We are pleased to do this to assist you to market your business and have increased trade on this occasion that hold so much potential for your business...Small business Saturday.
CLICK HERE for all the information we have compiled for you.
Still not sure if it's worth the effort to get involved? Consider this...
British consumers spent £623m with companies throughout the UK as part of Small Business Saturday in 2015 and this year promises to be bigger and better, so the choice is yours - do you want a part of that trade?!
LAST CHANCE - Have you signed up?
Have you signed up to the Flower Council of Holland's online course - to improve your online presence? We don't want you to miss this fantastic opportunity!!
For more information CLICK HEREApplications are now open and will close on 30th November 2016
Win a once in a lifetime trip to Kenyan Rose Farms & Safari!
I'm sure lots of us have been lucky enough to have seen commercial flowers growing in Holland - but how many of us have seen Kenyan Flower Farms? For your chance of winning this incredible trip to Kenya to visit the rose farms a couple of days before harvest and conveniently one of Kenya’s National Wild Life parks is located in amongst the amazing rose farms of Lake Naivasha. CLICK HERE to find out more but in short;
All you have to do is pre-order for Christmas and/or Valentines on florismart.com! If you pre-order both, you will have a double chance at winning. Good luck!
Florismart offer BFA members £30 discount on your first order.
If you haven't yet looked into Florismart, the online buying platform, now could be the perfect time! CLICK HERE to go to their page. CLICK HERE to see more member offers.
If you join Use promo code CB50 to join as a first time BFA Florist Business member, and you'll receive your membership at a 50% discount! Just £40 plus VAT
December 2016: Azalea is Houseplant of the month
Whether they’re snow white, December red, solemn purple or bright pink, the one thing that all Azaleas have in common is that you can hardly see the plant for the flowers. That’s why this profuse bloomer is the Flower Council of Holland's Houseplant of the month for December.
CLICK HERE and read all about the campaign and see how easy it'll be to boost your sales!!
DID YOU KNOW?
Flora Culture International would be pleased to have you sign up for their newsletters. FloraCulture International is a trade magazine for producers of cut flowers, flowering and green potted plants, bedding plants, perennials, trees, shrubs and bulbs all over the world. You many find information provided in their weekly newsletters informative and interesting. CLICK HERE to subscribe.
Autumn Statement - What it means for you
Wednesday saw the Chancellor Philip Hammond present the Autumn Statement along with the spending review, here are some key points:
The tax free personal allowance rises to £11,500 in April 2017, and then to £12,500 by the end of this parliament.
Employer National Insurance (NI) is changing. The threshold for Employer and Employee NI will be the same at £157 per week from April 2017. This alignment of the thresholds will cost businesses employing staff a maximum of £7.18 per employee per year.
National Living Wage to rise from £7.20 an hour to £7.50 from April 2017
Other information:
Reduction of the Money Purchase Annual Allowance
From April 2017, the use of salary sacrifice will no longer be allowed, except for ultra low emission cars, childcare, pension contributions & the cycle-to-work scheme.
Anti-avoidance measures for the VAT Flat Rate Scheme
Autumn Budgets commencing in Autumn 2017
For more information, or if you have trouble sleeping, full details can be found by CLICKING HERE.
