Amanda's Blue Orchid
Florist in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
Amanda's path to self employment started aged 14 when she 1st worked as a Saturday girl for a florist. At 16 she set her sights on one day owning her own floristry shop. She went on to do work based learning gaining a NVQ Level 2 in Floristry, National Award in Business and graduating Interflora Creative courses. By age 18, Amanda was employed as director of a floristry shop and coming to the end of her studies. Upon completing her studies, Amanda focused all her efforts on getting her dream of owning a shop off the ground. With money she had saved along with a loan from her parents, Amanda acquired her shop on Hessle Road, Hull in January 2008.