Business
You would have had to be on the moon or Mars for the past 4 months to not notice the underlying social cultural tones to this year’s election process in the United States. Regardless of which side you are on you would have noticed the underlying politics of the respective parties in relation…
Funeral Director Daily does a good job of notifying our readers when the large corporate companies acquire new funeral homes. It appears that these transacations are a consistent regular occurrence, although there are some ebbs and flows to the pipeline of deals. We also know that large corporate consolidators and their purchases are…
While it can be tough being an employee of a family-owned funeral home, sometimes employees don’t understand it can be tough being the owner or boss as well. I’ve been on both sides — being an employee in my college days and then coming home and being the boss. . . . I’ve…
It’s funny how when you get older and more mature that certain situations and happenings bring back a forgotten remembrance to you. Today’s article is the result of one of those memories. It’s the day after Thanksgiving and, because of that timing, I’m guessing that not too many will open and read…
Editor’s Note: It was in the middle of America’s Civil War, the year 1863, that President Abraham Lincoln decided that Americans should give “Thanks” for the blessings bestowed upon them. . . Even during this dire time when citizens where fighting against fellow citizens. . . and brothers against brothers. It was…
You’re a funeral home or cemetery owner/operator and you are in the final stages of planning that 2025 business budget. If you have loans for livery vehicles or building improvements that are either adjustable or coming due in 2025 what can you reasonably expect for interest rates on those loans going forward? …
A few days ago I came across this article from Great Britain’s newspaper, The Telegraph. The headline was intriguing to a person like me who worked in Death Care, so I continued to read the article. Turns out that the article was an obituary news article of sorts dealing with the life and…
I don’t know if this ever happens to you, but every so often I seem to get hit from all sides with a certain subject matter. It’s usually something that I have not thought of for awhile but then, all of a sudden, seem to have the subject come up over and over…
Marketing is an interesting phenomena. . . and not all of us really realize how it works. We had a presidential election in America last week and this article won’t be about the philosophies of the candidates, but it will be a little about the marketing of those candidates and creating a brand.…
Contributed article authored by Jake Johnson, CEO of Johnson Consulting Group: The funeral profession has long provided avenues for entrepreneurship, and now, more than ever, the opportunities to become your own boss are growing. According to recent National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) statistics, there will be a significant number of funeral home ownership…
