Archive for the 'Business Development' Category

Surplus Cadavers Available

Thursday, April 9th, 2009

Here’s another work opportunity, transporting cadavers for educational use. We did quite a few removals that went to Stanford, and that was through a funeral home that had the contract with Stanford. They always went directly to refrigeration, and then were processed later with fluids to make them last forever. Every once in a while, [...] Read more »

Arizona Business For Sale

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

MORTUARY TRANSPORT SERVICE Attn: Dana Hall or Laurie Blotkamp Not Disclosed, AZ, USA Listing #: 33145807 Print this Listing Contact Business Seller Asking Price: $270,000 USD USA Dollars Business for Sale Industry: Services: Travel, Transportation Reason for Selling: Another business venture Year Established: 1993 # of Employees: 8 plus one owner Yearly Revenues: $165,011 Yearly [...] Read more »

Free Condolence Card Graphics

Sunday, August 10th, 2008

One of the projects I put together was some graphics for condolence cards. They would have a nice graphic on the front, with either a hand written note or hand written font printing the Funeral Home name on the inside with an appropriate sentiment. These would then be left with the family at a house [...] Read more »

I’ll Sell Your Casket On My Site!

Friday, June 27th, 2008

Here’s an example of a cabinet maker that saw a need for custom caskets, that would normally cost three to four times what they can sell them for. Yes, the funeral home will mark it up some, but can go direct to the builder, especially if they have style you really like. If you’re a [...] Read more »

Community Involvement Idea #1

Sunday, June 15th, 2008

How about sponsoring a beauty pageant contestant? 11 vie for 2008 Miss Clark County title Eleven young women will be competing for the title of Miss Clark County this year. Miss Clark County is the official hostess of the Clark County 4-H Fair which is July 12-19, and then represents Clark County in the Indiana [...] Read more »

Representin’ vs Deceivin’

Saturday, June 14th, 2008

Here’s a story of someone representing himself as a funeral director, but he was the owner, and not a licensed funeral director. He admitted that it was a mistake, as the letter was printed by a pre-planning insurance company, and they apparently took it for granted that he was also a licensed funeral director as [...] Read more »

The Worlds Best Mortuary Gurney

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

You won’t find a better mortuary gurney in the world. While it’ll probably last forever in a funeral home, it really works hard in a mortuary transport service use. I should know. It’s easy to clean, has bigger wheels, and stands sturdy when it’s empty as well as when it’s under a load. It has [...] Read more »

Opportunities in Green Burials

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

As this article states, green burials are not new, as the Jewish faith has been practicing this burial method all along for religious reasons. What is new is the non-Jewish community and the funeral industry as a whole seeing this as a viable option instead of traditional embalming and a sealed casket. Fernwood in Mill Valley has been [...] Read more »

Houston Funeral Directors Make a Statement

Monday, April 21st, 2008

This would be a good idea in most large cities. In San Francisco, there was a co-operative effort called “Scared Stiff” to address the gang and teen violence. I was assisting Larry Gray with some of the copy writing behind the scenes before I left the area. I would really like to see if this affects the [...] Read more »

My Old Logo

Saturday, April 5th, 2008

This is the logo I used for my old removal business. Perhaps I can design a tasteful logo for you? This design incorporated the shape of the bay area, since that was the area that I served. Using the round shape mimicked a globe, signifying that the bay area was the world we operated in, locally [...] Read more »