This Field Period was at Petal Garden, Inc in Binghamton, NY. I grew up with the son of the owners of this company, which helped me find this experience to be very smooth and more personal. I was able to work in a small office and focus on an incredibly unique business: rose petals. Petal Garden, Inc sell freeze dried and silk rose petals, as well as other complementary goods. This company is really successful so I was able to learn from them the day to day operations of a small business.
This experience was very valuable to me. It helped me learn about the challenges of a small business and helped introduce me to the world of business a little better. I learned that small businesses are incredibly busy and that even simple ideas can be quite profitable. I was able to pull from this experience in some of my classes which lead to good conversations regarding the operations management of a small business.
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