Business
Probably over 20 years ago I read the book, Swim with the Sharks, by Harvey Mackay. I thought it was a great read with a lot of common sense that I have used over the last 20 years in my business career. It was also interesting to me because Mackay was a local guy who…
The New York Times, for all the flack it gets for its political stances, is still a newspaper that reports on what is happening in America. When trends are mentioned in the New York Times, they tend to not stay trends much longer – and in many instances morph into the fabric of what is…
Yesterday I was active in our Minnesota Funeral Director’s Association (MFDA) Fall Continuing Education meetings. The MFDA puts these on over about 10 days in the fall in different locations in an effort to tell all death care professionals what is going on in the industry. It is always a great source to go to,…
I recently came across an article from TV 6 in Richmond, Virginia, about funeral crowdfunding being set up for a relative through GoFundMe when the family noticed that another account for the deceased had already been set up. The family became uneasy about it and asked TV 6 to investigate. Turns out that the first…
I enjoy watching the CBS program “60 Minutes” and did so again last Sunday. One of the featured stories was on New York restauranter Danny Meyer. Meyer started with one restaurant concept as an owner/operator in the 1990s and now has 16 restaurants of different styles in New York City. He is also the inspiration…
This past weekend an open house was held to celebrate the opening of America’s newest funeral facility — the Heafey Hoffmann Dworak & Cutler Mortuary on West Center Road in Omaha, Nebraska. The 26,000 square foot structure is built on the same spot where fire destroyed the firm’s 1980 building in January 2016. According to…
Batesville Casket company was one of eleven Indiana companies honored and inducted into the State of Indiana Manufacturer’s Hall of Fame in a ceremony on October 4. Companies were recognized by the Indiana Manufacturer’s Association for their outstanding contributions to the development of a healthy, dynamic manufacturing environment in Indiana. Batesville has been a part…
I’ve heard a saying that “news” is what nobody wants others to know and “public relations” is every thing else that is printed. There is a lot of truth to that saying in the funeral business — nobody wants to be in the news — especially if the things that are being said are not…
