SAF Wednesday E-Brief - 12/13/2006  (Plain Text Version)

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In this issue:
•  Pennsylvania Governor Signs 'Phony Florist' Bill
•  Congress Approves Andean Trade Act
•  Wanted: Your New Year's Resolutions
•  AFE Launches New Web Site
•  Students Craft Business Plans for W.J. Cowee
•  IRS Increases Number of Small-Business Audits
•  Home Depot CEO Denies Buy-out Rumor
•  For Branding Tips, Look to Santa
•  Chaplains Join Corporate Workforce
•  Florist Dave Ferrari Leaves Star-Studded Legacy
•  California Florist Adelaide's Raises Funds While Celebrating 70 Years
•  SAF Responds to Real Simple Magazine
•  Member Uses SAF Research to Promote, Enlighten
•  San Diego Readies for Poinsettia Bowl
•  Oops.... we made a mistake.
•  Product Spotlight: Retail Pricing Worksheet
•  Talk on The Forums
•  Where to Find Holiday Help
•  Who's Selling Painted Poinsettias?

 

Product Spotlight: Retail Pricing Worksheet

Without accurate pricing, your designers may be overstuffing arrangements, and that costs plenty. Let SAF do the math for you. With SAF's Retail Pricing Worksheet, you just plug in your flowers, their wholesale prices, and your markup into a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet file and the worksheet calculates the prices for you. Easy-to-follow instructions walk you through the process. Many florists have used this tool to significantly reduce their cost of goods sold  (COGS), saving thousands of dollars a year. Best of all, it's free to all SAF members. Try it out.


--Vanessa Machir
vmachir@safnow.org