Business Startup

JUST six weeks into becoming her own boss and business really is blooming for Huyton Florist Lyndsay Jordan.

With weddings booked from now until November, corporate contracts already in place and an endless stream of customers to her shop Lyndsay has already taken on two part-time employees and is now seeking to recruit a delivery driver.

“I just can’t believe it” she said, “I am constantly busy and I am having the time of my life. My shop is in a great location right in the middle of Huyton Village and it is proving to be really popular with all the locals, I couldn’t have wished for a better start.”

33-year-old Lyndsay, who is mum to her three young children aged eight, six and three, was previously employed as a professional dancer travelling all round the world to appear in shows – but since having her children she hasn’t worked for the past nine years.

She continued: “Initially when I had my children, I wanted to be a full time mum. But during this time I decided to take up an interest, so I went along to College to do a floristry course. I never expected to enjoy the course as much as I did.

“After I finished the course and my children started school and nursery I decided to look for a job in floristry, but after so many years not working, it was very disheartening. None of the florists could take me on, because they just didn’t have enough work themselves, they were laying employees off, not recruiting, so I had no chance.”

It was at this point that Lynsday took the plunge and decided that if she couldn’t work as a florist for anyone else – then she would open up her own shop.

That’s when she came along to women’s enterprise agency Train 2000 where she received free help and support under the ISUS (Intensive Start-Up Support) funded programme and Knowsley Fresh Start.

“I found Train 2000 to be extremely helpful” said Lyndsay, “I worked alongside my adviser John, who was extremely helpful and supported me in putting my business plan together.

“I am not very business minded at all and don’t consider myself to have a good business head, but with the help of Train 2000 and in particular John, I felt really confident going into self-employment and was pleased with the plan I produced.”

Lyndsay’s florist Bloom Flower Shop, based at Derby Street Huyton Village, sells a variety of floral displays for any occasion and Lyndsay is only too happy to make her designs as individual as her customers want them to be.

If you would like to find out more about Bloom Flower Shop or it you want to speak to Lyndsay please give her a call on 07591 500 499.