by JCGAdmin | Sep 14, 2009 | Articles
By Bill Bischoff My 35 years working the funeral service industry has been quite an experience and very rewarding. During all those good times, I have met 1,000’s of funeral directors and their families and have visited 100’s of funeral homes. There is no better...
by JCGAdmin | Sep 8, 2009 | Articles
BY DALE ESPICH In my 40-plus years in working with funeral directors as a management consultant, I have seen just about every description and methods of “Accounting” used to try to keep track of income, expense and profit/loss. Let me throw out a series of questions...
by JCGAdmin | Aug 27, 2009 | Articles
We have heard the expressions to determine if one is an optimist or a pessimist; ‘Is the glass half full or half empty?… If you have lemons you make lemonade …when the pessimists sell the optimists make money… and so on.’ Our economy is...
by JCGAdmin | Aug 22, 2009 | Articles
Please select which of the following applies to you: Funeral Home Owner Funeral Home Manager Funeral Home Employee 61 18 7 71% 21% 8% 2. Has the death rate in your market area…. Increased Decreased About the same 14 26 46 16% 30% 53% 3. Do you see the current...
by JCGAdmin | Jun 24, 2009 | Articles
Attracting Great Employees — in 2009 it’s more challenging than ever before Synopsis: Despite the economic downturn and widespread unemployment it’s still a “seller’s market” for those with experience in funeral service. Learn more about the challenges owners face and...
by JCGAdmin | Apr 24, 2009 | Articles
The challenges of running a successful business today require a different approach and skill sets than perhaps the past generations. The answers to current challenges come from a different set of questions than were asked in the past. I have consulted with funeral...
