by Marissa Morah | Sep 28, 2021 | Business Tips
Looking To Reduce Your Overhead Costs? Here Are 8 Tips To Get You Started As your funeral home grows, the more business brought in should result in increasing margins between your revenue and overhead costs. Often, however, overhead costs begin to creep up too and...
by Madison Wagner | Sep 22, 2021 | Articles, Blog, Business Management, Business Tips, Financial Management, Opportunity
“You are surrounded by simple, obvious solutions that can dramatically increase your income, power, influence and success. The problem is, you just don’t see them.” -Jay Abraham What many people don’t realize is that their preneed trust account may be full of...
by Marissa Morah | Sep 21, 2021 | Blog, Business Tips, JCG Articles
Many funeral directors view preneed sales as an extra stream of revenue; however, they should be viewed as an integral part of your overall strategy. Not only do preneed sales offer a way to differentiate your funeral home from competitors, but they also allow you to...
by Madison Wagner | Sep 16, 2021 | Blog, Business Management, Business Tips, Financial Management, Opportunity, Sell My Business, Succession Planning, Valuations
For businesses of any size, a strategic plan serves as your backbone. Most often contained in a document, a strategic plan articulates your business’s goals, its means of achieving them, and any key performance indicators. When implemented properly, a strategic plan...
by Madison Wagner | Sep 14, 2021 | Blog, Business Management, Business Tips, Financial Management, Opportunity, Sell My Business, Succession Planning, Valuations
Winter Is Coming Sunny business prospects may soon turn cloudy. Just when things were looking bright for funeral home and cemetery sales, the tax people have started closing in. Darker days are on the way in the form of increased capital gains and ordinary income...
by Madison Wagner | Sep 9, 2021 | Blog, Business Management, Business Tips, Financial Management, Opportunity, Sell My Business, Succession Planning, Valuations
While selling a business is undoubtedly an exciting decision, it’s one that can’t be made lightly. Once you sign on the dotted line, there is no going back––your funeral home now belongs to someone else. The business you’ve spent years––if not decades of your...