Thought Leadership

In this second article of a 4 part series, Dan takes a closer look at the “no frills” cremation business.

Consumers remain confused as to what truly qualifies as a green alternative, and one funeral director wonders if there’s really any financial benefit to offering “green” services.  Read more in Dan’s response to Prius Hearse Driver.

Generally, the rule is that you must pay your taxes as you go. If you have not paid enough income taxes by filing time, you may have to pay a penalty for underpayment.  To determine whether you need to make estimates, answer these 3 questions: Accounting Newsletter March 2015

“The number one thing cemeteries are doing wrong is not reaching people, assuming there’s no need for memorialization,” said Dan Isard, president of The Foresight Companies. “A cemetery is not just a point of interment, it’s a point of memories. We don’t go to a cemetery to visit our loved one who is buried there because we want to see their casket. We’re looking at the ground, remembering their life, remembering the memories. The same is true whether the body is cremated or buried.”

Funeral homes and cemeteries have gone from being sure-fire, profit-generators, to being management challenges in danger of losing money, if not going out of business entirely.  Here’s what you need to do about the situation. Rescue me-The 5 changes the funeral & cemetery professions must make – ICCFA March April 2015