Top 10 Business Opportunities For a Down Economy
I am a monthly subscriber to Entrepreneur magazine, and in this months issue their featured section is on "Trends for 2009". I know many small funeral home owners...
Create a Marketing Plan to Acquire More Business For Your Funeral Home
Marketing your funeral home can sometimes, or all the time, be very tricky. What is appropriate advertising or marketing? Should you sponsor Don?t Drink and Drive programs? The...
Modern Funeral Directors Must Be Well-Rounded
Jacquelyn Taylor admits that she doesn't look like the stereotypical undertaker, "I'm white and female, and I used to be young," the fiftysomething mortician says with a laugh....
Everyone You Meet is Fighting Some Kind of Battle
Take a minute to think about the last argument you had. Perhaps you argued with your spouse about taking out the garbage or doing dishes. Maybe you battled...
Funny Funeral Home Names
Have you ever driven past some businesses that have odd or funny names? Names like ?The Best Little Hairhouse in Texas? and ?The Garden of Eat?n? give you...
25 Top Paying Jobs Without a Degree
I was emailed a link to the following article today. The writer of the article is debating whether it is worth it or not to pay for college...
Something to do. Something to love. Something to hope for.
The beauty of life culminates in the awareness that, for the most part, we are in control of the way we feel. The way in which we approach...
Current Economy and its effect on Funeral Service
We are often asked by our clients, what it is the best strategy to employ in an economic downturn and how has this downturn affected my funeral home?s...
Eco-Friendly Hearses and Other Ways to Help the Planet Posthumously
As more and more people become eco-conscious and concerned about the planet, funeral homes are catering to those desires with eco-friendly hearses and other products. In addition to...
Things Better Left Off Twitter: The Funeral Of A 3-Year-Old Boy
OK, we've seen some questionable uses of Twitter in the past, but this is a new low. While covering the tragic death of a 3-year-old boy killed when...