Service Corporation International Research Report

With Service Corporation International being the biggest supplier of what we all do, I always take interest in these releases by investment analyst. This is a good report for SCI, which translates to more interest from banks and investors in the funeral business. ...

Brooks Cowles-Succession Planning Article

Succession planning for your business really is like a puzzle in many ways.  For one, there are many pieces that have to fit together.  Depending on your view, it can look impossibly confusing or deceptively simple.  The fact is, just the basic elements present in...

Gearing Up Financially for 2010

Jake Johnson was interviewed by Ed Defort in the December 2009 issue of Memorial Business Journal Given the recent economic gyrations, how can funeral homes and cemeteries best gear up for 2010? JJ: Funeral homes and cemeteries will need to be sure to budget their...

Year End Tax Tips from Our Tax Service Partners

Johnson Consulting does not provide tax advice, but relies solely on the experience and expertise of Tax Services As the year end approaches, now is the time to start planning for your 2009 income taxes. Conventional tax planning calls for deferring income into 2010...

Tyson McLane says:

Most every family owned funeral home reaches a point in time when the owner generation needs a sound business plan to transfer the ownership to the next generation. That was our situation this year with our funeral homes and cemetery. We called Tom Johnson who has...

Kelvin J. Pennington says:

Jake, I am just getting back home from our Annual Managers Meeting and I just wanted to say that Todd Van Beck’s presentations were outstanding. It would take me too long in this email to fully describe how outstanding his presentations were. I am overly impressed...

Richard D. Geib II says:

Dale: I wanted to thank you once again for the recent work performed for our family. The business valuation assured me that things were fair, and in good order for all concerned, as I transfer the operating company to the fifth generation of the Geib family. My good...