Protecting Trans Identity After Death
The rights of the LGBTQ+ community are advancing in positive ways, even if it seems that for every two steps forward, there’s one step back. Progress is slow,...
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CANA Symposium Happened in Vegas, But What We Learned Shouldn’t Stay There
Did you miss the Cremation Association of North America (CANA) Symposium in Las Vegas earlier this month? Understandably, call volume, budget limitations, and pandemic precautions mean every cremation...
No More Excuses: A Solid Chain of Custody System is No Longer an Option
A restaurant serves your steak well-done when you ask for medium-rare. The FedEx truck delivers your package to the wrong house. Your contractor builds your kitchen island four...
C Corps are out, B Corps are in. Learn How this New Business Designation Can Grow your Funeral Business
There’s a lot to think about when you’re managing a funeral business. Between expenses, marketing, and day-to-day operations, reassessing your company’s legal structure might be about as far...
Skeptical About At-need Financing for Funerals? This Free eBook Lays it All Out.
In late 2018 we promoted some information about at-need financing offered by LendingUSA and the response was startling. There were dozens of comments on Facebook accusing at-need financing...
Cash, Check, Credit, or Crypto? Meet the Only Funeral Service in North America Accepting Bitcoin.
Verlin Stoll sighs when he’s asked about Bitcoin. As the co-founder of Crescent Tide Funeral and Cremation Services in St. Paul, Minnesota, Stoll is among a handful of...
Learn the 2 Best Adhesives to Seal Ceramic Urns FOREVER
When I entered the funeral industry a few years back as a product manufacturer with an art education I took note of an odd question that funeral directors repeatedly asked...