How Do You Start A Greenhouse Nursery?
If you’ve grown your own garden and flowers for several years, you have a good start on a greenhouse nursery business. Your green thumb will give you a strong start. You already know this type of business will be hard work, but you also know you love it and can handle the physical labor, as well as the long hours required. Of course, you must pay close attention to the business side of this endeavor. Understanding nursery business rules, regulations and where your money is best spent is important. Enroll in a class or two pertaining to horticulture, nursery management and greenhouse growing techniques. You will need to know basic bookkeeping, unless you have experience in this area. Take a course on starting a small business, to learn necessary points of running a business, including how to write a business plan. If this is related to the nursery business, all the better. If possible, hire a retired nursery person to mentor you through your start-up period. The more knowledge you have
