The gloomy atmosphere of the ritual business is not to everyone's liking, but those who nevertheless decided to engage in the provision of such services have a stable income and a lot of opportunities for further development. It doesn't take much to open a funeral service bureau, and the first thing you need to do is get out of your prejudice.
It is necessary
- 1. An office with a small warehouse, strategically located.
- 2. Several agents and a lawyer on staff.
- 3. Business relations with the administration of the city cemetery, manufacturers of funeral paraphernalia.
- 4. Advertising means (regular placement of information in the city mass media and on message boards).
Instructions
Step 1
Decide on what set of services your bureau will provide at the initial stage. For now, you can act as an intermediary between clients and a number of organizations and manufacturers (such as the city cemetery and crematorium, transport companies, manufacturers of coffins and monuments, religious communities, etc.). Over time, it will be possible to acquire your own park of hearses, independently organize the production of funeral attributes (coffins, wreaths, etc.).
Step 2
Select the premises for the bureau, taking into account all the logistical nuances of the funeral - communication with the existing cemeteries, the delivery of coffins, a parking space for the ritual transport. In addition to the "office" part, the funeral services bureau should be equipped with a small warehouse of funeral accessories that will need to be shown to clients.
Step 3
Come up with a name for your company - in the case of funeral services, it will carry a slightly greater burden than for a company of any other profile. It is better to minimize expression and “creativity” here and limit ourselves to a bare statement of the sphere of activity. The same goes for the corporate identity of the funeral home in general.
Step 4
Hire staff to help you set up a customer search system. To solve such a problem, you will need not just experienced managers, but people who are delicate and sensitive to the psychological state of clients. In addition to agents-managers, a lawyer is involved in the organization of funeral services, dealing with the formal side of the funeral. Drivers, movers and makeup artists are on the staff of the organizations you work with in the funeral process.
