Kristina C Intro

Kristina C

New Member
Apr 18, 2010
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Bedford
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New Hampshire
My name is Kristina Callaghan, I am an owner of a start-up (that is not open at the present time) Fleur de lis Event Floral Designs in Bedford, New Hampshire. I am currently finishing my Certified Floral Designers course with the Floral Design Institute in Oregan. As of today, my website has not been created, but content is being designed. Upon graduation I would love to work as a free-lance designer for local shops.

I will soon be a CFD. Our state floral association is not very active, but I am hoping to help it rejuvenate. I have 11 years of experience in Financial operations, 5 years in event management, and work as a business consultant for nonprofits across the nation specializing in the early childhood education organization. I have loved flowers picking, arranging and growing all of my life, and the recent economy provided me some much needed "down-time" to reconnect to my bliss.

I'm interested in learning all I can about running a floral business and deciding where buying and existing business vs a virtual business is the best in the current economy. To the site, I can bring my knowledge of financial management and operations, as well as my business knowledge to help others succeed.
 
Bedford, home of RJCarbone, NH.
Kristina, you can become a member of Maine State Florists. We offer a PCF certification (Professional Certified Florist - which covers all aspects of "business") and we also have a mmfd (Maine Master Floral Designer) course. Contact VJD here at Flowerchat.... Valerie Dawes, past president of NH Florists Association.... you can private message her, I believe. NH has a masters course, not sure if they're giving it soon, though. You can find the link to MSFGA in my signature at the bottom of this post.
Welcome aboard..... enjoy your FC experience.
 
Rhonda, thank you for your post. And I'm sorry it took me so long to get back to you. I have heard that the Maine State Florists' and Growers; Association is a great asset. Thanks for Valerie's user name on this site; I'll send her a note. Bedford may be home or RJCarbone's today, but tomorrow their new home will be in Derry :-( I think mid June they will be relocating to the new diggs. Luckily Derry isn't too far, but having Carbones in my back yard was wonderful!

Kristina