This Family Photo Keeps the Edible Arrangements Founder Focused on Growth
It was taken when he received his 28th order, and today reminds him to work through the inevitable hard times.
by Tariq Farid
Jun 01, 2019
2 minutes
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In 1986, when I was 17, I bought a tiny, 600-square-foot flower shop with a loan from a family friend. My mother was my first employee. I would drop her off on my way to high school and come back afterward to run the shop. me the fundamentals of .
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