Road Trip or Marketing: Each Takes Planning
When I was young, I remember a two-week cross country road trip with my parents. From Seattle, we trekked across the Cascade Mountains,...
Differentiation Can Guide Your Future
Are you different? If so, how? Is that a good thing? When it comes to business, when you deliberately choose to be different, it’s always...
Do you have the Right Balance for Your Family?
There aren’t many businesses that offer as inconsistent hours in its schedule as the funeral care industry. Whether it’s Monday morning...
Your Funeral Home Etiquette
This seems like old news to most but a recent online article about people taking selfies at funerals prompted me to wonder if everyone...
Change Can Be A Good Thing—Except When It Isn't
The beginning of a new year, time to make those resolutions—and stick to them—finally. When it comes to making a resolution about your...
UPDATE: Overtime Rule—All But Dead?
The controversial Overtime Rule created by the Department of Labor under the Obama Administration is facing extinction. On January 24th,...
2017: Trump’s Impact on Small Businesses
On January 20th, a new chapter in American and world history begins as Donald Trump is sworn in as our 45th President. During a hotly...
Spirit of Peace and Gratitude
The holidays are about family, celebration and reflection. As funeral directors know, it’s also remembering a passed loved one and the...
Every Life Should Be Remembered
Every day, we have people enter our life, even for a few seconds, and they have an effect on us. No matter how short of a time it may be,...
Will Overtime Policy Rule Over You?
On December 1st, the new U.S. Department of Labor Overtime regulation will go into effect. White-collar salaried workers who make less...
