Dan Isard

In case you haven’t opened your eyes in the past 30 years, the funeral business has changed. It has changed from a business model based on merchandise to a business model based on service. Click here to read more  Not Your Father’s Casket August 2014 AFD

As a reminder to readers, last month I promised that in the August column I would be writing in rhyme à la Dr. Seuss since I live my life following the basic storyline of the creation of this man (by the way, my favorite is If I Ran the Zoo). So, we are going Seussical! I’ll call this column Horatio Sees Ratio. Horatio sees a ratio. He sees ratios high and low. But before reading my last two columns, Horatio didn’t know a ratio from radicchio. Click here to read more Re-engineering Your Overhead Ratios – The Conclusion-August 2014- Finance 101-The Director

Congratulations! Your small business has finally become profitable and now you can afford to pay yourself. You may have worked for free in the early days and now it’s time to pay  yourself for your efforts. Accounting Newsletter August 2014

…funeral home  owners are not respecting the largest expense in their operation. I have found that more time is spent maintaining the $50,000 hearse than the $300,000 staff!   Click here to read more Why We Need to Manage Our Human Resources – The Director August 2014