An accountant -turned- accidental florist and events stylist Imelda Kateb built her flower shop in 1996 in Brisbane and transitioned into e-commerce housed across four websites.
KEY POINTS
- IBIS World says the Australian flower industry is forecast to generate $1.1 billion in revenue in 2023-2024.
- Imelda Kateb was a finalist at the Lord Mayor's Multicultural Business Awards due to the success of her flower shop '7 Days Florist' in Brisbane.
- According to Kateb, the hardships she and her husband endured as flower shop owners include: enrolling in a Floristry course from TAFE, trading for seven days, and staffing woes.
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