Funeral Director Daily
In my opinion, when I look for something to invest in, I gauge the safety of the investment as well as the possible return and then make a decision if the balance is there between the two. I also look at two sides of an equity investment as the potential for growth (as defined by…
You have heard it said before that when planning a business nothing may be as important to the success of that business as the location that you place it in. For retail businesses — a stand alone building, a strip mall, a shopping mall — all are potential locations, but the key is to figure…
Last week we brought you a press release about the renaming of funeral homes in the Sarasota, Florida area. The funeral homes, operated by Service Corporation International were rebranded with a derivative of the Toale family name. We also told you in our article that the press release was somewhat odd and vague and we…
In looking for material for a column today I came across articles on funeral home/cemetery zoning issues. What peaked my interest was the idea that death care businesses could be on differing sides of zoning debates. I find that somewhat interesting. The first article that you can read here is an issue that we have…
Last week Carriage Services, a funeral service public company based in Houston, Texas, announced that they had acquired two funeral homes in the State of Virginia. You can read the press release here. The release announces the acquisition of the Covenant Funeral Homes in Fredericksburg and Stafford, Virginia. The release goes on to say that…
I read a tear jerker article yesterday in the Minneapolis Tribune that you can read here. The article deals with the July 6 death of a 6 year old Iowa boy and how his parents are using his wishes from speaking candidly with him about what he would want for his funeral and burial preferences.…
Today we bring you an article from HartfordBusiness.com about a new funeral home business that just opened up in suburban Hartford, Connecticut. The funeral home is a 5,000 square foot building in Plainville, CT and is owned and operated by a 20-year veteran funeral director Andrea Wasley, a lifelong resident of the community. You can…
Environmentally friendly can come in different ideas and can be different for different people. In the death care industry there is no shortage of those that want to capitalize on the growing green movement among societies. In that regard, I found three articles published at different places from around the world that dealt with, in…
Not quite a year ago we reported that funeral home consolidator Service Corporation International had acquired 13 locations in Colorado when they announced the purchase of the Allnut Funeral Homes. We noticed a press release today that indicates how important the growing Colorado market is to the company when SCI announced that they are making…
