funeral home business

We now live in the “Information” world. . . time to put prices online or risk being “Gone with the Wind”

By Funeral Director Daily / March 13, 2024 /

      I’ve talked about the book, Megatrends, by John Naisbitt before.  It was published in 1982 and sold 14 million copies and after reading it about the time it was written, its “Social Forecasting”, and my belief in that concept, played a major role in building my funeral business and other businesses I…

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Our Take: Expiration of SCI acquisition moratorium will lead to cascading deals soon

By Funeral Director Daily / March 5, 2024 /

    As you get older and older time seems to move faster and faster.  For those of us who were in the business back in 2013 we saw the  acquisition of Stewart Enterprises, then the 2nd largest funeral home and cemetery operator in the country, being acquired by the largest operator, Service Coporation International.…

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2023 Death Care story of the Year: Batesville Casket sold

By Funeral Director Daily / January 9, 2024 /

      In any given year there is a lot that happens in any industry or profession.  And, there was a lot that happened in death care in 2023 such as the continuing Federal Trade Commission continuing to look into and holding hearings on the status of “The Funeral Rule”.  Or, on the more…

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“Thanks” to a Legend

By Funeral Director Daily / December 19, 2023 /

  I’ve been a member of the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) for as long as I can remember.  It’s been at least since 1980 and, more than likely, before that I was reading issues of “The Director” magazine as they were set out at our house because my father was a funeral director also.…

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Employer sponsored healthcare expected to continue to increase in cost

By Funeral Director Daily / November 28, 2023 /

    If your a small business owner in America you are used to having to find solutions to the issues at hand.  Recently its been interest rate increases and inflation that have threatened the bottom line.   And, just when you think you might see some light at the end of the tunnel such…

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Service Corporation 3Q: Regaining their revenue footing. . . .potential challenges ahead

By Funeral Director Daily / November 6, 2023 /

  Service Corporation International (SCI) reported their 3rd Quarter of 2023 financial results last week.  While their cumulative 6 -month report had revenues lagging behind the 2022 comparables, the 3Q 2023 report shows revenues increasing by 2.5% over the 3Q 2022 numbers — the 2nd consecutive quarter of increased revenue comparables.  SCI pulled in total…

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Use great benefits to hire and retain employees. . . does your firm have them?

By Funeral Director Daily / September 1, 2023 /

    How’s the professional labor market (Don’t forget that the United States’ Labor Day Holiday is Monday) in the Death Care profession?  I’ve seen no real statistics and most of the information I get is anecdotal. . . however, it is also important to note that statistics don’t really matter if you are a…

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Will “deflation” improve your margins?

By Funeral Director Daily / August 4, 2023 /

    “Deflationary forces will be the story of the season.”  That’s a headline I recently saw.   I receive three general business newsletters in my inbox every morning.  I woke up on Monday of this week with two of those newsletters headlining their newsletters with talk of inflation. . . more specifically, that talk…

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Propel Funeral Partners keeps marching forward

By Funeral Director Daily / July 26, 2023 /

      Most of the news out of the South Pacific dealing with Death Care has been about the prolonged potential takeover of Australia’s largest funeral and cremation provider, InvoCare, by the United States based private equity firm TPG Global.  However, while that potential marriage is still under consideration, Propel Funeral Partners, the 2nd…

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Will funeral homes become the venue for medically assisted death?

By Funeral Director Daily / June 22, 2023 /

      By my count, according to this website titled Compassion & Choices there are 10 states and the District of Columbia in the United States where Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) is legal.  It is also legal in the province of Quebec in Canada where they have, according to this article, grown in the…

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