn.flowerona.com/flower-photography-iphone-version *Affiliate Link ..read more

#60 -  WordPress Expert and Web Developer, Kelly Sparkes from Opal & Onyx is back to share masses of hints and tips about how to spring-clean your website. She not only shares advice regarding the front-end but also the back-end of your online presence.  Kelly is giving one lucky listener a free place on her workshop ‘Spring Clean your WordPress Website with Kelly’ on 12th May 2022. Just enter your details below to sign up to the waiting list and enter the competition, which closes on 10th May 2022.  The winner will be notified by email.   https://opalandonyxstudio.co ..read more

#59 -  Have you heard about the 'FLOWERS FOR UKRAINE' online floristry fund-raising event with Shane Connolly, which is taking place on Wednesday, 6th April 2022?  Shane is asking for donations of at least £10 on his JustGiving page. And when you donate, you'll be invited to join him live on Wednesday evening from 7pm-8pm UK time.  He'll be creating sustainable floral designs using British flowers, donated by members of Flowers From The Farm. If you would like to take part, simply head over to Shane's Just Giving page: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/ukraineshane Show ..read more

#58 -  Floral Designer & Flower School Owner Sarah Diligent from Floribunda Rose shares her small business journey. Based in Hampshire, she provides British flowers for weddings and events, plus runs courses. She's also co-written the book, 'A Guide to Floral Mechanics'. Whilst working abroad as a nanny, she started planning her UK wedding in 2013. Wishing to contribute to her big day, her Mum suggested that she did some of her wedding flowers. So, they went on a floristry course at Green & Gorgeous. Although she didn't have any plans to become a florist, the course piqued her i ..read more

#57 - Wedding & Event Floral Designer Emma Hewlett shares her small business journey. Based in Devon, she set up Emma Hewlett Floral Design in 2010, And she specialises in hanging floral installations and lighting, assisted by her husband James.  With a background in theatre, Emma sidelined into event management in London. Whilst working in the capital, she spent a lot of her spare time visiting art museums and attending flower schools. On moving back to London, during the day she worked for a marketing agency and in the evening, she worked at a theatre. And that’s where she met her ..read more

#56 - Flower farmer Georgie Newbery from Common Farm Flowers shares her small business journey. Following a career in fashion in France, she set up her flower farm in Somerset. She now sells her flowers locally, provides flowers for weddings and runs workshops online and in person. Georgie's background is fashion and writing. And she started her career in the 1990s working in Paris for American Vogue and John Galliano. Then she began writing novels and moved back to the UK. There, she met her husband and ended up living in a tumbledown farmhouse with 7 acres of land in Somerset.  Georgi ..read more

#55 - Brand Manager, Art Director & Photographer Sundari Ferris shares her small business journey. Creativity runs through all the threads of her career, initially working in the wedding industry, she now provides art direction, photography and branding for businesses. She also creates beautiful handmade, textured painted backdrops, which are used by photographers and florists. Whilst she was studying architecture, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge got married. And Sundari developed an interest in the wedding industry and set up her blog, The Wedding Stylist. The next step was getting an ..read more

#54 - Organic flower grower Polly Nicholson from Bayntun Flowers shares her small business journey. Passionate about tulips, she also grows narcissi, alliums, peonies, clematis, sweet peas, bearded irises, delphiniums, zinnias and dahlias. She supplies wholesale flowers to florists, runs workshops and is also in-house florist for residential properties locally.  Growing up in the countryside, her parents grew very few flowers in their garden. So Polly used to go and pick wildflowers, and developed a lifelong passion for picking flowers.  After university, she worked as an antiquari ..read more

#53 - Floral Designer Emily Baylis from June in March shares her small business journey.  After setting up her floristry business in Hong Kong in 2016, she relocated to London. And now she specialises in floral art design, event design, interior design and set design, not just in the UK, but also in Europe. Born in the French Alps, Emily originally worked for many years in the hospitality industry. On having her daughter, she considered changing career. And having always had a passion for flowers, she decided to start making floral arrangements for friends, followed by setting up a flowe ..read more