Four stories crossed my desk this week that look completely unrelated until you put them side by side.

What does it actually mean to own and operate a small funeral home in this era?

There is a particular kind of quiet that settles over a family when nobody knows what she would have wanted.

Preneed is the one growth channel still adding real volume while at-need call volume shrinks, and that distinction matters more than the summary numbers suggest.

They sound like every other funeral home, which is the actual crime, because the whole business is built on being trusted enough that a stranger hands you their dead.

**For Independent Funeral Home Owners | Today's Intelligence**

If you’ve been putting off a conversation with your parents about what they want, you’re not alone.

Reputation gets you known and can serve you and your family run business for decades. It does not get you an offer on your terms, and it usually will not earn you the cash flow to buy someone else.

Yesterday I got off the phone with an owner I’ve been working with for two years.

Are you willing to take control?

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