Dahlia farming is tough.
But a hobby business is an adventure!
How to Fund Your Dahlia Habit
149$
If you can grow a garden, you can grow a business that funds the hobby you love
How to Fund Your Dahlia Habit includes 6 hours of fun, easy to digest video lessons from Dan and Emma Grinthal, who own Sunset View Farm Dahlias along with Andy & Linda.
Hang out with us and you're going to learn:
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The step by step process to officially register your dahlia business
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How to start a flower stand that actually stops traffic and sells bouquets
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How to sell to florists like a professional, no matter how big (or small) your garden is
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How to sell your extra dahlia tubers to other gardeners and ship them safely
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The basic admin skills you need to keep your hobby biz fun for years to come
Starting a business doesn't have to be scary. With the right guides, it's an adventure!
"I think you are both natural teachers, which makes learning from you almost effortless."
Does this sound like you?
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You love dahlias and you want to have even more fun with your hobby
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You want to be able to share your garden with even more people
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You want to have zero guilt about what you spend on your dahlias each year
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Starting a hobby business without help sounds confusing and scary right now
If so, we made this course to teach you how to start, run, and earn real income with a you-sized hobby dahlia business!
We started as hobbyists ourselves, and we've actually done everything we're going to teach you on the way to building a full time family income around dahlias.
You don't need to become a dahlia tycoon.
You just need a few customers!
We'll show you how to find them.
HERE'S WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
We'll go behind the scenes into the nuts and bolts of running a small dahlia business:
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How to see if the name you want is available
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Who to talk to in your town to get permits and licenses
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How to officially form your business
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How to get a domain name if you want a website
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How to decide how much you want to use social media
You'll leave with a step by step checklist of exactly what you need to do to make your hobby business real.
YOUR BUSINESS START UP CHECKLIST
FLOWER STANDS
We’ll teach you everything you need to know to launch a fun and profitable dahlia flower stand that's a joy to your local customers:
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how to design a traffic-stopping stand that’s a fun experience for your customers
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Where to put the stand to attract regular buyers
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how to price and design your bouquets
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how to market your stand
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The worst mistakes most new stand operators make, and much more .
We'll walk you through what Florists and Grocers want, how they think, and what they like to order.
We'll talk about pricing your stems and bouquets, how to prepare samples that win over your clients, packaging and delivering your flowers, how to get paid and more.
You'll leave with everything you need to walk into your first florist appointment with answers already prepared for all the questions they'll ask.
FLORISTS & GROCERS
SALES 101 FOR
DAHLIAPRENEURS
Since selling to florists and grocers involves developing personal relationships with your clients, we’ve also included a really fun and impactful training on the basics of great salesmanship, where you'll learn the skills you need to approach florists and customers with the confidence to set up win-win deals for both of you.
We'll start with a discussion about the unique challenges and rewards that make selling tubers so different from other dahlia businesses.
Then we'll cover where to host your sale, with and without a website, how to market your tubers, how to provide awesome customer support that keeps your supporters coming back year after year, how to package and ship tubers, and much more.
You'll leave prepared to announce your sale and start getting orders!
TUBER SALES
TAXES, REPORTS AND BILLS, OH MY!
This stuff is not the most exciting thing you'll ever learn, but a little time spent on this now will help you have much more fun later.
This section will include really valuable information about basic small business accounting, paying taxes, and other administrative things you should know before starting your first business.
We want you to spend as little time worrying about expenses, taxes, and permits as possible so you can enjoy doing what you love.
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Reviews from our
students
"I loved how easy it was to watch! As a busy Mom, I could relax with tea and listen along. I think you are both natural teachers/educators which makes learning from you almost effortless. I loved the funny little endings too. And the beautiful photos."
Elizabeth G., How to Store Dahlia Tubers
"I very much appreciate being able to listen to your wisdom and try to incorporate it into our dahlia world! I’ve already gleaned some great information and looking forward to your next presentations! "
Irma S., How to Store Dahlia Tubers
"Awesome workshop. Tons of info, feeling confident! 10!"
Aaron T., Dividing Dahlias
So knowledgeable! Fantastic workshop. Dan & Casey made me feel very comfortable. Thank you!"
Kristie, Dividing Dahlias
I recently attended and loved the 1 day dahlia workshop Oct. 24 on your farm. I thoroughly enjoyed everything about it.
Nancy J, Harvest & Storage
"Thank you! I can’t tell you how helpful AND enjoyable both dahlia workshops were for me. For the past two years I’ve grown dahlias in spite of myself but now I have the knowledge and am excited to see what next year brings!"
Elinor H., Harvest & Storage
"I have had the privilege of participating in the work trade program on multiple occasions and each time I go back I had a wonderful experience. Not only is the family great to work with but they are so knowledgeable and share so much information."
Heather T., Work Trade (Google Review)
"Thank you SO much for this garden changing opportunity!! I legit cannot tell you how excited I am, how much I learned working on your farm, and how much joy it's already brought me. I really appreciate all your time, kindness, and knowledge sharing!"
Jamie S., Work Trade
It was so much fun being around your family and learning so much!"
Jennifer T., Work Trade
OUR GUARANTEE
Our goal is to give you the information you need to launch your own fun and profitable dahlia hobby business.
If you're not satisfied with what we've taught you within 7 days of purchase, we'll give you a full refund, no questions asked. After that, all course sales are final.
We guarantee that if you watch the entire program and you follow the principles we teach you, your chances of success will be very high.
However, we can't be responsible for what you do with the information we give you, or for any accidents or any other circumstances out of our control. The success of your business is ultimately in your hands.