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We started hearing in early January that the omnibus Covid relief bill passed by Congress in December 2020 would have some type of reimbursement for funeral expenses of Covid-19 victims. It was rumored that relief would be administered out of the funding provided to the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA). We’ve now learned in the…
Read MoreIf you are operating a business, such as a funeral home or cemetery, and that business has been around for several years, whether you like it or not, that business has a perception to the public. The good news is that if the business has been around for a length of time, then it is…
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Over the weekend I learned that Prince Harry recently authored a forward in a children’s grief book. The book, “Hospital by the Hill” which you can learn more about here, tells the story of a child who losses their frontline health care worker mother from death due to the pandemic. The book is being given…
Read MoreWe’ve kept you up to date with Recompose founder Katrina Spade and her efforts to make Natural Organic Reduction (NOR) or what some call “human composting” a reality for the consumer public. In our opinion, it was her drive and determination that proved the science and got the process to legal status in the state…
Read MoreIt is interesting that I came across this article as I was thinking of a topic for today’s column. One of the items that I have been thinking about lately was the COVID relief bill that passed the Senate last weekend and passed the House on Wednesday. It is expected to bring $1.9 trillion in…
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I’ve been an entrepreneur and have started some businesses outside of the death care realm. I think one of the things that happens to every entrepreneur who starts a business that is new and unique is that they open their doors for business and then wonder if anybody will purchase their goods and/or services. No…
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A television show about the goings on in a funeral home is nothing new. I can remember the shows “Family Plot” and “Six Feet Under”. Last Friday night, Netflix premiered the newest franchise in funeral television when they aired the first episode of “Buried by the Bernards“. This article and video shows the family having…
Read MoreBack in October 2019 on an episode the television production of Shark Tank, serial investor and billionaire Mark Cuban became invested in a death care company. It was at that time that Cuban invested $600,000 for a 9% share of the “cremation carbon to diamond” company Eterneva. That $600,000 investment gave the company a valuation…
Read MoreOver the past two years I’ve heard a lot about Welton Hong. It seems like many places I turn somebody has a story about how Mr. Hong has helped their funeral home with their business marketing. He’s also written the book as they say on internet marketing. . . matter of fact his book is…
Read MoreFuneral homes and those that supply funeral homes have met virtually every need necessary to serve those in need this past year while we have been under the COVID-19 pandemic situation. When we realized that this pandemic was upon us the situation for most of us was about masks, gloves, body bags, and in most…
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