by JCGAdmin | Oct 16, 2009 | Articles
A definition would be a good place to start. For the purpose of this discussion let us define “Management” as “The Administration of Success in Business”. And, of course, this applies to the successful Management of a Funeral Business. It may...
by JCGAdmin | Sep 14, 2009 | Articles
By Bill Bischoff My 35 years working the funeral service industry has been quite an experience and very rewarding. During all those good times, I have met 1,000’s of funeral directors and their families and have visited 100’s of funeral homes. There is no better...
by JCGAdmin | Sep 8, 2009 | Articles
BY DALE ESPICH In my 40-plus years in working with funeral directors as a management consultant, I have seen just about every description and methods of “Accounting” used to try to keep track of income, expense and profit/loss. Let me throw out a series of questions...
by JCGAdmin | Aug 27, 2009 | Articles
We have heard the expressions to determine if one is an optimist or a pessimist; ‘Is the glass half full or half empty?… If you have lemons you make lemonade …when the pessimists sell the optimists make money… and so on.’ Our economy is...
by JCGAdmin | Aug 22, 2009 | Articles
Please select which of the following applies to you: Funeral Home Owner Funeral Home Manager Funeral Home Employee 61 18 7 71% 21% 8% 2. Has the death rate in your market area…. Increased Decreased About the same 14 26 46 16% 30% 53% 3. Do you see the current...
by JCGAdmin | Jun 24, 2009 | Press Releases
Johnson Consulting Group introduces an Industry First Now you can have an essential and extremely valuable management tool that gives you up to date sales analysis on your business, both pre need fulfillments and at need, and how your business compares to others in...
by JCGAdmin | Jun 24, 2009 | Articles
Attracting Great Employees — in 2009 it’s more challenging than ever before Synopsis: Despite the economic downturn and widespread unemployment it’s still a “seller’s market” for those with experience in funeral service. Learn more about the challenges owners face and...
by JCGAdmin | Jun 10, 2009 | Testimonials
Dear Mr. Johnson: First of all thank you for sending me your letter of engagement so promptly…I also wanted to let you know that your valuation report was outstanding in helping me resolve many issues. Your report was invaluable and used by the Public Guardian...
by smiley | Jun 4, 2009 | Testimonials
Our company tripled in size overnight with the acquisition of two funeral homes and three combos. Integrating these diverse businesses into our funeral home company presented us with new challenges. Johnson Consulting has helped us immensely by keeping us focused on...
by smiley | Jun 3, 2009 | Testimonials
Johnson Consulting Group has become a trusted strategic partner in our company. Through their management services, we gain advice on everything from how to grow our business, improve employee relations, enhance revenue, increase profitability, IT systems analysis, and...