Afternoon Edition
Our friends at the Cremation Association of North America (CANA) recently announced that registration is now open for the 2024 educational classes for their “Certified Cremation Specialist” designation. According to CANA, “What sets a CANA-Certified Cremation Specialist apart is the training they receive to ensure everyone is treated with the same level…
The teaser for this webinar states, “Fifty percent of funeral businesses are expected to change hands as the next generation leaves the business”. A webinar conducted by Johnson Consulting Group’s President and CEO Jake Johnson will take center stage tomorrow, April 4, from 3:00 to 4:30 pm Eastern Time. (2 pm to 3:30…
It’s only Monday, but you don’t know when you will be caught in your car, or the removal vehicle, for a thirty to forty-five minute drive. Just so you have something worth while and timely so the boss can’t say you are “off the clock” here’s some ideas of podcasts that you might…
While I was researching this morning’s article on the most recent financial performance of Propel Funeral Partners I was made aware that the people of Seeking Alpha had written some opinion pieces on North American Death Care companies within the past month. Without any opinion or other action I present them to the…
We learned of an upcoming webinar that will feature Death Care experts Ryan Thogmartin and John Heald. Legacy.com’s Heald will be joined by Connecting Directors’ Thogmartin and they will discuss how to unwrap the features of Legacy.com for your funeral home. Among other things you can expect to learn you will learn:…
For the first time that I can remember, the Cremation Association of North America’s (CANA) Peer Support online meeting is asking all funeral workers to invite their spouse for tomorrow night’s group get-together. According to a recent press release from CANA, here’s why: “A funeral professional may be called upon as an…
It’s the “Ides of March” today — representing the 74th day of the Roman calendar and the day in ancient Rome that was the deadline for settling debts from the previous year. . . .Of course, the “Ides of March”, or the 15th of March, has also became known for betrayal…
Join Johnson Consulting Group on Friday March 15th at noon Central Time for an essential webinar about the new requirements under the FTC Funeral Rule. This webinar entitled, “Mastering FTC Funeral Rule Compliance” will be hosted by Johnson Consulting’s Nelson Thulin and also feature Poul Lemasters and Nicole Wiedeman. Here’s what…
Did you remember to “Spring Forward” this past weekend? If you forgot, you are probably running a little late or showing up late for work today. Daylight Savings Time has been a small controversy for years with groups, from time to time, wanting to do away with it. In the spirit…
It seems like only yesterday that that President Trump and the United States Congress and Senate passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) that business advisor Clifton Larson Allen (CLA) states “brought sweeping tax changes to businesses and individuals”. However, it was in 2018 and to show how fast time moves, we…
