Brooks Cowles: 2010 Tax Cut Extension

WHAT JUST HAPPENED? (OR CAN OPPORTUNITY KNOCK TWICE?) Unless you are marooned on an island somewhere (or are an SEC football fan), you are probably aware that one of the most talked about consequences of the mid-term congressional elections was that Congress might...

Dale Espich – How is YOUR Bottom Line?

If we are to believe what I have been told recently, you probably are not reaching anything near your funeral home’s potential. (Profits) According to a national accounting firm with 1500 funeral home clients, the profit margin (as a percentage of sales) of their...

Dale Espich–The Real Value of Accounting

The Director – December 2009 by Dale Espich (JCG Field Representative) A funeral home owner needs to know much more than just “how we’re doing” at the end of the year. In my 40-plus years of working with funeral directors as a management consultant, I have seen just...

Survey Responses

In Johnson Consulting Group’s recent E-Newsletter, we surveyed funeral professionals regarding their experience in dealing with Alternative Cremation and Burial Business Service Providers (Discount operations). This is what they had to say and some thoughts: Do you...