How to Start a Funeral Business
Funeral businesses are highly regulated and have a great deal of legal exposure. At the same time, funeral businesses can be profitable, particularly in markets with little competition. Here are 10 considerations when you start a funeral business: Analyze the Market Before you start a funeral business, you need to assess the state of the market. Many cities have long-standing, family run funeral businesses that everyone in town uses. In these markets, it can be difficult to start a funeral business unless the market is under served, or your funeral business can fit into a unique market niche by offering something that your competition cannot. The data you need to analyze your market might be obtained from public resources, like your department of vital statistics that records local deaths. You might also need to speak to local hospitals, nursing homes, and hospice facilities to get a feel for how well the market is served by the current funeral businesses...