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Taking a Flower Shop from $600k to $9 Million

Michael Jacobson bought his uncle's barely-profitable 45-year-old flower shop in LA. In 4 years he's grown it 16x.

Topics in Michael’s interview:

Revamping his uncle’s flower shop

Replacing the overpriced phone system

Building custom software for the floral industry

Why flower shops are hard to run

How “wire services” like 1-800 Flowers work

Switching to Google Ads for better ROI

Doubling revenue with a new website

Operating as a digital-first brand with physical locations

Becoming the French Florist franchise

Why he’s not interested in private equity money

References and how to contact…

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