# Florist Toolbox Tutorials

> Step-by-step written guides for the Florist Toolbox calculators and generators. Each guide is available as markdown at the URL listed.

## Getting Started

- [Welcome to the Toolbox](https://florist-toolbox.com/tutorials/getting-started/introduction.md): Everything you need to know about using the Digital Florists Toolbox to run a more profitable flower shop.
- [Quick Start](https://florist-toolbox.com/tutorials/getting-started/quickstart.md): Set up your profile, load your flower and sundry prices and price your first arrangement, so the Toolbox runs on your own numbers in minutes.
- [The Dashboard](https://florist-toolbox.com/tutorials/getting-started/the-dashboard.md): Find your way around the Toolbox dashboard. Search tools by name, favourite the ones you use most and open any calculator in a click or two.

## Your Account

- [Plans & Billing](https://florist-toolbox.com/tutorials/your-account/plans-and-billing.md): See what is included on the free Lite plan and the paid Plus plan, what Plus costs, and how to upgrade, manage your billing or cancel your subscription.
- [Business Defaults](https://florist-toolbox.com/tutorials/your-account/business-defaults.md): Store your VAT rate, markup, labour rate, delivery charge and staff-output preferences once, so your tools open with your own numbers.
- [Flower Price List](https://florist-toolbox.com/tutorials/your-account/flowers.md): Keep your flower price list up to date with cost prices, markups and pricing history, so every arrangement you price runs on real wholesale numbers.
- [Sundry Price List](https://florist-toolbox.com/tutorials/your-account/sundries.md): Track ribbon, cellophane, boxes and every other sundry with costs, markups and pricing history, so your arrangements are priced on the full cost.

## Pricing Tools

- [Arrangement Calculator](https://florist-toolbox.com/tutorials/pricing-tools/arrangement-calculator.md): Price your floral arrangements with flowers, sundries, markups, labour, and VAT.
- [Dozen Red Rose Price Calculator](https://florist-toolbox.com/tutorials/pricing-tools/dozen-red-rose-price-calculator.md): Calculate the retail price of a dozen red roses including all costs, markups, and VAT.
- [Delivery Profitability Calculator](https://florist-toolbox.com/tutorials/pricing-tools/delivery-profitability-calculator.md): Calculate the true cost of each delivery including wages, fuel, depreciation, and more.
- [Business Markup Calculator](https://florist-toolbox.com/tutorials/pricing-tools/business-markup-calculator.md): Calculate the markup you need to apply to your products to reach your target profit goals.
- [Tribute Calculator](https://florist-toolbox.com/tutorials/pricing-tools/tribute-calculator.md): Estimate stems and costs for letter and shaped tributes with pricing and VAT options.
- [Pricing Guide Generator](https://florist-toolbox.com/tutorials/pricing-tools/pricing-guide-generator.md): Create printable pricing guides for your team so everyone charges the right price, every time.

## Business Tools

- [Bouquet Sales Calculator](https://florist-toolbox.com/tutorials/business-tools/bouquet-break-even-calculator.md): Calculate how many bouquets you need to sell to cover your costs and break even.
- [Cost Evaluation Calculator](https://florist-toolbox.com/tutorials/business-tools/cost-evaluation-calculator.md): Work out how many extra bouquets you need to sell to cover a new cost, from a wage to a van or a rent rise, using your own per-bouquet figures.
- [Operating Cost Calculator](https://florist-toolbox.com/tutorials/business-tools/operating-cost-calculator.md): Add up every fixed overhead of running your flower shop, see your annual, monthly, weekly and daily costs, and the sales you need to cover them.
- [Tax Reserve Calculator](https://florist-toolbox.com/tutorials/business-tools/tax-reserve-calculator.md): Calculate how much to set aside each month for VAT, income tax, and National Insurance.
- [True Cost of Employment Calculator](https://florist-toolbox.com/tutorials/business-tools/true-cost-of-employment-calculator.md): Know the real cost of employing staff, including pension, holiday pay, taxes, and overheads.
- [Wire Service Profitability Analyzer](https://florist-toolbox.com/tutorials/business-tools/wire-service-profitability-analyzer.md): Model the profitability of wire service orders after editable membership, location investment, contribution and fee assumptions.
- [Dozen Red Rose Profit Analyzer](https://florist-toolbox.com/tutorials/business-tools/dozen-red-rose-profitability-analyzer.md): Test a range of dozen red rose selling prices against your real costs, see the profit after VAT and relay fees, and compare promotions before you run them.
- [Sickness Cost Calculator](https://florist-toolbox.com/tutorials/business-tools/sickness-cost-calculator.md): Work out what a staff absence really costs, including sick pay, employer on-costs, cover and lost productivity, for the UK and Ireland.

## Marketing & Content

- [Bouquet Name Generator](https://florist-toolbox.com/tutorials/marketing-and-content/bouquet-name-generator.md): Describe a bouquet and get name ideas, product copy and an SEO meta description, ready to paste onto your website, product pages and social posts.
- [Bouquet Inspiration Generator](https://florist-toolbox.com/tutorials/marketing-and-content/bouquet-inspiration-generator.md): Visualise bouquet designs with AI-generated mock-ups for social media and consultations.
- [Card Message Generator](https://florist-toolbox.com/tutorials/marketing-and-content/card-message-generator.md): Get personalised card message suggestions for any occasion in seconds, so you have the words ready when a customer asks you to write something nice.
- [Florist Shop Name Generator](https://florist-toolbox.com/tutorials/marketing-and-content/florist-shop-name-generator.md): Describe your flower shop, pick a niche and a name style, and get eight brandable business name ideas with taglines in seconds. Free, no sign-up needed.
- [Hashtag Generator](https://florist-toolbox.com/tutorials/marketing-and-content/hashtag-generator.md): Generate relevant hashtags for your social media posts to boost reach and engagement.
- [Review Response Generator](https://florist-toolbox.com/tutorials/marketing-and-content/review-response-generator.md): Paste a customer review, pick the platform and star rating, and get a warm, professional reply drafted in seconds, ready to tweak and post yourself.
- [AI Prompt Library](https://florist-toolbox.com/tutorials/marketing-and-content/ai-chat-prompts.md): Ready-made AI prompts built for florists to get better results from ChatGPT and other AI tools.